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James Alex Fields Jr. is the infamous killer who drove his car into a crowd of peaceful anti-racism protestors at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one and wounding dozens of others on August 12, 2017. He has already been sentenced to life on 29 federal hate crime…
Five years ago, Eric Garner’s dying words “I can’t breathe” became a rallying cry for Black Lives Matter activists and those protesting police brutality against people of color. A day before the fifth anniversary of Garner’s death, Attorney General William Barr ordered that the charges against Daniel Pantaleo, the NYPD…
The United States Soccer Federation gave the woman’s national team one last reminder of how unimportant they are at the U.S. Women’s National Team Parade on July 10 in New York City. The president of the Federation, Carlos Cordeiro, mispronounced Megan Rapinoe’s name when she was being introduced and bringing…
Wichita County, Kansas police chief Gordon Ramsay may share a name with the famous chef known for his loud tirades, but he, instead, has remained silent on concerns regarding police brutality in his department. AP reports documents in a recent civil suit against Wichita police show Ramsay acknowledging his belief…
A white Montgomery County, Maryland police officer was caught on video saying the N-word. Her excuse? She was “repeating” the Black suspects’ words. Police were called to a Silver Spring, Maryland McDonald’s on May 9 for a complaint of loitering. The men were allegedly waiting for a friend to pick…
Salty is a dating and relationships newsletter for women, transgender and non-binary people. The company wanted to put ads for the newsletter on Facebook and Instagram but were denied. Salty said that the two social platforms rejected at least four of its ads for promoting “escort services” even though none of the…
The Chief Executive’s Latest Twitter War with Four Freshman Congresswomen Could Be the Catalyst for a Series Finale in November 2020. This week, four Progressive first-term members of Congress, all women of color and collectively known as the “Squad,” were attacked and ridiculed in a series of tweets by President…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot wrote a letter to President Donald Trump on Sunday telling him exactly why, in no uncertain terms, Chicago police would not be assisting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with the promised raids. In the letter, Lightfoot explained that last Friday she ordered the city police department “not…
The Fourth Circuit Court has ruled 2-1 that settlement money cannot silence victims of police brutality in Baltimore, the Courthouse News Service reports. The case began in 2012 when Baltimore resident Ashley Overbey accused three officers of beating her during a confrontation after she reported a burglary in her home….
Unveiling a health care plan seems to be a requirement in the 2020 Democratic presidential race. It could serve as an express train to the fringe of the party and a springboard up the polls. Unfortunately for Joe Biden, the former didn’t happen. Actually, his health care plan cemented his…
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