Month: June 2021
Are You Fake Rich?
How many of us get our paycheck, and then in a week, itโs just . . . gone? Iโve so been there, you guys, and thatโs why I wanted to spend a whole episode talking […]
Whitney Plantation Museum Dedicated to Sharing the Accounts of Slavery
Nerissa Knight gives a look into a dark time in Americaโs history as she reports on the Whitney Plantation Museum in New Orleans, which was once a sugar cane plantation. Dr. Joy Banner, a descendant […]
Republicans Turn to Conspiracy Theories Over FBI Role in January Capitol Attack
Some Republican lawmakers have downplayed, denied and dismissed the events surrounding the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. They blocked the establishment of a commission and Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas took to the […]
BNC's Kelly Wright Talks Biden's Signing of Juneteenth Law
Hours ago, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth Act into law. The legislation establishes a new federal holiday. According to the president, Juneteenth doesn’t just celebrate the past, but itโs also about the work that […]
Juneteenth Becomes Second Federal Holiday Relating to Black Americans
President Joe Biden signed into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making June 19 a federal holiday recognizing and commemorating emancipation. The law makes Juneteenth the second federal holiday related to the history of […]
Republicans Reject Manchin Election Bill Changes After Stacey Abrams Endorses It
Less than 24 hours after Senator Joe Manchin released a list of changes to the voting rights bill he could now support, many Democrats and Republicans are speaking out, including the founder of Fair Fight […]