A bill to abolish the death penalty is winding its way through the Virginia state legislature. The bill has passed the senate and is expected to soon be signed by Gov. Ralph Northam. Once approved, it would make Virginia the 23rd state in the country to ban the death penalty,…
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Mississippi’s Bennie Thompson Sues Trump in Federal Civil Court for Insurrection
Even though he may have escaped a Senate impeachment conviction, former President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani are still facing the ramifications of their actions on Jan. 6th when they encouraged an angry mob to storm the Capitol. In a civil lawsuit filed in federal court on Tuesday,…
Transgender Youth Under Attack by State Legislators Across the Country
In an alarming new trend, a growing number of U.S. states have enacted laws designed to discriminate against or to remove rights from the nation’s transgender youth. In Iowa, the Times-Republican has reported that legislators are mulling over passage of “Senate File 224, a bill that would prevent Iowa students…
Black American Farmers Concerned Over Further Discrimination Due to Incoming Secretary of Agriculture
Black farmers in America are wary of substantive change and further discrimination under the proposed new Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “President Joe Biden’s nomination of Tom Vilsack to lead the Agriculture Department received a chilly reaction from many Black farmers who contend he didn’t do enough to help them the…
Black Lives Matter Movement Nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
Norwegian lawmaker Petter Eide has nominated the Black Lives Matter movement for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Although the year may just be getting underway, following the tumultuous summer of 2020 and the continuing regrowth of the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S., Tim Fitzsimons from NBC News has reported…
President Biden Continues Making History Just Days Into Office; the Disappearance of Racially Biased Standardized Testing for College Acceptance; and More
President Biden’s new administration continues to enact legislation at a breakneck pace. As the administration of 46th President Joe Biden starts its first full week in control of the White House, legislation setting a new course for the country continues to be approved at a record rate. Among the actions…
Biden Administration Already Hard at Work Enacting Numerous Beneficial Policies; Amanda Gorman is America’s New Superstar Poet; and More
President Joe Biden sworn in and new administration already hard at work. Just hours after his emotional, star-studded and highly protected inauguration took place on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden is already working on fulfilling campaign promises and undoing some of the most egregious acts carried out by his predecessor….
How The Internet Reacted to President Joe Biden’s Inauguration
After what felt like an eternity since the 2020 presidential election was called and another eon since the pro-MAGA coup at the Capitol, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. was officially sworn in on Jan. 20, 2021 as the 46th president of the United States. Kamala D. Harris was also sworn in…
Trump Commission Attempts Racist Whitewashing of History; Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert Probed for Potential Role in Capitol Insurrection; and More
Trump commission’s “1776 Report” attempts racist whitewashing of history In the highly controversial “1776 Report” released by the Trump administration yesterday, the outgoing GOP party doesn’t just try to present a nonpartisan, “patriotic” look at the nation’s history (as the President had promised the report would do) it fully rewrites…
Ex-Michigan Governor Charged for Racist Lead Poisoning of Flint Water Supply; COVID-19 Vaccines Not Increasing in Availability; Democrats Plan to Repeal Trump Rules; and More
Former Michigan Governor formally charged for poisoning thousands of predominantly Black Flint citizens with water containing lead. In 2014, when the city of Flint was forced by the state to begin taking its water supply from the Flint river rather than using water from nearby Detroit as it had for…