Politics

A big congratulations to Jaylen Smith who became the youngest Black mayor in U.S. history at age 18! He will be the mayor of Earle, near Memphis, Tennessee, a town…

A diplomatic breakthrough between Israel and Lebanon has been announced! A draft agreement was created to secure drilling rights in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea by both countries averting war. #Israel…

Time Magazine has named China’s President Xi Jinping as the most powerful person in the world in September 2022! The article sites his guiding China to its ascent while the…

Mary Peltola has become the first Native Alaskan to be elected to Congress for the state of Alaska! Congratulations Congresswoman for leading by example for Native people everywhere. #NativeAlaskan #NativeAmerican…

A deal between Russia and Ukraine to allow shipments of grain for global consumption has brought the price of wheat down to pre-war levels! https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/food-crisis-wheat-price-russia-ukraine-war-grain-inflation-hunger-2022-7

President Xi Jinping of China, upon hearing about Biden’s Covid infection, sent a positive, diplomatic “get well” message, ahead of their first direct video phone meeting in the near future.…

The U.S. House of Representatives have passed the “Respect for Marriage” law with an overwhelming majority. The law codifies recognition of same sex civil unions on the heel of the…

In a sign of thawing relations, Prime Minister Yair Lapid and PLA president Mahmoud Abbas spoke on the phone Friday morning, the first time in 5 years! Falling on Eid-Al-Adha,…

The foreign ministers and delegates from China and the U.S. have met on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali. Both sides have agreed the talks were “constructive” despite…

After weeks of protests, a peace deal has been reached between the government of Ecuador and Indigenous leaders for fuel cuts and mining restrictions. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/01/ecuador-deal-reached-to-end-weeks-of-deadly-protests-and-strikes

President Joko Widodo of Indonesia met with President Zelensky of the Ukraine, and is on a peace mission to visit President Putin to attempt a cease fire and peace agreement.…

Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in as the first African American woman to become a U.S. Supreme Court justice! The 116th justice replaces Justice Steven Breyer who is retiring…

In another sign of inclusivity in the Biden Administration, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has been confirmed by the Senate to become the first openly gay Cabinet member in a U.S. Administration!…

In another win for diversity, Janet Yellen has been confirmed by the Senate as the first female U.S. Treasury Secretary! She brings to the job, an impressive resume, including being…

Fun fact: The 3rd person in line as the U.S. President, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, is a big time Batman comic fan, and has starred in 5 Batman movies!…

A big congratulations from around the world for Vice President Kamala Harris. She has broken new barriers to become the first woman, the first Black and South Asian person to…

In a history making event, Kamala Harris is poised to become the first female, African-American, and Indian-American Vice President of the United States of America! World leaders from around the…

Several major TV networks in the U.S. has announced that Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States of America. The days long count on critical states…

While the world knows about the first African American / South Asian Vice President running for office (Kamala Harris), two young Indian Americans made history in New York as the…

Fugitive Myanmar Buddhist monk, Wirathu, widely known as the “Burmese Bin Ladin” has turned himself in to authorities after 18 months on the run. Wirathu was often seen with a…