If confirmed, Rep. Deb Haaland would be the first Native American to carry a Cabinet-level position in the history of the US.

At the age of twelve, Sharmila Sen emigrated from India to the US and spent much of her life attempting to blend into American whiteness. Part memoir, part manifesto, Sen’s Not Quite Not White is a witty and poignant story of self-discovery. An excerpt: My education in Calcutta began before I turned three. My parents enrolled me in a […]

For the first time in history, an African-American woman has become mayor of the city of San Francisco. 43-year-old London Breed, San Francisco Supervisor, came out victorious a week after Election Day to become the city’s elected mayor. Breed will serve until 2020, finishing the term of the late Mayor Ed Lee She narrowly defeated her […]

ABC network has cancelled Roseanne Barr’s revived sitcom “Roseanne”. The move came after her racist tweet attacking former US President Barack Obama’s adviser Valerie Jarrett, that sparked fury all over. What Barr said on Twitter Barr falsely alleged that Jarrett, who was born in Iran to American parents, has connections to the Muslim Brotherhood. She also […]

What you need to know about one of the most vocal politicians in the US, Sarah Palin