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President Joseph R. Biden today nominated Maria Rosario Jackson, PhD, of Los Angeles, California, as chair of the a href= https://www.arts.gov targe

Black communities and elected officials are hoping money from Biden can be used to help undo the nation's decades of segregation and neglect.

On Nov. 6, a small gathering assembled at 207 Main Street in Goshen, the site of the African Union Methodist Presbyterian Church, to commemorate a plaque designating the church’s listing on the Nation...

The current food system is 'literally making us sick,' senator says

This issue takes us into Western communities that are facing serious challenges. In White Mesa, Utah, the nation’s only active uranium mill wants to import radioactive waste from overseas over the fierce objections of its next-door neighbors, the Ute Mountain Utes. Meanwhile, in Shasta Vista, California, cannabis-growing Hmong Americans defied evacuation orders to fight wildfires because they don’t trust the hostile county they live in. Climate change threatens Hatch, New Mexico’s famous g...

Cleaning up coal ash sites the right way would alleviate water contamination, address environmental justice issues, and create more jobs than current site owner plans.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Shelly Lowe as Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Dr.

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Shelly Lowe as Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 12-- The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2021:. Provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework passed by the Senate today enact policies long championed by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies to help communities protect themselves from...

Chelsea Clinton, vice chairwoman of the Clinton Foundation, will host an online panel discussion at 2 p.m. Tuesday to promote covid-19 vaccinations.