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A Black Woman Refereed An NFL Game For The First Time Sunday
Probably only a few gambing addicts and fantasy football junkies watched Sunday’s low-level NFL matchup between the equally terrible New York Jets and Carolina Panthers. (The Panthers won, 19-14). But it was still a historic game. For the first time in the history of the NFL, a Black woman was
Madam Secretary: Who Is Janet Yellen and Can She Save Us From Economic Demise?
Janet Yellen was sworn in Tuesday as the 78th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. In the hallway of portraits depicting every person who’s held that title, beginning with Alexander Hamilton, Yellen’s will stand out as the first woman on that esteemed wall. The 74-year-old Brooklyn-born economic phenom is no stranger
The November 2024 BAS Voter Guide
A Big Change to This Year’s Voter Guide We’ve been doing voter guides for a really long time. I’m pretty sure we put our first one out in like 2010 or something. And I know that thousands of you rely on our voter guides to help you make decision. But
Despite Complicated Feels, Kamala Harris is Making History
She would be the first woman to serve as vice president. She would be the first Black person and Indian American in that role. She would be the second California-born vice president, and definitely the first hailing from the Bay Area. In one fell swoop, Sen. Kamala Harris would break