Little Known Black History Fact: Eric Holder

  Eric Holder made history by being appointed as the first African-American U.S. Attorney General under President Barack Obama, and today is his birthday.   Inside the GM plant where nooses and ‘whites-only’ signs hung   Eric Himpton Holder Jr. was born in 1951 in the […]

Inside the GM plant where nooses and ‘whites-only’ signs hung

  Fourteen months where Marcus Boyd says he endured racist comments, slights, even threats in a hostile workplace run by General Motors. A workplace where people declared bathrooms were for “whites only,” where black supervisors were denounced as “boy” and ignored by their subordinates, where […]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Jumps Into 2020 Presidential Race

  NEW YORK (AP) — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand entered the growing field of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders Tuesday, telling television host Stephen Colbert that she’s launching an exploratory committee. “It’s an important first step, and it’s one I am taking because I am going to run,” the […]

AeroMexico’s new ‘DNA Discount’ ad goes viral

  But as political tensions flare between Mexico and its northern neighbor the United States, one airline decided to be proactive. AeroMexico, the country’s national carrier, unveiled a program called “DNA Discounts,” which offers discounts on flights to Americans who can show by taking a […]