5 Black trailblazers from Texas you should know about this Black History Month
Here are five Black History Month icons from Texas that you need to know about.
Former Texas lawmaker Scott Turner confirmed to lead HUD
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed former Texas state Rep. Scott Turner as President Donald Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival: Bill Gates talks new book, living in Coachella Valley
Bill Gates is set to release his most personal book yet, "Source Code," a memoir about his childhood, on Feb. 4.
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Affirmative Action Vs. DEI: The Difference Between Them
President Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting DEI programs, which also revoked Lyndon B. Johnson‘s 1965 Executive Order 11246. This order prohibited discrimination in hiring ...
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Why President Johnson signed the executive order in 1965 that Trump rescinded
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil Rights act into law, and he said he expected to ...
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Why President Johnson signed the executive order in 1965 that Trump rescinded
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson took the stage at Howard University in June of 1965, he had already signed the Civil Rights act into law, and he said he expected to sign ...
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Trump Revokes Workplace Discrimination Rules Enacted By LBJ In 1965
undoing a labor standard that stretches back to the presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson. The rule Trump nuked, Executive Order 11246, forbade federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of ...
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Speaker Johnson forms committee to probe Jan. 6, Democrats’ original investigation
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he will establish a new select subcommittee that will probe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — and likely dig into the now-defunct Jan. 6 select ...
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Chicago Bears' Ben Johnson becomes one of youngest head coaches in NFL. See where he ranks
Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson is the latest offensive guru to get his first NFL head coaching job before his 40th birthday − and the latest example of an ongoing trend in hiring by the league ...
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Johnson & Johnson stock down despite beat on full-year, Q4 2024 earnings
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) beat on fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results, but its stock traded down on Wednesday morning to about $143 per share. Several negative impacts were highlighted in the ...
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The unlikely partnership that could remake Washington
More than anyone else, House Speaker Mike Johnson could help get that done. In the roughly 15 months since Johnson was plucked from the backbenches to become the highest-ranking Republican in ...
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Why the Timing Was Right for Ben Johnson and the Bears
The evolution of the Chicago Bears’ year-long dance with Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is pretty fascinating—because it led the two sides down different roads and then back ...