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PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 06: Reverend Al Sharpton (C) and civil rights attorney Ben Crump (R) speak to the media as Trevor Kelley (3rd L) and Trevor Kelley Jr. (L), son and grandson of Erliene Kelley who died in the Eaton Fire, look on before a memorial service for area wildfire victims at First AME Church on February 6, 2025 in Pasadena, California. At least 29 people were killed and over 12,000 structures, many of them homes and businesses, were destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades Fires. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Target CEO Meets With Al Sharpton Amid ‘Backlash’ Over DEI Rollback, Boycott Threats

Target CEO Brian Cornell is set to meet with civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton this week in New York, amid heavy criticism over the company’s DEI programs.

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - MARCH 17: People gather outside Widener Library on Harvard University's campus on March 17, 2025 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University announced free tuition for students from families that make under $200K a year. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Harvard Stands Firm Against Trump Admin’s Policy Demands Despite Billions In Funding On The Line

Harvard University has rejected demands from the Trump administration as it threatens the school’s federal funding, with just over $9 billion on the line.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 24: Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), questions U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy as he testifies during a hearing before the House Oversight and Reform Committee on August 24, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee is holding a hearing on "Protecting the Timely Delivery of Mail, Medicine, and Mail-in Ballots." (Photo by Tom Williams-Pool/Getty Images)

Democrat Lawmakers Reintroduce Slavery Reparations Bill

Democrat lawmakers reintroduced legislation on Wednesday aiming to deliver slavery reparations to Black Americans amidst President Donald Trump’s federal purge of DEI policies.

MIAMI, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: A TSA agent works in a TSA Pre checkpoint at the Miami International Airport as some of the year's busiest travel days occur during the holiday season on December 20, 2024 in Miami, Florida. As the U.S. government works to pass a new funding resolution, some travelers fear that if the government shuts down, they will endure longer lines at airports as some security staffers and air traffic controllers would not be getting paid and could choose not to report to work. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers are deemed essential, meaning they must stay on the job even if the government shuts down (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

TSA Bans Transgender Officers From Performing Security Pat-Downs

Transgender Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees will not be allowed to conduct pat-downs of travelers anymore, the Trump administration announced.

U.S. president Jimmy Carter smiling at a podium in front of an American flag, 1970s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Biden: Jimmy Carter’s State Funeral Set To Be Held On January 9th

Former Democrat President Jimmy Carter’s official state funeral is reportedly set to be held on January 9th at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., the White House announced.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter at The Company House in Christiansted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands on December 29, 2024. Jimmy Carter "lived a life measured not by words, but by his deeds," President Joe Biden said on December 29 in televised remarks addressing the death of the former US leader.

Biden Honors Jimmy Carter As An ‘Extraordinary Leader’ Following His Passing At 100

President Joe Biden on Sunday called Jimmy Carter “an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” as he joined the chorus of condolences following the 39th president’s death.