Harrisburg, Pa. — Associated Press The Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state’s congressional map Monday, granting a major victory to Democrats who charged that the 18 districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to benefit Republicans. The Democratic-controlled court, which said that the districts violate the state constitution, […]
By J. Zamgba Browne Chief Correspondent President Donald Trump’s incendiary comment about immigrants coming to the United Sates from “shithole countries” continues to send shock waves and generate global condemnation. On the home front, Democrat and Republican lawmakers on Capitol Hill sharply criticized those […]
Jan. 29, 2018 (GIN) – In its first formal response to a class-action suit filed by the Herero and Nama people of Namibia, Germany has asked a New York judge to throw out the suit as “inadmissible” because of “the principle of state immunity.” The […]
By J. Zamgba Browne Chief Correspondent The States of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have launched a coalition aimed at suing the federal government to challenge the new Republican tax bill that eliminates full state and local tax deductibility. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of […]
Leaders in education, civil rights, religion, housing discuss the State of Black America at Annual NNPA Conference By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Four, preeminent Black leaders in America today, addressed the challenges and celebrated the success stories of the African American community, during […]
By Hazel Trice Edney Pelosi, known for her fiery remarks, was perhaps at her most passionate last week in the midst of public and legislative debate concerning the “DREAMers†and following Trump’s “S***hole†description of El Salvador, Haiti and African countries while expressing the […]
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