Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Blog
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), a freshman member of the House who is occupying a seat in a diverse district that includes Harlem, has expressed interest in joining the Congressional Black Caucus. The House district Espaillat now represents was held for four...
A new study by Accenture Strategy predicts that transitioning America's wireless networks from 4G to 5G could yield an increase of 3 million new jobs to the economy, along with roughly $500 billion added to the gross domestic product through...
Donald Trump’s meeting recently with Silicon Valley’s tech royalty should give investors an idea about which sectors of the economy will be receiving some love from America’s Reality Star in Chief. Mr. Trump declared to the tech CEOs in...

Moving Beyond the March

I woke up Monday morning, thinking about going downtown to participate in my local community’s Martin Luther King Day celebration activities. This included a day filled with recognizing scholarship award recipients, making and listening to speeches, and participating in...
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL), who represents Selma, Alabama wrote she will not attend Donald Trump's inauguration.  She was joined by new Virginia congressman Rep. Don McEachin (D-VA).  Both of their statements were striking to say the least. “Upon prayerful deliberation,...
John Lewis did more before he was 25 than most people have done during their entire lives. Since Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) called Donald Trump an "illegitimate" soon-to-be President and dared to remind everyone of the dubious fact that Russia assisted...
Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., a former police officer, asked the Architect of the Capitol if a painting that was a winner in the annual congressional high school contest should be taken down. The painting by St. Louis high school artist...
In September 2016, Tre 'Da Kid, a 29 year old up and coming rapper from Annapolis, Maryland, experienced the harrowing loss of his mother. By December, his life rapidly shifted to a new path when he won Verizon's #Freestyle50...
Man at CNN/Paul Ryan Town Hall speaks on how Obamacare helped him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ph0pT5Myy8
Tomorrow morning at what is certain to be a confirmation hearing that attracts huge news coverage, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) will testify against his Senate colleague Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) at his nomination hearing to be attorney general. That has never...