by Cheyanne Daniels, Madison Muller and Alicia Diaz | Jan 20, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration, Topics
WASHINGTON – As Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn into office as the President and Vice President of the United States on Wednesday, jubilant cries rang out from the small crowd gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza. For many there, the day symbolized a new...
by Alicia Diaz and Katie Livingstone | Jan 20, 2021 | Coronavirus, Featured, Inauguration
WASHINGTON — As the U.S. crossed the threshold of 400,000 deaths from COVID-19, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris spoke at the country’s first national memorial service for coronavirus victims. The service, which was shared via...
by Cheyanne M. Daniels | Jan 20, 2021 | Featured, Social Justice
As Black activists continue to pour into the streets to push America to reckon with its systemic racism, they are also facing a reckoning of their own: the COVID-19 vaccine. While some white Americans are hesitant about the efficacy of the vaccines because of their...
by Karli Goldenberg | Jan 19, 2021 | Featured, Immigration
Frederick County officials and immigration organizations are echoing a nationwide concern that an undercount in communities of color will affect immigrants’ access to federal funding and political representation for the next decade. Approximately 11 percent of...
by Alicia Diaz | Jan 19, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration
WASHINGTON– In the aftermath of last week’s attempted armed takeover of the Capitol, a number of Washington’s Black-owned businesses have decided to remain open on Inauguration Day as well as the days leading up to it despite threats of violence in the city from...
by Julia Benbrook | Jan 18, 2021 | Featured, Inauguration
First dog-elect Major Biden’s journey from a shelter to the White House is proving that anything is “pawsible.” The Delaware Humane Association and Pumpkin Pet Insurance hosted the first “Indoguration” ceremony on Sunday for Major, a German Shepherd President-elect...
