National

OAKLAND, CA — Noble hadn’t planned to ride her horse, Dapper Dan, into the center of Friday evening’s protests in the city of Oakland. “It wasn’t a very planned thing,” the 25 year-old Bay Area […]

By Peter White NASHVILLE, TN — Ethnic Americans start and operate most of the small businesses in the U.S. Many “mom and pop” operations were devastated by COVID-19. Unfortunately, 90 percent of minority and women-owned […]

By Reid Wilson The Hill WASHINGTON, DC — Since he rode down an escalator at Trump Tower five years ago this month, President Trump has been at the hub of the American consciousness, driving the […]

By Igor Bobic Top Senate Republicans on Tuesday brushed aside the use of force against hundreds of peaceful protesters gathered to demand an end to police brutality against Black Americans near the White House. Some […]

By Ashley Benkarski  NASHVILLE, TN — Eight minutes and forty-six seconds. That’s how long Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into George Floyd’s neck, killing the unarmed black security officer May 25 as […]

By Former President Barack Obama As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing problem of unequal justice, […]

By Dominique Derbigny and Jocelyn Frye Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity  To be frank, women fuel this economy. Women with children, especially women of color, are increasingly likely to be breadwinners for their families and they provide […]

Imagine you’re trying to count every single person living in the United States. There are two main ways that you can mess up; you can count some people twice and you can miss some people […]