Tag: Supreme Court
An Update on President Joe Biden’s Promise to “Have our Backs”
By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip
July 20, 2021, marked six months that Joseph R. Biden has been President. When I endorsed...
Reparations Task Force Agrees It Needs the Ideas, Input of Black Californians
By Antonio Ray Harvey, California Black Media
On July 9, California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans held...
Supreme Court Ruled Against Lowering Sentences for Crack Cocaine Convictions
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
On Monday, June 14, the Supreme Court ruled that those convicted of possessing small amounts of...
Senate Confirms Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson to Powerful DC Appellate Court
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The U.S. Senate on Monday, June 14, confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States...
First Black Supreme Court Justice in Colorado Dies at 72
Gregory Kellam Scott, the only Black justice to serve on the Colorado Supreme Court, died unexpectedly at his home in Indiana. He was 72....
