By Karen Stokes An initial investigation commissioned by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland explored the brutal conditions that Native American children endured at more than 400 boarding schools that the federal government forced them to attend between 1819 and 1969. Advocates have researched this for decades and have repeatedly called for official recognition and documentation. Last […]
Biden Says Inflation is His Top Domestic Priority
By Karen Stokes “I want every American to know that I am taking inflation very seriously,” Biden said from the podium in the South Court Auditorium. “It is my top domestic priority.” The United States is in a stronger economic position than any other major advanced economy in the world. At the same time, inflation […]
Affordable Internet Now Available for Millions of Americans
By Karen Stokes The Biden administration on Monday, May 9, announced a plan to expand affordable high-speed internet access for millions of Americans. “High speed internet is not a luxury any longer,” the president said at an event to unveil the program in the White House Rose Garden. “It’s a necessity, and that’s why the […]
Biden Administration Addresses Environmental Justice
By Karen Stokes Today, Attorney General of the United States Merrick B. Garland and Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Michael S. Regan will announce significant measures to achieve Environmental Justice at the Department of Justice this afternoon. “Although violations of our environmental laws can happen anywhere, communities of color, indigenous communities, and […]
Biden-Harris Administration Expands Second Chance Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated People
By Karen Stokes On Tuesday, during Second Chance Month, the Biden-Harris Administration granted pardons and sentence commutations to 78 Americans. Every year more than 600,000 people are released from incarceration—and for many, it’s an uphill battle to return and reintegrate into communities. James Morgan is one of those people. When Morgan was in his twenties, […]
No Menthol Sunday Kickoff: Panel Discusses Effects of Menthol Cigarettes on the Black Community
By Karen Stokes On Friday, April 22, 2022, Attorney Sharon Eubanks, Carol McGruder, co-chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Mark Meaney, the Deputy Director of Commercial Tobacco Control Law and Policy at the Public Health Law Center led a virtual panel discussion as part of the No Menthol Sunday kickoff. […]
President Biden Announces Plan for Relief at the Pump
By Karen Stokes President Joe Biden recently announced his strategy to provide Americans relief from the high gas prices. According to NBC news, the Labor Department said the country had experienced the highest rate of inflation in 40 years last month, driven primarily by gas prices along with increases in the price of groceries, rent […]
Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz The honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson is making history. Jackson is the 116th justice and the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court nominee following the Senate’s confirmation of her. The Senate officially confirmed Jackson on Thursday, April 7 with a 53-47 vote. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and […]
Obama Visits White House to Talk Affordable Care Act
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Many people would argue that health care is a right not a privilege and as a right, it must be accessible and affordable for all. Disparities in health care costs have long existed and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden Harris Administration made moves to expand the Affordable Care Act […]
President Biden Signs Emmett Till Antilynching Act
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz This week marked a historical moment. After more than 100 years of trying and even more attempts, lynching is finally considered a hate crime. President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act in the Rose Garden on Wednesday, March 30. Under this law, individuals who commit a hate crime that results […]
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