Alpha Phi Alpha’s move out of Florida could be the first of many Black organizations
Statewide policies under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis prompted the nation’s oldest Black fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha, to pull its 2025 convention out of the state as a form of protest. But now, the group’s president, Willis L. Lonzer III, said he thinks his fraternity’s decision may galvanize other Black organizations المزيد
Biden opts to keep Space Command in Colorado, reversing Trump’s decision to move it to Alabama
Austin, the secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall, and Space Command chief Army Gen. James Dickinson all supported the president’s decision, Ryder said. Dickinson had argued against shifting the headquarters to Alabama on grounds it could put military readiness at risk. A decision on the headquarters had been pending المزيد
Democrats move to ramp up heat safety protections for workers
Congressional Democrats are taking new steps to boost protections for workers toiling in record-high temperatures. A bill introduced in the House and Senate late Wednesday would direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to adopt an interim heat standard for workplace safety. The measure, which coincides with heat alerts covering المزيد