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REAL ID Enforcement Begins: Travelers Face New Rules at Airports
As of May 7, adults flying within the U.S. must present a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or alternative form of identification to pass through airport security, or risk delays, additional screening, or being turned away at the checkpoint.
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OP-ED: Pursuing Martin Luther King Jr.’s beloved community
According to Dr. King, the creation of a beloved community would require the American people to address three great evils of society: racism, poverty, and militarism. My friend and former colleague, the late John R. Lewis, arguably Dr. King’s most ardent disciple, often invoked the concept to buttress his calls for a “just society.” John was committed to the pursuit, but I always wondered if such were possible until recently.
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Senate Republicans Again Shoot Down John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Named after the late Congressman John Lewis, the Georgia Democrat who spent his life fighting for civil and equal rights, the bill has overwhelming public support. Because of the Jim Crow-inspired filibuster rule, Democrats need the party’s 50 Senators and at least 10 Republicans to pass the measure.
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COMMENTARY: Why Won’t Democrats Fight?
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Politics is the art of compromise. Someone needs to send Mitch McConnell the memo. He does not want to raise the debt ceiling, putting a vote on that off until December. He does not want Biden’s $3.5 trillion infrastructure repair plan. He does not want to guarantee voting rights. And few Republicans are willing to stand up to him, instead of hiding behind party unity, even when they know better.
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IN MEMORIAM: Colin Powell Remembered as a ‘Good Man,’ and ‘Great American’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19,” the former General’s family wrote on Facebook. “We have lost a remarkable and loving husband, father, grandfather and a great American,” the family wrote. They reported that Powell had been fully vaccinated.
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Senator Schumer Urges Democratic Colleagues to ‘Demonstrate We Can Deliver Results’
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Democrat-led House and Senate quickly passed a 30-day extension of the expiring Highway infrastructure program over the weekend. Sen. Schumer said the Bipartisan Infrastructure bill counts as a 5-year reauthorization of the Highway Trust Fund. He reminded his colleagues that it means that the new legislative goal for Democrats must be to enact that bill and the Build Back Better Act before the new expiration date at the end of October.
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Pamela Smith Named First Black Woman Chief of U.S. Park Police
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At the United States Park Police, Chief Pamela Smith will lead a 560-member workforce that protects the public, parks, and the nation’s most iconic landmarks in Washington, D.C., New York City, and San Francisco metropolitan areas.
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President Biden Applauds New Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The government authorized using the new Janssen COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, Feb. 26. “This is exciting news for all Americans and an encouraging development in our efforts to bring an end to the crisis,” President Biden exclaimed over the weekend. “We know that the more people get vaccinated, the faster we will overcome the virus, get back to our friends and loved ones, and get our economy back on track,” he added.
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Biden Administration to Appoint Kristen Clarke to Key Civil Rights Post
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Clarke’s appointment adds even more diversity to an incoming administration that has kept its campaign promise to ensure that top staff and cabinet members reflect all of America. “Our first-rate nominees to lead the Justice Department are eminently qualified, embody character and judgment that is beyond reproach, and have devoted their careers to serving the American people with honor and integrity,” Biden said in a statement.
