The United States says it is not backing former Nigeria finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to be the next Director-General of the World Trade Organization. America’s opposition to her candidature comes after the three WTO ambassadors charged with the task of finding the next WTO chief settled on the Nigerian, Reuters has reported. The choice of Read More…
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Georgia counties elect the first Black sheriffs in their history
Three counties in Atlanta are going to have the first Black sheriffs in their respective history after the three men, who are all Democrats, were elected to fill the seats during Tuesday’s election. According to Channel 2 Action News, Craig Owens, a police major, defeated long-time Cobb County Republican Sheriff Neil Warren whilst electorates in Read More…
Powerful Harris: America’s first Black & first woman vice president-elect
For two decades in public life, powerful Harris has achieved a lot of firsts: the first Black woman to serve as San Francisco’s district attorney, the first woman to be California’s attorney general, first Indian American senator, and now she will be working by Biden’s side after he named her for the nomination to the Read More…
Filmmaker Brandi Webb Super Documentary Exposes U.S. Government Oppression
Filmmaker Brandi Webb is the director of an experimental documentary that indicts the U.S. Government on 18 charges, for crimes committed against Black and Brown citizens. Her documentary, Betrayal of a Nation, is a two-part series that intertwines scripted courtroom dialog with out-of-court real-life interviews with experts and witnesses. These interviews highlight oppressive acts such Read More…
The Gantt Report – Bamboozled Better?
By Lucius Gantt Recently, rapper, actor, producer and businessman Ice Cube, or O’Shea Jackson, said he would talk to “anybody” who had a solid plan to create African American wealth and generate economic development, or something like that. Well, I’m somebody and I know how to address his wealth building concerns! I’ve Read More…
2020 EARLY VOTING DATES BY STATE
Source: ACThePlug / Radio One Digital The general election is on Tuesday, November 3rd, but 39 states as well as the District of Columbia offer voters the option of casting ballots in advance of the general election. With the current political climate amidst a national pandemic due to COVID-19, it may be in your best Read More…








