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Office of Congressman Gregory Meeks Rep. Gregory Meeks started off the year with a new role on the world stage. Just weeks before 2020 ended, he was elected to chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee – the first Black man ever to hold the position. Since then, Meeks has opposed a constitutional referendum in Haiti, passed a resolution condemning China’s actions in Hong Kong and proposed strengthening economic ties between Africa and the U.S., all while managing local politics back in the ...

You hear the stories every day -- maybe even see the truth outside your window: Americas inner cities are falling apart. The hearts of many of our cities have become decaying centers of poverty and crime where residents are afraid to walk the streets of their own neighborhoods. The situation is getting worse every day despite the billions of taxpayer dollars Washington bureaucrats spend each year on "solutions." But there is hope. Finally, a small group of lawmakers in Congress has figured out ...

Elaine Flake, 72, was appointed the new lead pastor of the historic Greater Allen Cathedral on May 2, 2021. | Facebook/The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York Elaine Flake might have become the woman pastor with the largest congregation in the United States after being appointed lead pastor of the more than 23,000-member Greater Allen Cathedral of New York at 72 on Sunday. She is taking over the position formerly held by her husband, the Rev. Floyd Flake, 76, who also spent 11 years in Congress...

Elaine Flake, 72, was appointed the new lead pastor of the historic Greater Allen Cathedral on May 2, 2021. | Facebook/The Greater Allen Cathedral of New York Elaine Flake might have become the woman pastor with the largest congregation in the United States after being appointed lead pastor of the more than 23,000-member Greater Allen Cathedral of New York at 72 on Sunday. She is taking over the position formerly held by her husband, the Rev. Floyd Flake, 76, who also spent 11 years in Congres...

By Premiere Networks Apr 14, 2021 KEN: Nikki Haley... Shes regarded as the frontrunner of the 2024 GOP presidential contenders, okay? Now, I go back and forth. I was a huge Nikki Haley fan, but I do go back and forth a little bit because, you know, theres kind of an ebb and flow of her support and/or relationship with President Trump. But, anyway, earlier this week she answered a question: "Would you put your name in the running if President Trump chose to run again?" and she said, "No, I woul...

Apr 14, 2021 KEN: Nikki Haley… She’s regarded as the frontrunner of the 2024 GOP presidential contenders, okay? Now, I go back and forth. I was a huge Nikki Haley fan, but I do go back and forth a little bit because, you know, there’s kind of an ebb and flow of her support and/or relationship with President Trump. But, anyway, earlier this week she answered a question: “Would you put your name in the running if President Trump chose to run again?” and she said, “No, I would not run,...

Image: Jessica McGowan / Getty Images Raphael Warnock Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia’s two runoff elections for US Senate: Will he be both a pastor and a politician? Yes, says, Michael Brewer, a spokesman for the minister’s campaign, “if elected he will remain senior pastor.” Marla Frederick, professor of religion and culture at Emory University’s Candler School of Theology, told Religion News Service that an active pastor would not be unknown in the political li...

  We stand together in expressing serious concern with the Trump administrations vaccine distribution plan.  While we are encouraged by recent reports regarding the vaccines efficacy, there is urgent work to be done to ensure vaccination efforts are both expeditious and fair.    Governors need federal funding in order to execute comprehensive distribution plans to guarantee that all communities have access to the vaccine.  The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials estimates...

Condescending to the mayor and the police commissioner -- >> but why is everyone copping to him? starts in the white house. >> 84 times in the white house. i told you i asked congressman king, good friend of mine, intelligence committee, how many times you been to the white house with obama, zero. >> but there are a lot of very prominent and african american ministers and leaders, and this guy gets -- >> you know who i talked to reverend floyd flake, a g man, he takes it makes citizens home, hou...

michigan is now a sheet of ice. in chicago where the windchill is making it feel like a balmy minus six degrees. >> and its only going to get worse, neil. we are out in front of the famous water tower here in chicago. this is a magnificent mile, i found this earlier on the street. somebodys t-shirt out here, look at this. listen, thats what that feels like negative six, 12 dwreezegrees. look at the windchills tomorrow. international falls, nations icebox, minus 49 they say. milwaukee c...