Today: January 27, 2025
By Janai Nelson In the span of just a week, President Trump has issued a deluge of executive orders—over thirty by most counts—launching sweeping attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs and threatening the fundamental rights of all Americans. From…
Read the Full Donald Trump Inauguration Speech Thank you very much, everybody. Well. Thank you very, very much, Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune, Chief Justice Roberts, Justices of the United States Supreme Court. President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, President…
This year, journalism found itself at an inflection point. At “Covering A Divided Nation: Lessons from Black and Brown Media,” a summit and event organized by URL Media and co-hosted by and held at the National Press Club Journalism Institute. I was…
In a final message from the Oval Office, President Joe Biden farewell address stroke a reflective, hopeful, and cautionary tone. Speaking directly to the American people, Biden recounted his administration’s achievements while sounding alarms about the risks to democracy posed by the…
COP29, the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, took place in Baku from November 11-22, 2024, bringing together leaders, academics, and innovators in a concerted effort to combat climate change. This gathering highlighted the…
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leader Muhammad Mastery, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza conflict…
Charlie Fishman, the visionary founder of the DC Jazz Festival and a pivotal figure in the global jazz community, passed away Tuesday evening, leaving behind a legacy of musical innovation and cultural enrichment that transformed Washington, D.C. into a vibrant hub for…
Demonstrators were seen waving Nazi flags in Michigan on November 9, as a stage adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank was being performed locally. Footage captured by Alex Sutliff shows several masked men with swastika flags in Fowlerville on the night.…
Supporters of Panathinaikos unfurled a banner reading “Stop Genocide. Freedom to Palestine,” as their side took on Maccabi Tel Aviv in a EuroLeague basketball game in Athens on November 12. Footage captured by local journalist Giorgos Solaris shows fans holding the banner…
Good afternoon everyone. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So let me say — And I love you back. And I love you back. So let me say — My heart…
