Soul Food Starters Founder Brings Families Back to the Home Table
If you ever crave the comfort of soul food sides but want it quick and easy, say hello to Booker’s Soul Food Starters. Created by culinary expert Claude Booker and his wife, Crystal, the pantry-ready seasonings give anyone the ability to create the traditional...
Oregon Teacher Wears Blackface in Protest of Vaccine Mandate
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY KWYN TOWNSEND RILEY What You Need To Know: Lauren Pefferle, a special education assistant, came to Mabel Rush Elementary School in blackface on September 17th. Pefferle arrived at the Oregon elementary school portraying the Civil Rights icon...
U.S. Special Envoy to Haiti Resigns Amid Border Crisis
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY KHAMERON RILEY What You Need To Know: The U.S. Special Envoy to Haiti, Ambassador Daniel Foote, resigned amid the mass deportations of Haitians who fled their currently unstable nation. The Biden administration is also under fire for border...
The White House Must Answer for Treatment of Haitians
What You Need To Know: Concerns continue to mount among Democrats regarding the Biden administration‘s handling of the Haitian migration crisis. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus met Wednesday with Biden administration senior officials about the...
Help for Haitians
What You Need To Know: Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, religious leaders, and others are working to help bring our Haitian brothers and sisters into the U.S. as this country has done for countless other migrants from countries like Afghanistan. As they hold...
Police Reform Efforts Die in Negotiations
What You Need To Know: After months of talks, bipartisan negotiations have collapsed in bringing the George Floyd Policing Act to the Senate. And the likelihood of a revival this congressional session is slim. Negotiators, Representative Karen Bass (D-CA), Senator Tim...
Black Caucus Wants Answers about Haitians at the Border
What You Need To Know: Members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with White House officials Wednesday to discuss the treatment of Haitian migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Led by Caucus chair, Representative Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio), members called for the...
Border Patrol’s Treatment of Haitian Immigrants Sparks Outrage
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY KYWN TOWNSEND RILEY An image has surfaced of what appears to be Border Patrol officials mounted on horseback chasing, grabbing and intimidating Haitian migrants, using their horses to physically block them from crossing further into the...
Biden: “America is Back.” The European Union Begs to Differ
WRITTEN AND CONTRIBUTED BY KHAMERON RILEY The European Union has accused America of distrust and lack of transparency and has demanded President Biden explain himself. Biden’s win over Donald Trump was celebrated almost globally and is considered an opportunity to...
Black Lives Matter: We’re Missing Too
September 11, Gabrielle “Gabby“ Petito was reported missing by her family during a cross-country trip with her fiancé. September 12, Elijah Elderkin was last seen and reported missing from his Providence, Rhode Island home. White girl goes missing, the country goes to...