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Are trans women ‘biologically male’? The answer is complicated

The Conversation - December 4, 2024

Sarah McBride, center, is the first out transgender member of Congress. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images by G. Samantha Rosenthal, Washington and Lee University A surprising buzzword in...

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Trump’s agenda will face hurdles in Congress, despite the Republican ‘trifecta’ of winning the House, Senate and White House

The Conversation - November 22, 2024

Trump may have a majority in Congress, but that doesn’t mean he can move ahead with his entire agenda. Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images by...

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Guest Editorial: And so it goes!

Site Editor - June 2, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court Credit: Image by Mark Thomas from Pixabay The Amsterdam News We are not surprised, nor should you be upon learning on Thursday that...

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Voting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing...

The Conversation - May 8, 2024

Overturning decades of tradition, the Supreme Court in 2022 let Alabama use voting districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of...

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Freshman CBC member Congresswoman Summer Lee wins big after being targeted by AIPAC

Courier Newsroom - April 28, 2024

Representative Summer Lee (D-PA). Official photo U.S. House of Representatives. by Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), who was formally targeted for...

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Hip-Hop and R&B artists: ‘Be more like Taylor Swift.’

Courier Newsroom - January 20, 2024

Taylor Swift and a fan. Photo courtesy of Instagram @TaylorSwift13 by Sylvester Brown Jr. | The St. Louis American Other than “Shake It Off,” I...

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Ex-Speaker McCarthy’s departure from Congress reads like Greek tragedy – but stars a ‘slight unmeritable man’ and not a hero

The Conversation - December 12, 2023

Rep. Kevin McCarthy leaves a House Republican Conference meeting at the US Capitol on Dec. 5, 2023. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images by...

Arts and Culture

Taylor Swift: Person of the year and political influencer

The Conversation - December 8, 2023

That’s a lot of potential voters behind Swift at her Denver concert on July 14, 2023. Tom Cooper/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management by Matt Harris,...

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Clyburn: Honoring our promise to our Black veterans

Courier Newsroom - November 21, 2023

by Jim Clyburn (BlackPress of America)—The original government-issued posters publicizing the G.I. Bill of 1944 were designed to inspire. Oversized red and white letters urged,...

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GOP lawmaker caught on camera telling Black reporter to ‘shut up’

Black Information Network - October 27, 2023

A group of GOP lawmakers heckled a reporter questioning Speaker nominee Mike Johnson (R-La.) during a press conference, The Hill reports. According to videos shared...

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