by adminsybilwilkes | Jan 20, 2021
What You Need To Know: After taking time for the transfer of power and the making of history, President Joe Biden went to work. On his first day on the job, the president signed a stack of Executive Orders as a signal to the country and the world that there’s a...
by adminsybilwilkes | Jan 20, 2021
What You Need To Know: During his final hours as president, Donald Trump issued a swath of pardons and commutations early Wednesday, sticking with a long-standing tradition of an outgoing president exercising clemency powers just before leaving office. Those on...
by adminsybilwilkes | Jan 20, 2021
What You Need To Know: An Inauguration Day unlike any other, Wednesday’s transfer of presidential power made history on a number of levels. The ongoing and still growing coronavirus pandemic precipitated President Biden’s request that Americans not attend...
by adminsybilwilkes | Jan 19, 2021
What You Need To Know: Ashanti Smith, a 28-year-old Black unarmed security guard whose altercation with a mob of Trump supporters went viral on social media, is now facing legal troubles after defending herself from being attacked on January 5. She shared her...
by adminsybilwilkes | Jan 19, 2021
What You Need To Know: Today’s inauguration will feature many historical moments. Kamala Harris will officially become the first African American, Asian American, female and HBCU graduate to be sworn in as vice president. It will be an inauguration unlike any other,...
by adminsybilwilkes | Jan 19, 2021
What You Need To Know: Without fear of exaggeration, this will be the most unusual Inauguration Day in modern American history. At the request of the incoming President of the United States, it will be the smallest inauguration in terms of attendance. As a result of...