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On January 25th, 1972, Shirely Ann Chisolm announced her candidacy for president of the United States under the Democratic party. Shirley Chisholm was a trailblazer in American history. In 1972,…
Houston Independent School District (HISD) has come up with a new evaluation system for teachers, Teacher Excellence System (TES.) In the draft proposal, teachers would be graded by their students…
In 2021 the idea that certain books should be banned in Texas became a topic amongst Texas lawmakers. In October of that year, Texas State Representative Matt Krause sent a…
On January 20th, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. This year inauguration also happened to fall on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…
Former Vice President Kamala Harris has not publicly announced what she will do now that she is no longer Vice President. However, she has created an LLC called Pionner49 in…
[Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images; Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage] St. Louis, Missouri rapper Sexyy Red posted on X (Twitter) an AI generated photo of her and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holding…
[Photo: Morry Gash/Pool/AP] On Monday, January 20th, 2025, President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. During the inauguration ceremony, the President-elect takes the…
Recently, a federal court ruled against a North Texas hate group, Patriot Front, and its leader, Thomas Rousseau, ordering them to pay almost $3 million to Charles Murrell III, a…
On January 19th, 2025, President Biden pardoned five people during his last full day in office. The pardon power of the president is found in Article II, Section II, Clause…
On this day, 39 years ago, January 19th, 1986, the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday was first observed as a national holiday in the United States. Establishing it as a…
