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Pardon, Pardons, and More Pardons

March 14, 2025 admin 0

By Brenda Emila Johnson When this administration took office, we expected pardons. We knew they were part of the process—sometimes necessary, sometimes controversial. But 1,500 pardons? That’s not justice. That’s a message. We’ve seen this before. Donald Trump, on his […]

Abortion of the Educated Women of Color

February 14, 2025 admin 0

By Brenda E Johnson As we engage in discussions about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Affirmative Action, it is evident that these policies were designed to level the playing field in a world where discrimination has long been institutionalized. […]

Should We Work Together? Absolutely!

February 7, 2025 admin 0

By Brenda Emilia Johnson The African American community has been a powerful voting bloc in the U.S.,playing a crucial role in electing President Joe Biden and Vice PresidentKamala Harris in 2020. However, that election also exposed divisions betweenAfrican American and […]

Kenneth A. Whisenton Councilman-at-Large

February 7, 2025 admin 0

By Staff What inspired you to return to Gary, IN, and get involved in local government after establishing a career in the financial industry? Gary, Indiana, has always held a special place in my heart. It was the city that […]

Demand Diversity Roundtable Response to Administration’s Threat To DEI

January 29, 2025 admin 0

By National Urban LeagueMarc H. Morial President and CEONational Urban League “A second Trump administration intends to abandon efforts to advance and legally defend affirmative action and DEI policies within military academies, federal minority contracting programs, and other federal programs shown […]

Maryland Legislative Session Called The Maryland Second Look Act

January 27, 2025 admin 0

By Staff The bill proposes to provide an automatic review of sentencing for folks incarcerated for 20 or more years. It is patterned after the JuvenileRestoration Act which passed in 2021. Delegate Cheryl Pasteur and Senator Charles Sydnor are the […]

The Liberty in Laundry Act Sounds Like a Joke. Sadly It’s Not.

December 24, 2024 admin 0

By Ben Jealous The incoming Trump administration is supposedly interested in “efficiency.” It has a whole quasigovernmental department – the Elon Musk- and Vivek Ramaswamy-chaired Department of Government Efficiency – purportedly ready to take aim at government waste. So why […]

Faith-Based Command Center to Deploy and Monitor Over 1,000 Trained Faith Leaders as Peacekeepers at Polling Sites on Election Day

November 5, 2024 admin 0

(Washington, DC, November 4, 2024) – To promote peace and safety on Election Day, Faiths United to Save Democracy (FUSD), a nonpartisan, multi-racial, multi-faith, and multi-generational voter protection campaign, has established an election day command center and will deploy over […]

John Legend on why voters should rebuke Trump: ‘It’s disgusting…very Nazi-related rhetoric’

November 4, 2024 admin 0

Artist and Activist, John Legend sits down with Katie Phang of MSNBC to discuss the election – why voters need to rebuke Donald Trump and his racist rhetoric, and embrace Kamala Harris.

Black Men and Voting: Don’t Let the Media Divide Us

October 14, 2024 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks The media loves to frame issues around division, especially when it comes to Black men and voting. They’d have you believe that Black men, as a group, are turning away from Vice President Kamala Harris. This narrative […]

Black Men + Voting = POWER

October 9, 2024 admin 0

By Taroue Brooks As we approach the final stretch before Election Day, it’s crucial to recognize the power and responsibility that Black men hold in this pivotal moment. With less than 30 days to go, we have a chance to […]

The Figures Who Helped Shape Vice President Harris

September 19, 2024 admin 0

By Ben Jealous When Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president in 2021, she swore her oath of office on two Bibles. One belonged to our nation’s first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Marshall, the civil rights giant […]

Kamala Harris’s Chicago Convention and Illinois’ Unique Place in Civil Rights History

August 29, 2024 admin 0

By Ben Jealous The modern civil rights movement hit a new peak last week in Illinois. It marked the movement coming full circle, in a way, back to the state of its birth more than a century ago. Illinois is […]

Obama’s Deliver Message of Hope At DNC Night 2

August 21, 2024 admin 0

Former President Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday after first lady Michelle Obama gave a rousing speech urging Democrats to “do something.” I Will Vote About Face The Nation “Face the Nation” is […]

The Mybalbo App-An Interview With Johnny Celestin

August 20, 2024 admin 0

By Staff What do you feel is at stake with this particular presidential election? This presidential election is particularly significant because it occurs in a climate of heightened political division and polarization. The rhetoric from past administrations, has often amplified […]

Jocelyn Woodards Delegate To The Democratic National Convention 2024

August 7, 2024 admin 0

By Staff How did you begin your journey in politics? I grew up the eldest of 6 children raised by a single working mother on the West Side of Chicago in some of the most impoverished neighborhoods in the city. My […]