President Donald Trump’s annual budget proposal is calling for significant modifications to Medicaid and Social Security along with heavy cuts to federal spending on many programs that benefit people with disabilities. Last week, the House... Read More

Soon after Rex Tillerson was fired as Secretary of State, Donald Trump named his probable successor (pending confirmation) as the United States’ head diplomat: current director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and former Republican... Read More

A December vote in Alabama proved the might of the black voting bloc nationwide. The black community, specifically black women, helped elect Democrat Doug Jones over the controversial alternative of Roy Moore to fill the... Read More

How do you explain the lack of success of Black Americans since the Emancipation Proclamation? What do you say about the high levels of poverty, joblessness, low educational attainment, and high rate of arrests and... Read More

A bill in Florida might leave room for children as young as sixteen to get married, if passed with a certain amendment. At the end of January the Florida Senate passed SB 140, which set... Read More

Last week the Trump administration unveiled new proposed cuts to the food stamp program that currently assists low-income families. The proposal is included in the president’s budget request for fiscal year 2019, which also includes... Read More

I don’t like gambling very much, but I am familiar with some of the terminology. “Hitting a trifecta” in horse racing for example means selecting the first three finishers of a race in the correct... Read More