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Two years ago, the murder of George Floyd exposed for many what Black and Brown communities have long known and experienced -- that we must do more to ensure that our Nation lives up to its founding promise of fair and impartial justice for all. The incident sparked one of the largest social movements this country has ever seen, with calls from all corners to acknowledge the legacy of systemic racism in our criminal justice system and in our institutions more broadly. ADVERTISEMENT CMB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS     President Biden signed a historic executive order (EO) to advance effective, accountable policing and criminal justice practices that will build public trust and strengthen public safety. Police cannot fulfill their role to keep communities safe without public trust and confidence in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. Yet, there are places in America today where the bonds of trust are frayed or broken. To heal as a nation, we must acknowledge that fatal encou...

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden touched on two recent events as she spoke Monday as baby formula arrived at Dulles Airport. Said Dr. Biden, "The sudden, senseless massacre in an elementary school—little children and their teachers, Eva and Irma. Let us pray that God cradles these broken families in the palm of his hand. But let us also pray that we use the will and courage that God gives each of us so we can act—united with common sense—to protect our children. ADVERTISEMENT Love Smoothies? Here are 10 Recipes  You're Sure to Love!   I’ve always said that food is love. But food is life, too.   Like all of us, I have been heartbroken to hear the stories of parents searching for formula. As a mom and a nana, it’s impossible to hear stories of children suffering and not imagine your own children in the same position. Food is the first and most important way we nurture our children.   Joe and his team have put solutions into place to get formula back on the shelves.   Tha...

FDA Encourages Importation of Safe Infant Formula and Other Flexibilities to Further Increase Availability Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a guidance that outlines increased flexibilities regarding importation of certain infant formula products to further increase the availability of infant formula across the country while protecting the health of infants. The agency is encouraging infant formula manufacturers worldwide to take advantage of these flexibilities. “The FDA is leaving no stone unturned to further increase the availability of infant formula. We are doing everything in our power as part of the all-of-government efforts to ensure there’s adequate product available wherever and whenever parents and caregivers need it,” said FDA Commissioner Robert M. Califf, M.D. “Today’s action paves the way for companies who don’t normally distribute their infant formula products in the U.S. to do so efficiently and safely. We are hopeful this call to the global ma...

In the wake of yet another mass shooting involving a youth, o n Wednesday, May 18th, at   11:00  First Lady Jill Biden will join U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Ambassador Susan E. Rice, Mental Health Advocate Selena Gomez, and a group of young leaders for a White House Conversation on Youth Mental Health.  This conversation is in connection with the Mental Health Youth Action Forum led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and MTV Entertainment (MTVE) in support of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Unity Agenda’s emphasis on tackling the nation’s mental health crisis. Eighteen year-old Brenson Gendron, who had scoped out the TOPS grocery store two months before he returned to murder ten individuals in a predominantly African-American community of Buffalo, New York, had been mentally evaluated after threatening to shoot-up a high school earlier this year. Still, there has been no signif...

Hundreds of friends, colleagues attend. (Washington- April 27, 2022) Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright was a decades-long friend to the Washington National Cathedral and its affiliated schools.  She chaired the board of the Beauvoir School in the 1970s, all three of her daughters attended Beauvoir and graduated from the National Cathedral School, and at the time of her death she was a member of the Cathedral Chapter (the institution’s governing board). More than 1,400 people attended the service including current and former U.S. government officials, U.S. Presidents, Secretaries of State, Foreign Ministers, Ambassadors and State Department colleagues at all levels of the government; a large bipartisan Congressional delegation and colleagues from all aspects of her life and career as well as family and friends. Officiating Clergy The Right Reverend  Mariann Edgar Budde ,  Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Washington The spiritual leader for 88 Episcopal congregations and 10 E...

President Obama's White House homecoming had comedy, acquaintances, and talk of  The Affordable Care Act (ACA) which, twelve years ago, his administration passed with enough bipartisan support to become the 'most consequential' U.S. healthcare legislation in generations. ADVERTISEMENT CMB BUSINESS SOLUTIONS   His return (aside from jokingly calling President Biden, Vice President) had more to do with appealing to Congress to lower health insurance premiums and extend the ACA. "And today, today, the Biden-Harris administration is going even further by moving to fix a glitch in the regulations that will lower premiums for nearly 1 million people who need it and allow 200,000 more uninsured Americans get access to coverage", said Obama. Yet,  there are states that refuse to extend ACA-supported Medicare benefits and subsidies.  SEE: STATES WITH EXPANSION ACTIVITY Vice President Kamala Harris, women's history maker in her own right, appealed to Congress in this wa...

Maintaining that the American Rescue Plan is working, the White House issued a statement on the March jobs report. Over 430,000 new jobs were recreated, according to the report. "Nice sound to it", the president said. The president stated that the months of January and February of this year created more jobs than originally thought. "That means that over the last three months the economy has created more than 500,000 jobs a month", he said. It is also worth noting that more people are heading back to work as a result of COVID-19 vaccinations. Many Americans lost their jobs because of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. In March, unemployment fell to 3.6 percent, down from 6.4 percent.