
Retired African American Gen. Lloyd Austin is now in charge of the U.S. Department of Defense. On Jan. 22, the Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Defense pick, making Gen. Austin the first African American to serve in that…
As the new Congress prepares to take office and members of the U.S. House and Senate make key staff hires, it’s time for careful scrutiny of the diversity reflected within the ranks of congressional staff. This is particularly true following…
President-elect Joe Biden’s administration plans to support legislation offered by District of Columbia Democratic Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton that would ensure federal agencies advertise with minority-owned businesses, including the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). “At the direction of the president-elect,…