Why Doesn’t The New House Speaker Include His Adopted Black Son In Shared Family Pictures?

Essence Magazine:

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated November 3, 2023

Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican Congressman has had a meteoric rise to power after becoming the new Speaker of the House.

But Representative Johnson is facing scrutiny over his adopted Black son, Michael.

On the Republican’s official House website, his son is not included in the family picture. Johnson’s bio also neglects to give mention to his adoptive son, reading: “Mike and his wife

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