WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown — nearly 60 percent of its workforce — to
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson On January 29th President Donald J. Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress, members of the United States Supreme Court, members
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man involved with a recent documentary detailing abuse allegations against R. Kelly told police the singer’s manager threatened him. Timothy Savage told
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson The newly-elected House of Representatives has 102 women among its 435 members. Many of them hold significant positions of power and influence; including
Global Climate has changed after three years of decline causing carbon emissions to rise sharply in the United States during last year. 2018 has been recorded the second-largest
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis will portray legendary politician Shirley Chisholm in a feature film for Amazon Studios. Chisholm was the first African American
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Cory Booker was so moved by the unanimous passage of a historic – and long overdue – bill to make
Sandra Crenshaw, Native Texas African American historian says that her family like most African Americans built the Great State of Texas. Our story is intricately interwoven in the
By Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson It should come as no surprise to those who observe the American political and social landscape that former President Barack Obama and First
