Author: Kennedy Sessions
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee arrested in voting rights protest
On Thursday, Texas Congresswoman Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was arrested in D.C. at a voting rights protest outside of the Hart Senate ...Black women don’t owe you a damn thing
It’s been a rough couple of months for Black women in sports and I’m tired of seeing extraordinary Black women being dehumanized ...First day of testimony in the Jan.6 riot committee
On Tuesday, the U.S House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection held their first hearing with four key officers testifying. The committee ...The People’s Lawyer, Lee Merritt on his run for Texas AG
Last week, Dallas Civil Rights Attorney Lee Merritt launched his bid for attorney general of Texas against Republican incumbent Ken Paxton. The ...‘We are in a state of crisis’ Texas Black faith leaders speak against voter suppression ...
In a press conference on Tuesday highlighting Texas Republicans latest push on voter suppression bills, Black faith leaders from across the state ...Gov Abbott threatens to arrest Dems who left the state
In an interview on Monday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to arrest the over 50 Texas House Democrats who decided to leave ...Vice President Kamala Harris thanks Texas Dems for breaking quorum
In a press conference on Monday, Vice-President Kamala Harris thanked Texas House Democrats for showing extraordinary courage and commitment in leaving the ...Anti-trans legislation on the agenda for special session
On Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced legislation identical to Senate Bill 29, an anti-transgender bill that died in the Texas House, is ...Hoochies of Houston: the city’s newest grassroots organization
Activist Nia Jones, also known on social media as Hoochie God, said after the killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant she felt a ...A breakdown of the Derek Chauvin sentencing
On Friday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in Oak Park Heights maximum security prison for the ...Vice President Kamala Harris vists the Texas-Mexico Border
On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris made her first official visit to the border as VP with Texas Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-El ...Lawmakers introduce the Vanessa Guillen Act into Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congress members introduced the Vanessa Guillen Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act in a press ...
