by Cherie S. White | Apr 1, 2022
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY KWYN TOWNSEND RILEY What You Need to Know: The Biden administration marked International Transgender Day of Visibility with a series of measures in response to the recent legislative attacks to curb their rights across the country. The...
by Cherie S. White | Apr 1, 2022
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY KHAMERON RILEY What You Need to Know: Vice President Kamala Harris returned to her roots at Howard University to announce a five-year $4.7 billion initiative to support disadvantaged communities and minority businesses. As she spoke from the...
by Cherie S. White | Apr 1, 2022
What You Need to Know: The Biden administration is expected to announce Friday that a controversial immigration policy will be lifted in about two months. Implemented by the Trump administration, under Title 42 of their immigration policy, the U.S. is allowed to expel...
by Cherie S. White | Apr 1, 2022
WRITTEN & CONTRIBUTED BY COY MALONE What You Need to Know: Sometimes, I wonder if my mom was taught to work hard and take care of everyone…is this her personality…or both? So I asked her. “Maybe I got that from Mother. That’s what all the women I knew, did. Take...
by Cherie S. White | Mar 20, 2022
What started as perhaps everyday conversations with her students, Ateira Griffin is changing lives for generations to come. This Baltimore school administrator and daughter of a single mom, who was also raised by a single mom, has created the organization...
by Cherie S. White | Mar 20, 2022
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY COY MALONE What You Need to Know: On New Year’s Eve 2018, Deja Heard rented out an Airbnb home to host her birthday party in Cartersville, GA. While Cartersville Police canvassed the neighborhood, they claimed smelling marijuana, called for...
