California Declares State Of Emergency Over Spreading Wildfires

  SANTA ROSA, California (AP) — With ferocious winds driving multiple wildfires through bone-dry vegetation and nearly 200,000 people ordered to leave their homes, California’s governor declared a statewide emergency Sunday. Meanwhile, millions of residents remained without power after the state’s largest utility cut electricity […]

Little Known Black History Fact: John Conyers

While many are rightfully still reeling from the loss of Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore, the news of Rep. John Conyers death’s only adds to the grief. The longtime Detroit lawmaker was born in Highland Park, Mich. on May 16, 1929. Conyers embarked on a […]

How Bernie Sanders would legalize marijuana

Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his marijuana legalization plan on Thursday, taking aim at the “destructive war on drugs” and large cannabis corporations. Marijuana legalization has long been part of Sanders’ policy platform. He introduced the first standalone marijuana legalization bill to the Senate in 2015 […]