At a time in America when Democrats have control of the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives, the former South Carolina Democratic Party Chair has found himself in a top spot as well.
By: Amanda Gorman When day comes, we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry. A sea we must wade. We braved the belly of the beast. We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace, and the norms and notions of what “just” is isn’t always justice. And yet
On January 20, the country met - and fell in love - with Amanda Gorman, the nation's first-ever youth poet laureate, as she eloquently spoke of inspiration for a new America at the inauguration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
But one thing is for certain, a truly powerful person can start or change a movement and can make history along the way. And when "power" is wrapped up in a beautiful Black package -- it makes it even better.
What did Malcolm X famously say? "Being an old farm boy myself, chickens coming home to roost never made me sad; they only made me glad." President Donald Trump is the first and only president in US history to be impeached twice. And he did it to himself.
The highs and lows of 2020 ranged from the rage surrounding murders of innocent Black folks, to the giddiness of discovering the availability of toilet paper. Overall, it was a year of learning how to truly count your blessings, embrace loved ones and feed families on a pot of beans, rice and cornbread. Here is look back at a year the world will never forget.
While President-elect Joe Biden is hard at work fulfilling promises he's made to America by bringing diversity to his cabinet, Breonna Taylor's mother is asking him to not forget a promise he made to families like hers.