The late Reps. John Conyers Jr. and Sheila Jackson Lee sponsored prior versions of the bill, with efforts to pass this legislation dating back more than 30 years. Pressley said while the effort has ...

John Conyers Jr. (May 16, 1929-Oct. 27, 2019), the longest-serving Black lawmaker in congressional history and co-founder of the Congressional Black Caucus; Florence Ballard (June 30, 1943-Feb. 22 ...

His eldest son, Jesse Jackson Jr., was elected to Congress in 1995, and his younger son, Jonathan Jackson, was elected to Congress in 2022. John Conyers Jr. Rep. John Conyers Jr., a Michigan ...

John Conyers—the longest-serving African-American member of Congress in history—first introduced the “Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for the African-Americans Act,” or United ...

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, March 12, 2025 /EINPresswire / -- Recent op-eds by the Robert Weiner Team include one today in the Chicago Tribune, P ...

Texas Tech football starts spring practice on Monday. Coach Joey McGuire shed some light Thursday on which Red Raiders are lining up where.

Spring practice for the Texas Tech football team starts Monday. The Red Raiders go three days a week, culminating with the annual spring game on April 19, pausing from March 15-23 for the ...

He joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, becoming a key lieutenant to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., often responding ... Belafonte dropped by, and John Conyers from Michigan, and ...

John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation for ... Here’s what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025. Major U.S. retailers and grocers — such as Target, Walmart and ...

Igor Milicic Jr. had 13 points and five rebounds ... and he added three free throws right after being fouled by Zeigler from distance. Arden Conyers' long shot gave the visitors their largest lead at ...

Watch the full on-field workout from Oklahoma Sooners safety Billy Bowman Jr. at the 2025 NFL Scouting ... Las Vegas Raiders' new GM John Spytek goes 1-on-1 with NFL Network's Peter Schrager ...

In September, 1971, longshoreman Leo Jackson Jr. ran a stop sign in the rain and ... UH LEGACY: James Conyers, longtime professor and director of UH's African American Studies program, dies ...