Tag: America

Nearly 700,000 people live in Washington. We work, raise our children, serve in the armed forces, and pay federal taxes at a higher rate per person than residents of any state. Not one of us can cast a vote that counts in Congress. How did the capital of a self-governing nation come to deny self-government to the people who live in it? The answer runs through the city's history. When Black Washingtonians gained political power in 1867, Congress abolished the city's elected government and handed control to three presidential appointees. Direct federal rule lasted a century.

There's nothing quite like Independence Day in America. You see it in our big cities and small rural towns, in neighborhood block parties and family cookouts, in the faces watching fireworks displays. But while we celebrate this year, there is an undertone of struggle. The skyrocketing cost of gas has caused many to cancel family road trips. Energy costs are up 21%, making air conditioning unaffordable during hot July. Trump's inflation has made hamburgers and hot dogs so expensive that cookouts may not happen. Our families are struggling when we should be celebrating because leaders have created an unnecessary affordability crisis.

Since the launch of Ghana’s “Year of Return” program in 2019, hundreds of African Americans have visited the country to experience the history, culture and tradition upfront. At least 1,500 African Americans have moved to Ghana since 2019.

History books say ‘slaves were brought to America’ but no one ever asked the free Africans if they wanted to leave their homeland. They were stolen, shackled, crammed head-to-toe in slave ships, traded for goods or sold.

Elon musk’s father, errol musk, is back in the headlines. In a new sit-down, errol said exactly what was on his mind. Errol tried to draw parallels with south africa. The full special airs sunday, november 16, 2025.

The forbes 400 ranks the wealthiest individuals in the united states based on their net worth, and despite the fact that the u.s. is home to more than a dozen black billionaires, only four of them made it on the list.