by Shannon Coan | Mar 30, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — From where Rosa Parks’ statue sits in National Statuary Hall, her likeness stares at a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. A couple of statues away from her sits Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens. There are more statues of...
by Shannon Coan | Mar 3, 2022 | Education, Featured, Topics
WASHINGTON – Four stamps commemorating the 50th anniversary of Title IX were unveiled by the U.S. Postal Service at a ceremony in the U.S. Department of Education Thursday. “The stamps we are about to unveil are not merely a recognition of Title IX,” said Amber...
by Shannon Coan | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Cherilyn Holloway was born and raised in Oberlin, Ohio, a key stop on the Underground Railroad. She was taught to be proud of that history and to stand for justice. After the murders of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, she took to the streets and founded...
by Shannon Coan | Mar 2, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Reproductive health advocates expressed their fears about the future of abortion access at the National Organization for Women’s Racial Justice Summit recently. “We have never been closer to losing a fundamental constitutional right,” said Alexis McGill...
by Shannon Coan | Feb 9, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Gigi Sohn told sometimes skeptical lawmakers on Wednesday that recusals from issues relating to retransmission fees and television broadcast copyright would not hinder her ability to serve on the Federal Communications Commission. “It’s a voluntary,...
by Shannon Coan | Feb 3, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers challenged Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal on his agency’s handling of the coronavirus during a House judiciary hearing on Thursday. “The BOP has failed to effectively utilize its authority to request compassionate relief for...
by Shannon Coan | Jan 27, 2022 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON – Rensselaer County native Edmonia Lewis, the first Black and Native American sculptor to earn international recognition, became the newest face of a U.S. Postal Service’s stamp at a ceremony in the Smithsonian American Art Museum on Wednesday. “Lewis’s...
by Shannon Coan | Jan 23, 2022 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — As thousands of anti-abortion advocates descended on the National Mall Friday morning, two smaller groups gathered to offer an alternative message for what they called a more “diverse coalition of pro-life activists.” “If we’re saving a child in the womb,...
