A ceramic bust of Breonna Taylor, which was installed near Oakland’s City Hall two weeks ago by a sculptor named Leo Carson, has been destroyed, CBS News reported. Its artist, who was working as a food server before the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the industry, said the apparent act of vandalism is […]
Mayor London Breed said the US Senate no longer having a Black woman in its ranks a ‘sad reality’ California Secretary of State Alex Padilla‘s appointment to fill Vice President-elect Kamala Harris‘s former Senate seat will make Padilla the state’s first Latino senator. But his appointment also […]
(CNN)Don’t call Rep. Jim Clyburn a member of President-elect Joe Biden’s inner circle. Yes, with his pivotal endorsement of Biden in the South Carolina primary, he helped the President-elect secure the Democratic nomination. And yes, every two days or so, Clyburn’s phone rings and it’s Biden on […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) slammed the prioritization of the COVID-19 vaccine for members of Congress, saying she won’t get the shot that’s being made available to lawmakers because it should first go to “people who need it most.” Omar, whose father died from complications of […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said the Democratic Party needs new leadership during an interview with The Intercept that aired Dec. 16. While on the podcast, Ocasio-Cortez was asked whether it’s time for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer to be replaced. […]
