On Day 1, President Biden Moves to Undo Trump’s Legacy
President Biden will unleash a full-scale assault on his predecessor’s legacy on Wednesday, acting hours after taking the oath of office to sweep aside former President Donald J. Trump’s pandemic response, reverse his environmental agenda, tear down his anti-immigration policies, bolster the sluggish economic recovery and restore federal efforts aimed at promoting diversity. Continue reading at The New York Times. (Doug Mills)
Harris’ Seattle area sorority sisters watching with pride
Alpha Kappa Alpha Incorporated is the nation’s oldest Black sorority. It was founded 113 years ago this month at Howard University in Washington, DC. Kamala Harris joined in 1986. Sorority sister Rep. April Berg is a politician herself, newly elected to the Washington Legislature in November. Continue reading at KIRO 7 TV.
Juneteenth bill would ‘acknowledge the atrocity of slavery’
f you don’t know what Juneteenth is, you’re not alone. And that’s the problem. “I thought, when I came to Washington, it was celebrated everywhere. I came to Washington in 1970, and I found that Juneteenth was not celebrated everywhere. People have not heard of it,” explained Democratic Rep. John Lovick during a hearing on the proposal to make Juneteenth a legal state holiday. Continue reading at MyNorthwest. (Karen Ducey)
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USA Today
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Harris’ Seattle area sorority sisters watching with pride (Berg)
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