How To Mentally Prepare for The Holidays
WAS HISTORY WAS MADE FOR BLACK WOMEN EVERYWHERE?
This 2024 Special Edition of “The Power Issue ” illuminates four Keep Sake special honorees who “defy gravity,” lean into faith, do things their way and embody courage.
Election history: 2 Black women projected to serve in the Senate at the same time
A lifelong Marylander, Angela was born and raised in Prince George’s County. Angela was taught from a young age to care for her neighbors and give back to her community – urged on by the words of her great-grandmother not to sit on the sidelines but “go farther and do better.”
Angela will ensure that the Senate’s 51st vote remains in Democrats’ control. In the Senate, she will fight for our families, protect our fundamental freedoms, and ensure that Maryland’s future is bright.
Lisa Blunt Rochester has served as the U.S. representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district since 2017. She is the first woman and first African American to represent Delaware in Congress. During her swearing-in, she carried a scarf imprinted with the Reconstruction Era voter registration card of her great-great-great-grandfather, who had been a slave.
Blunt Rochester was born on February 10, 1962 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Wilmington, Delaware. She received her bachelor's degree in international relations from Fairleigh Dickinson University and her master's degree in urban affairs and public policy from the University of Delaware.
Denzel Washington commands ancient Rome and movie theaters with 'Gladiator II'
The biggest surprise of “Gladiator II” is not that Denzel Washington is great. Instead, it’s how pivotal his character Macrinus is to the long-awaited sequel starring Paul Mescal as the heir of Russell Crowe’s iconic character Maximus.
Kamala Harris Exits The White House: A Look At Her Next Steps
Where’s Kamala Now? Charting the Next Chapter for the Historic Vice President. Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping away from the national spotlight, transitioning from her groundbreaking tenure in the White House to a world of possibilities shaped by reflection and reinvention. In the wake of her decisive loss to President-elect Donald Trump in 2024, Harris stands at a crossroads—a pivotal moment for one of the most prominent figures in American politics.
Only days after conceding the election, Harris returned to her alma mater, Howard University, where she delivered an emotional concession speech. Framing the results as a “dark time” for many Americans, Harris reminded her supporters of her enduring optimism: “The light of America’s promise will always burn bright.” The setting—a nod to her historic journey as a proud Howard alumna—underscored both the gravity of the loss and the resilience she has long embodied.
Latinos Have Been Blamed For Trump's Election, But They Weren't Down With the Red Wave in This Swing State
NBC also noted that Kamala Harris’ received 56% of Georgia’s Latino electorate in 2024 (56%), which was just one percentage point less than President Joe Biden’s in 2020.
Across the seven battleground states this election, Harris’ -1% differential compared to Biden among Latinos in Georgia was only outdone by her performance in Wisconsin (+1%).
What does 2025 Have in Store for the "Black Family"
The tactics to obstruct and dismantle civil rights throughout this country’s history have followed a well-worn playbook. The faces of the actors may change, but the strategies remain strikingly familiar: to target core democratic and constitutional principles and structures to advance a culture of exclusion, inequality, and racial caste.
Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise,2 more commonly known as “Project 2025,” is the latest and one of the most comprehensive efforts to turn back the clock and erase the hard-won progress of Black people in the United States that has strengthened U.S. democracy.