Why America’s first Department of Education didn’t last
The brief experiment with a department of education was born in 1867 and enacted by Southern Democrat President Andrew ...
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Presidents Have Rarely Been Pals to Black Folks, But These Got Big Things Done For Us
Most of the 45 men who have served as president were e indifferent to the needs of Black folks or actively opposed to ...
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Illegally Firing Government Officials: Who Did It Worse, Andrew Johnson or Donald Trump?
Inspectors general are federal government investigators embedded in government agencies to ferret out waste, fraud, and abuse ...
Trump poised to diminish the education department; fate of financial aid, equity grants uncertain
President Trump signals plans to weaken the Department of Education, throwing into question the fate of financial aid and funding for underserved students.
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When a House Painter Failed to Assassinate President Andrew Jackson, It Was the First Such Attempt in U.S. Presidential History
Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 ...
Disgraceful pardons of January 6 insurrectionists show how low Trump will sink
December 25, 1868, and January 20, 2025, will now be forever linked in American history. These are the dates when two of our ...
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No, Donald Trump is not the only president to skip his successor’s inauguration
Last month, President Joe Biden sat down with MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas for an interview. Meiselas asked the outgoing president whether he would be attending President-elect Donald Trump’s ...