Written by Lexx Thornton Charles Bernard Rangel was an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York City for 46 years. Rangel’s death was announced by the City College of New York, where after retiring from Congress in
Written by Lexx Thornton Charles Bernard Rangel was an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York City for 46 years. Rangel’s death was announced by the City College of New York, where after retiring from Congress in 2017 he served as Statesman-in-Residence and launched the Charles B. Rangel Infrastructure Workforce
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Examining Impact of DEI Rollback on Target Revenue Trends Q1, this article shows how DEI pullbacks and boycotts drove a $680M drop in Q1 sales. Target sales have dropped drastically, more than analysts predicted in their first quarter. The company expects sales to continue to decline throughout the remainder of the year. Shoppers have been
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By Lexx Thornton On May 12, 2025, Hamas released Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier and the last known living American hostage held in Gaza. Alexander had been captured during Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attacks while serving in the Israeli Defense Forces and endured over 19 months of captivity. His release was facilitated by the
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By Christopher Lamb, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Ivana Kottasová Pope Francis, a voice for the poor who overcame fierce resistance to reshape the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, the Vatican announced. The pope passed away the morning after the holiest day in the Christian year, when the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics celebrate the
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By Alexandra Hutzler President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons to potential targets of the incoming Trump administration, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and lawmakers who served on the House Jan. 6 Committee. “Our nation relies on dedicated, selfless public servants every day. They are the lifeblood of our democracy,” Biden
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By Dareh Gregorian and Yamiche Alcindor Vice President Kamala Harris received President Joe Biden’s backing Sunday to take his place as the Democratic presidential nominee, an endorsement he made after announcing he is abandoning his re-election bid. Biden’s decision to bow out breaks open the nominating process — meaning Harris or any other Democrat could seek the party’s nomination. The
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By Peter Nicholas President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will end his presidential re-election campaign, bringing an abrupt and humbling conclusion to his half-century-long political career and scrambling the race for the White House just four months before Election Day. Biden, 81, could not reverse growing sentiment within his party that he was too frail to
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Courtesy of Spelman College Spelman College announced today, plans to hold the College’s 2023 Baccalaureate Ceremony on Saturday, May 20, 2023, 10:00 a.m. (ET), at the Georgia International Convention Center. The guest speaker is Reverend Traci Blackmon, associate general minister of Justice and Local Church Ministries for the United Church of Christ. Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of
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Courtesy of BBC News Her son King Charles III said the death of his beloved mother was a “moment of great sadness” for him and his family and that her loss would be “deeply felt” around the world. Senior royals had gathered at her Scottish estate after concerns grew about her health earlier on Thursday.
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By Brandon Griggs, Sidney Poitier, whose elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood’s first Black movie star and the first Black man to win the best actor Oscar, has died. He was 94. Clint Watson, press secretary for the Prime Minister of the Bahamas, confirmed to CNN that Poitier died Thursday evening. Poitier
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