Inauguration 2025: When is it and what does Jan. 6 have to do with it?

Today Congress counted the states’ electoral votes and certified the results of the November presidential election. One of the last steps before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in a few weeks. This perfunctory ceremony had the House and Senate meeting jointly with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding. For years, the certification of the Electoral College was the start of…

How We Heal In A Divided World

Sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation In the wake of the 2024 election season, Essence sat down with W.K. Kellogg Foundation President and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron to discuss her forthcoming book How We Heal, which makes a powerful case for hope through racial healing. Below, Tabron talks about why she wrote the book,…

*** Election Certification Livewire *** Congress Convenes in Snowstorm to Certify Donald Trump’s Historic Election

Congress assembled Monday with snow and security personnel swirling around the Capitol to officially certify President-elect Donald Trump’s historic political comeback. The counting of votes certified by each of the 50 states in December will make Trump’s 312 electoral vote romp official only two weeks before Inauguration Day. The ceremony represents a monumental victory for…