He’s already pushed hard to drug test the hungry. By: Bryce Covert Article Reprint First he sent a letter to then President-elect Donald Trump asking to let him drug test state residents who apply for food assistance.
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South Africa Seeks Legal Change To Allow Taking Of White-Owned Land
By GIN Article Reprint (GIN)—President Jacob Zuma finally addressed the long-unresolved matter of land reform, a demand of thousands of Black landless people whose properties were confiscated in the apartheid era.
Read moreSon of Rep. Danny Davis Found Dead
The passing of Stacey Wilson, 44, is the second tragedy to hit the Chicago congressman’s family in recent months ebony.com Article Reprint The son of U.S. Congressman Danny Davis was found dead Thursday night, a
Read moreOmarosa Storms Out of Black Press Week Breakfast
Member of Trump administration reportedly walked out of breakfast she requested to attend following dispute ebony.com Article Reprint Omarosa Manigault walked out of a breakfast meeting she had requested to attend last week after disputing
Read moreCity panel to suggest closing Rikers Island, replacing it with smaller jails
By: JILLIAN JORGENSEN REUVEN BLAU LEONARD GREENE Article Reprint A blue-ribbon commission studying the future of Rikers Island will recommend closing the troubled jail and replacing it with several smaller facilities across the city, sources told the Daily
Read more#BlackWomenAtWork highlights daily challenge of race, gender
By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Article Reprint A pair of testy exchanges between high-profile black women and white men in the political spotlight launched a tweetstorm under the hashtag BlackWomenAtWork, validating the experiences of thousands of
Read moreNorth Carolina lawmakers to vote on repeal of transgender bathroom law
By Colleen Jenkins Article Reprint North Carolina legislators were set to vote on Thursday on a deal to repeal a law prohibiting transgender people from using restrooms in accordance with their gender identities, a measure
Read moreAfter Trump Tweets ‘Jobs, Jobs, Jobs’ Ford Announces $1.2B Plant Investment, 130 Jobs
detroit.cbslocal.com Article Reprint (WWJ) Donald Trump started off the day Tuesday with a Tweet announcing what he called a “big announcement” that would be coming through Ford Motor Company about “jobs, jobs jobs” and “car
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