Vice President address Sorority Conference

TIME Magazine: “We Are Not Playing Around’: Harris Electrifies Room at Historically Black Sorority’s Conference.” “Applause thundered down the massive convention hall as Vice President Kamala Harris walked to the microphone in Indianapolis on Wednesday. When Harris had agreed to speak to the national conference for Zeta Phi Beta sorority, she didn’t know it wouldContinue reading “Vice President address Sorority Conference”

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

FOX26 Houston News: “Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee from Houston dies at  age 74.By Ronnie MarleyPublished  July 19, 2024 9:52pm CDTFOX 26 Houston” “Jackson Lee, who has represented Texas’ 18th Congressional District for nearly three decades, revealed her battle with pancreatic cancer in June.” “Many will remember Jackson Lee for her focus on a progressiveContinue reading “Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee”

Rev. Lorenzo Sewell: RNC Speech

Rev. Lorenzo Sewell “Rev. Lorenzo Sewell in RNC speech: Donald Trump ‘came to the hood’ to visit Detroit church.” “Rev. Lorenzo Sewell of Detroit’s 180 Church delivered a speech during Night 4 of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.” “The Rev. Lorenzo Sewell of Detroit’s 180 Church delivered a speech during Night 4 ofContinue reading “Rev. Lorenzo Sewell: RNC Speech”

“Heroic Trump Imitated”

Daily Mail; “Children in Uganda recreate attempted assassination of Donald Trump in very specific detail.” “Using wooden rifles and a lectern made of plastic crates, the Ugandan children satirically reproduced the shooting as the child playing Trump pumped his fist in the air and yelled, ‘Fight.’ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13644891/children-uganda-donald-trump-assassination-attempt-thomas-matthew-crooks.html

Francis Scott Key

“A story of how U.S. National Anthem came to be.” “September 14, 1814American soldiers raised a large flag over the fort to celebrate their victory, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write a poem called “Defence of Fort M’Henry”. The flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, became known as the Star-Spangled Banner.” Later the poemContinue reading “Francis Scott Key”

Democrat National Convention

“At the 2024 Democratic National Convention in August, Delegates from all 50 state and US territories will convene in Chicago.” “Democrats will rally around Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ nomination for President and Vice President of the United States.” “The 2024 Democratic Convention in Chicago will show America what President Biden, Vice President Harris, andContinue reading “Democrat National Convention”

Çhicago Police Chief Prepare for DNC Convention

“Chicago police boss confident in Democratic National Convention security plan after Trump shooting.”Days after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Chicago Police are stressing the city’s preparedness for next month’s Democratic National Convention. (AP Video: Melissa Winder)Published 6:34 PM CDT, July 15, 2024 https://apnews.com/video/chicago-democratic-national-convention-united-states-government-shootings-national-b6ea43fd59dd4700ba3d0e386de09710

What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

“What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” was a speech delivered by Frederick Douglass on July 5, 1852, at Corinthian Hall in Rochester, New York, at a meeting organized by the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society. In the address, Douglass states that positive statements about perceived American values, such as liberty, citizenship, and freedom,Continue reading “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”

Israel Defense Forces in Khan Younes

Times of Israel: IDF says it reached center of Khan Younis, has sent additional division into GazaTroops of the 98th Division operate in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, in a handout photo released December 6, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces) “Troops of the 98th Division operate in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, in a handout photo released DecemberContinue reading “Israel Defense Forces in Khan Younes”

Declaration of Independence

Happy 4th of July “Independence Day, known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.” America’s Founding Documents: “These three documents, known collectively as the Charters ofContinue reading “Declaration of Independence”