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The U.S. Capitol Police officer who is being hailed a “hero” has been rewarded twice over since Jan. 6: Officer Eugene Goodman was given a promotion, and he received the esteemed honor of escorting Vice President Kamala Harris to the inauguration on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Goodman is the Capitol cop seen in many videos leading…

Folks from around the country were touched by the fist bump that Vice President Kamala Harris gave former President Barack Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama. The simple, quick, yet powerful gesture between Harris and the Obamas is already being called “iconic,” “must-see” and “photo of the day” by the likes of…

Madame Vice President Kamala Harris was a walking testimony to the greatness of Black culture during the presidential inauguration ceremonies on Jan. 20, 2021. Harris, 56, officially made history at noon on Jan. 20, when she took the oath of office as the first woman and person of color to ever become vice president. The…

Vogue magazine caved into the massive public backlash for publishing a lackluster cover featuring Vice President Kamala Harris and will issue a new limited edition. Harris, 56, became the first woman and person of Asian and African American descent to be sworn in as vice president of the United States at noon on Wednesday, Jan.…

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be escorted to the 59th presidential inauguration by the famous Showtime Marching Band from her alma mater, Howard University, on Jan. 20, 2021. The former California attorney general and U.S. senator, 56, graduated from the historically black university in 1986 with a degree in political science and economics. “It is…

Steve Wonder paid tribute to his hero Dr. Martin Luther Jr. once again and this year he spoke an open letter to the slain Civil Rights leader. During the four-minute speech, he addresses America’s race problem and calls for the new Biden-Harris administration to tackle it head on and launch a truth commission on inequality…

Amanda Gorman will become the youngest poet to recite her work during a presidential inauguration when Joe Biden takes the oath as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Gorman, 22, will recite a poem titled “The Hill We Climb,” which talks about the insurrection two weeks ago at the…

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris wore a pair of designer socks with a pantsuit that has now gone viral internationally. More than 10 million people have reportedly viewed the video, according to Page Six, showing Harris‘ niece, Meena Harris, videotaping her powerful, history-making aunt as the younger Harris presented her with a gift. Completely caught off…

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris made history in November 2020, and then she made the cover of Vogue magazine. But many folks have voiced strong disapproval of the cover choice for Harris — including Harris herself. Harris became the first woman and first female of color to become vice president of the United States after she…

After a month-and-a-half of deafening silence, Sen. Mitch McConnell finally acknowledges that Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump to win the presidency of the United States. The powerful Senate majority leader, R-Kentucky, begrudgingly mumbled his confirmation that Biden is the new president-elect, as if uttering the words caused him physical pain. Biden defeated Trump resoundingly in…

A group of prominent Black women, buoyed from the fact its demographic played a prominent role in President-elect Joe Biden’s successful White House bid, is demanding a significant return on its political investment. Playing the role of stockholders whose expenditures enabled the leader (Biden) to achieve success, as well as figuring significantly in other ways…

President-elect Joe Biden and VP-elect Kamala Harris addressed the nation on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, regarding the escalating coronavirus epidemic and its deleterious effect on the U.S. economy and the country’s collective psyche. Biden, in particular, beseeched the current president to acquiesce to the will of the people and begin a normal presidential transition, lest…

There’s a line in the beloved Spelman College hymn that reads, “Beacons of heavenly light, Undaunted by the fight,” and Stacey Abrams embodies every word of that powerful phrase. A Spelman College graduate in the class of 1995, Abrams is living a life dedicated to public service, justice and advocacy — fighting for those who…

British politicians thoroughly denounced a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly after he referred to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as “the Indian” on Twitter. Lord John Kilclooney, who serves in the House of Lords in the British Parliament, asked in a now-deleted tweet this inflammatory and racist question regarding the prospect of the 77-year-old President-elect…

Megan Rapinoe, the women’s soccer superstar who frequently clashed with the current president, was euphoric when Joe Biden and Kamala Harris won the presidential election on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020. On Sunday, Rapinoe, who was named the MVP after the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team took the World Cup this past summer, said publicly what…

Keke Palmer is taking a lot of grief on Monday morning for daring to suggest to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris that healthy foods be made free to welfare recipients with EBT cards. EBT stands for Electronic Benefits Transfer that began in 2004 as a way to electronically deliver government benefits to recipients instead of handling…

The timing for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ victory in the presidential election on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, could not have been better for “Saturday Night Live.” More than two million people have watched the video of “SNL” spoofing Biden’s and Harris’ victory speeches, played by comedians Jim Carrey and Maya Rudolph, respectively. Esteemed actor…

Kamala Harris, the first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president-elect in American history, strutted out on stage in Wilmington, Delaware, to the beat of Mary J. Blige’s “Work That” on Saturday night, Nov. 7, 2020, after she and Joe Biden won the presidential election. Dressed in an all-white pantsuit to pay homage…

You know it’s time to concede the election and step aside when your own family tells you to exit stage left, posthaste. Jared Kushner, the senior White House adviser and son-in-law to the president, has urged POTUS to give up his fight to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. As most Americans know by now, the…