::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

By Mona Austin As the pain of yet another unjustified, senseless murder of Black people, throbs in the heart of the Black community a group of Black Civil rights attorneys gathered in the East Room of the White House at an event that recognized their role. The Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law was founded at the height of the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. Its members know the families of victims of hate crimes like the Jacksonville shooting that Pres. Joe Biden addressed in his remarks all too well. Cases involving race and rights beckon their assistance and more frequently deadly discrimination is becoming more prevalent. In Jacksonville the shooting took place on the same day the March on Washington was held in the nation's Capitol. From the manifestos the white supremacist shooter left behind, it is apparent that the three people he murdered were targeted solely because they were Black, as if being born Black is a crime. Pres. Biden met with Civil ...

  Our Constitution recognizes that, as a Nation, we are constantly learning.  Our Founders built that recognition into its original design, providing a mechanism to amend our Constitution as our Nation evolved.  On July 1, 1971, our Nation ratified the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, lowering the voting age to 18.  At the time, 18-, 19-, and 20-year-old Americans were fulfilling their civic duties:  paying taxes, serving in our Armed Forces, acting as first responders, laboring in fields, factories, and service jobs across the country, and pursuing higher education.  They were participating in our democracy and all of the responsibilities of citizenship in all ways except for one:  they could not vote.  A broad coalition, following in the footsteps of the suffragettes of the early 20th century and the civil rights activists of the 1960s, advocated, educated, and prevailed in persuading our Nation that those younger Americans were entitled...

By Mona Austin, White House Correspondent (The Slice): Today is  the National Day of Prayer.  Ahead of time the White House issued an  official proclamation from Pres. Joe Biden, omitting the mention of "God" which was noted is a cause of concern for some Evangelicals who believe Democrats were trying to remove God from the public sphere.  Democrats were accused of leaving out the "under God" clause from the Pledge of Allegiance in 2020.  In 1988, the Congress, by Public Law 100-307, as amended, called on the President to issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer, "on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals." Generally a reference to God in  a proclamation about prayer is acceptable across all faiths.  While the National Day of Prayer event itself was created by evangelicals as an observation to pray for ma...

Official have determiend it is improbable that the outcome of the Georgia recount will change election results for President Donald Trump.  As the re-counts come to a close, another blow dashes wisful thinking of the Trump Administration. The amount of late votes that were turned in did not make up for the lead President -elect joe biden has oer him.  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said in an update on the matter in an appearance on CNN Wednesday,  I don't believe at the end of the day it'll change the total results."  He said they are still waiting for a few large counties to be counted.  Recommended Videos https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2020-11-18/georgia-recount-not-likely-to-change-biden-victory-state-official

For Joe Biden, a son of Delaware who has been in politics for over 40 years, it was a night like no other.  At the age of 74 on August 20, 2020, he became the oldest person to accept the Democratic nomination fo president , the oldest to ever run.  Thrice before he had attempted to run for president, failing to go the distance in the Democratic primaries. Amid a crowded field of competitors this time too he lagged behind until SC representative James Clyburn endorsed him, giving him an essential boost that turned his campaign completely around. Biden used light versus baroness as a metaphor in his speech, building hope and optimism for a future with a leader for all of America, a contrast to his opponent, incumbent president Donald Trump.  Afternthe acceptance speeh Biden joined his running mate Kamala Harris and her husband with his wife Jill. A small group of supporters in their cars awaited them to promote social distancing as a fireworks display concluded an excepti...

  (The Slice): This Thursday America wil see Pres. Donald Trump and Joe Biden face each other for the final time ahead of the november 3 electin. NBC White House Correspondent Kristen Welker will moderate the third and final presidential debate at Tennesse's Belmont University. A Harvard graduate and native of Philadelphia, Welker is a seasoned journalist with many years of experience grilling politicians, presidents and press secretaries. Welker announced on Saturday that she will cover six topics: - Fighting COVID-19 - American families - Race in America - Climate change - National security - Leadership President Trump criticized the moderator on Saturday over Twitter. The president shared a tweet from his son Don Jr. linking to a New York Post report on Welker’s “deep Democratic ties,” citing her parents donated to the party. "She’s always been terrible & unfair, just like most of the Fake News reporters, but I’ll still play the game," Trump said in a tweet i...