The college cheating scandal continues with the latest deplorable installment in the egregious saga. A wealthy white female high school student gained admission into three prominent universities by posing as a Black tennis prodigy. Her parents, Amy and Adam Bass, colluded with Rick Singer, the mastermind behind the college admissions…
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Black Father of Three Shot Dead in L.A., Lawsuit Looming and Backlash on Social Media
Ryan Twyman, a 24-year-old father of three, was shot dead in the parking lot of an apartment complex at San Pedro and 132nd streets on the evening of June 6 in Los Angeles. Police officers approached a car Twyman was inside just before firing shots. Twyman was pronounced dead at…
Police Shooting at 20-Year-Old Willie McCoy 55 Times for Sleeping in His Car is ‘Reasonable,’ Says Paid ‘Expert’
Willie McCoy, age 20, was asleep in his car on Feb. 9 in the parking lot of a Taco Bell in Vallejo, Calif. An employee had called the police to report someone unresponsive in their car when six officers surrounded McCoy’s car with guns drawn. The officers did not try…
Church Flies Black Lives Matter Banners, Loses Its Polling Place Designation
Three months before the 2018 midterm elections, the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno, a congregation of about 450 in an affluent and mostly white part of town in California, flew Black Lives Matter banners in solidarity with people of color against police violence. But some white people in Fresno just could not…
Video: Black Motorist James Weaver Feared He Was Being Robbed at Gunpoint By Off-Duty Stockton Cop Who Failed to Identify Himself
In Stockton, California, on May 25, 26-year-old James Weaver was violently stopped in a road rage incident. Weaver said he feared for his life during the stop that stemmed from an alleged “traffic violation” with off-duty cop, Kevin Hachler. He was driving an SUV which hauled a U-Haul trailer along…
California, Facing High Numbers of Deaths by Police, Passes Watered-Down Bill Restricting Force of Cops
More people are killed by police in California than in any other state in the union. In response to the deaths, the California Assembly passed legislation Wednesday to change rules governing when police officers in the state can use lethal force. Using Assembly Bill 392: The California Act to Save Lives,…
California Considering Government-Funded Health Care for Undocumented Immigrants
Democratic California politicians hope to be the first state to offer government-funded health care to undocumented immigrants. According to The Washington Post, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom is planning to spend about $98 million a year to cover young, undocumented, low-income immigrants between the ages of 19 and 25 and elders…
Courts Battle Over Border Wall and Trump Wants New Design to Include Spikes
While President Donald Trump gives engineers directions on how he wants the wall on the southern border to look, courts are considering the billions of dollars it would cost. A federal judge in Oakland, Calif., is considered arguments in two cases on Friday that are trying to block the White…
Another Racist ‘Promposal’ and Promises from Palos Verdes High Principal for ‘Severe Consequences’
For two white Palos Verdes High School students, being a racist is apparently not bad enough to stop a “promposal.” In a photo taken in Southern California that went viral Tuesday, two students, one male, and one female, are pictured holding a sign that says one of the student’s names…
Elementary School Principal and Four Teachers Placed on Administrative Leave for Photo with Noose
At Summerwind Elementary School in Palmdale, Calif., four first-grade teachers decided to smile and pose for a photo with a noose, and the principal, Linda Brandt, reportedly then shared it in a group email. The educators have been placed on administrative leave. Palmdale School District Superintendent Raul Maldonado said, in…