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Joseph "JoJo" Burgess, a steelworker from suburban Pittsburgh, was invited to sit in Jill Biden's viewing box during the 2022 State of the Union address. President Biden will likely reference Burgess in reference to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The Real Housewives of Potomac's newest cast member Mia Thornton shared on Instagram that she was recently diagnosed with cancer.  

Former Indian Hoosier basketball player Maurice Creek is stuck in Ukraine amid a Russian invasion that is escalating by the day. A GoFundMe has been started in hopes to raise enough money to help get him evacuated

Kei-Touch and Colonel Eugene Davis, USA (Retired) discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), NATO’s Response Force activated for first time and possible implications as this situation escalates

Kei-Touch interviewed Gregory “Sugar Bear” Elliott, a globally known recording artist, front man, lead vocalist, and bass player with 3 billboard hits including the “Da Butt” which peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles in 1988 and was also a featured performance in Spike Lee’s film “School Daze”.

Kei-Touch and The Honorable Tamara Harris Johnson, Circuit Court Judge, discussed President Biden’s nomination of The Honorable Ketanji Brown Jackson to Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Once confirmed, she will be the FIRST black woman to serve the highest court in the land.  

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Howard University received a $2 million endowment to digitize its Black Press Archive.

Mask mandates for businesses have already expired. 

With this lift starting on March 1, there won’t be a mask requirement in these places…

Kei-Touch interviewed Tiffany Gill, writer, speaker, advocate and founder of Black Girls Unscripted (BGU) - a unique global community of women and girls dedicated to harnessing the power of Black women’s stories and utilizing them as a tool to heal, educate, and inspire.