foreign policy

Potential U.S. Senate Appointee Karen Bass solidifies the idea of Women in Power

Betti Halsell, Contributing WriterDecember 3, 2020

Chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus Karen Bass has amplified the call for justice countless times within Capitol Hill. The major benchmark Bass headed this year was the drafting and passing of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, unveiled on June 8; a “bold, comprehensive approach to hold police accountable, and change the culture of law enforcement and our communities,” said Bass. Her willfulness to take a wide and powerful stance showed the nation that she is more than qualified for one of the seats as U.S. Senate; Bass represents a new era of women in power.

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Senator Kamala Harris Makes History; First Black Woman to Participate in Vice Presidential Debate

Betti Halsell, Contributing WriterOctober 9, 2020

Senator Kamala Harris painted a picture of capitol hill reflecting diversity and sharing common ground in building relationships with social tools such as, loyalty, commitment, and keeping solidarity within any given word. Harris gave examples of how the Trump Administration are losing critical relationships in the midst of a shared pandemic. The message from current leadership is not portraying severity of the virus, it has been focused on where to place the blame of the pandemic rather than the unity it will need to fight back.

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Sen. Chuck Schumer and Stacey Abrams, “It’s Time to Fight Back!”

Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader, and Stacey Abrams, former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of RepresentativesMarch 12, 2020

Voting Rights are under attack

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Mourning Kofi Annan, Remembering Ron Walters

Julianne MalveauxSeptember 6, 2018

Kofi Annan made his transition in August. The seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, he worked up from the lower ranks (starting at age 24) of the international organization, to serve as head of peacekeeping operations, and four years into his term as UN Secretary-General, earning the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Obama’s foreign policy has moved us toward reason

Jesse JacksonMarch 17, 2016

As Barack Obama’s presidency counts down its last months, amid the raucous babble of the Republican presidential debate, people are beginning to realize how much we will miss Obama’s leadership. He has served with dignity and grace, increasingly rare attributes in American politics. His family has exhibited the values that Americans embrace. He has brought the economy back from the freefall he inherited. Republicans, of course, scorn all things Obama, with particular emphasis on his foreign policy. They argue that he’s destroyed our nation’s credibility, gutted our military and fostered the spread of terror. The din covers the emptiness of

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Obama celebrates return of prisoners, announces sanctions

JULIE PACE and KEVIN FREKING, Associated PressJanuary 20, 2016

The United States on Sunday imposed sanctions over Iran’s ballistic missile testing even as President Barack Obama hailed the release of five Americans from Tehran’s custody and the implementation of a nuclear deal he hopes will stand among his lasting foreign policy achievements.