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EXCLUSIVE: Biden Administration Announces Executive Order To Close Educational Gap And Bring Equity For Black Americans

The new plan will bring advances to the Black community.
10/19/2021
Vice President Kamala Harris looks on as President Joe Biden signs a series of executive orders on racial equity, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden-Harris Administration Rolling Out Plan To Address Racial Equity

The president wants agencies to look internally at racism.
01/26/2021

Powerful Reactions To Trump’s Executive Order On Police Reform

Black Republicans say this answers their call for action.
06/17/2020
Jeh Johnson

The Clock's Ticking: Inside the Dept. of Homeland Security Shutdown Showdown

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Senate Panel OK's Obama Attorney General Pick

Committee vtes 12-8 to move Lynch's nomination forward.
02/26/2015

White House Puts Immigration Plans on Hold After Ruling

Lawmakers may now fund Dept. of Homeland Security.
02/17/2015

CBC Blasts Rand Paul for Opposition to Loretta Lynch as Attorney General

Black lawmakers say the senator's objections are unfounded.
02/06/2015

Obama Signs Executive Order to Create Task Force on 21st Century Policing

Goal is to strengthen bonds between police and communities.
12/18/2014
Barack Obama

BET Wire: Obama Defies GOP on Immigration Reform

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Rep.-Elect Mia Love Says Obama Should Remember Who's the Boss

Mia Love says Obama mustn't treat U.S. like a dictatorship.
11/19/2014
BET Wire: Midterm Shock and Awe

BET Wire: Midterms Shock and Awe

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