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Joe Biden has proposed, rightly I think, that the “power of example” offers the best way to promote democracy

A Progressive Foreign Policy Agenda for Joe Biden’s White House

Photo: Wikimedia Commons The predominant direction of a progressive US president should be toward “Making America Safe for the World.”…

calling on President-Elect Joe Biden to end the use of the federal death penalty on his first day in office.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Leads Call on Biden to End Death Penalty

Special To The Black Star News3 years ago05 mins

Photos: YouTube\Twitter Tuesday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led 41 of her House colleagues and three Representatives-Elect on a letter calling…

“Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the passage of the Every Student Succ

Republicans Undermining Student Equity Law says Top House Democrat

Special To The Black Star News3 years ago02 mins

Thursday, Chairman Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (VA-03) issued the following statement to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the passage of…

plea for the life of Brandon Bernard---who is set to be executed tonight by the Trump Administration

LDF To Courts: Stop Tonight’s Planned Execution of Brandon Bernard by Trump Administration

Special To The Black Star News3 years ago06 mins

Photo: YouTube The following commentary, written by NAACP-LDF president Sherrilyn Ifill, is a plea for the life of Brandon Bernard—who…

Kristen Clarke of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law calls on the incoming Biden-Harris Administration to create a Vo

Why We Need A New Voting Rights Commission

Special To The Black Star News3 years ago03 mins

Photo: Lawyer’s Committee The following commentary by Kristen Clarke of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law calls on the…

The U.S. Senate's grim reaper, Mitch McConnell, is known for killing meaningful legislation

Sanders Leads Democrats In Demanding COVID-19 Relief For Average Americans

Bernie Sanders3 years ago03 mins

Photo: YouTube The U.S. Senate’s grim reaper, Mitch McConnell, is known for killing meaningful legislation–and has been sitting on a…

rump Administration's racist child detainment and child separation immigration policies was the subject of a letter that was sen

House Democratic Leaders Condemn Detention of Children by Trump Administration

Special To The Black Star News3 years ago02 mins

The Trump Administration’s racist child detainment and child separation immigration policies was the subject of a letter that was sent…

Ana Suda and Martha “Mimi” Hernandez, two American citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for speaking Sp

CBP Settles Lawsuit for Profiling Two Spanish-Speaking Americans

BY ACLU3 years ago07 mins

Martha “Mimi” Hernandez and Ana Suda, two American citizens detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for speaking Spanish…

President Trump is spending his days golfing...instead of doing his job overseeing America's COVID-19 response.

House Majority Leader Addresses COVID-19 Crisis as Trump Continues to Fail Nation

Special To The Black Star News3 years ago01 mins

[COVID-19 Crisis] Hoyer: “President Trump is spending his days golfing and tweeting angrily about the election results instead of doing…

The letters come following reports that the Administration is seeking to rush through a series of regulatory roll-backs during P

Democrats Urge Trump Administration Against “Midnight Rulemaking”