Tag: Joe Biden
Justice Brown-Jackson’s Influence Being Felt on the U.S. Supreme Court
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
With the U.S. Supreme Court entering its summer recess, Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson, the newest to the bench, wraps her first...
Malveaux: Student Loan Forgiveness, A Small Step in the Right Direction
By Julianne Malveaux
President Joe Biden made a campaign promise to alleviate some student loan debt, and on August 24, he honored his commitment. Some...
Alabama Attorney Fred Gray Will Receive Presidential Award of Freedom From...
By Chuck Chandler
Alabama NewsCenter Staff
President Joe Biden on July 7 will award Alabama’s Fred Gray Sr. the Presidential Award of Freedom, which is the nation’s highest...
Vice President Kamala Harris’s Exclusive Talk With the Black Press of...
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Vice President Kamala Harris provided a message of hope while striking an encouraging tone during an exclusive...
Mayor Woodfin Scores First Major Victory of New Term with $35M...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
It didn’t take long for Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin to score his first major victory with a new city council.
On...
Mayor Woodfin to Attend President Biden’s $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Signing
birminghamal.gov
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin will attend the signing of the $1 trillion bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the White House. The...
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin cruises to second term with 64% of...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Randall Woodfin, elected four years ago as Birmingham’s youngest mayor in more than a century, on Tuesday cruised to a...
Opinion: Supporting President Biden’s Jobs Plans Means Supporting Schools
By Gaynell Hendricks
I support President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan. This plan, as constituted, makes some investments in three areas that directly affect schools....
Ellis: An Open Letter to President Biden
By Glenn Ellis
Dear President Biden:
It’s no secret to any of us that Black Americans have carried a disproportionate burden throughout every stage of the...
Biden takes the helm as president: ‘Democracy has prevailed’
By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday,...