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The man who could become the first Black person to lead the Department of Defense is at the center of a brewing inter-Party controversy as a growing number of Senate Democrats have signaled their opposition to his nomination.

The MORE Act passed in the House on Friday, the first of many steps to reverse and rectify the extensive damage done by prohibition largely affecting Black and brown communities.

Democratic incumbent Chief Justice Cheri Beasley requested the recount after fewer than 500 votes separated her and Republican Paul Newby in the North Carolina state Supreme Court chief justice election.

Gabriel Sterling, Georgia's Voting Systems Manager, directly blamed Trump for a noose sent to an election worker as well as other related violent threats after the state certified the election for Joe Biden.

On a recent episode of "The View" Goldberg suggested Trump's freedom could be numbered due to an ongoing investigation led by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' senior staff is shaping up to be a proper representation of the voters who are largely credited for her and Joe Biden's historic election.

Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo will be the deputy Treasury secretary, making the Nigerian-born Obama era official the first Black person to ever serve in that role.

Joe Biden tapped Cecelia Rouse to be the next chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers. If confirmed by the Senate, she would be the first Black person to ever hold the position.

The election results are official, but for many Black voters, concerns about efforts to disenfranchise their ballots this year will linger. 

Black Lives Matter activists and other prominent Black political leaders want to ensure that the Senate includes a Black woman representative as Harris transitions to her role of Vice President.