Wrongful death lawsuit filed in the fatal shooting of Atatiana Jefferson by police. Family members of Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by police through a window in her own home, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Fort Worth, Texas and the…
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Trump Administration Detaining More Immigrants, Deporting Fewer than Obama
More foreigners are being held each day under the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) than ever before in history, but far fewer are being deported overall. The Washington Post reported that about 50,000 immigrants have been detained on any given day this year and, according to ICE data, nearly…
Michelle Obama Condemns ‘White Flight’ at Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago
Michelle Obama spoke out against “white flight” Tuesday at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. She said she experienced it as a child growing up on the South Side of the city, but that it still exists today with immigrants as the “others.” “I want to remind white folks that…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Calls out Mitch McConnell for Photo of Men in ‘Team Mitch” Shirts Choking and Groping Cardboard Cutout
A photo of seven young white men wearing “Team Mitch” shirts and pretending to choke a cardboard cutout of Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez surfaced on Twitter Monday. Mitch McConnell and the men faced backlash — including from Ocasio-Cortez herself. The photo was originally shared on Instagram with the caption, “break me…
#ImWithKap: The Resounding Online Message During Super Bowl 53
Angela Davis, Ava DuVernay, Lena Waithe, Common, Steph Curry, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and more used social media to stand in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick on Super Bowl Sunday. Former Obama cabinet secretary, Chris Lu, tweeted the sentiment right before the game started: #ImWithKap is trending in USA. Because some…
White Nationalists and Republicans Feel Dissed by Taylor Swift
UPDATE: Swift Sways an Uptick in Voter Registration That Has Never Been Seen Taylor Swift’s post did more than tick-off alt-righters. It motivated newer voters to register in a big way. Typically, there is an uptick in voting registration that occurs right before elections, but according to Vote.org Chief Operating…
White Nationalists and Republicans Feel Dissed by Taylor Swift
UPDATE: Swift Sways an Uptick in Voter Registration That Has Never Been Seen Taylor Swift’s post did more than tick-off alt-righters. It motivated newer voters to register in a big way. Typically, there is an uptick in voting registration that occurs right before elections, but according to Vote.org Chief Operating…
Obama to Trump: We're Supposed to Stand up to Discrimination and to Nazi Sympathizers
Former President Barack Obama kicked off his campaigning for November’s midterms, on Friday afternoon, and took jabs at President Trump and the spineless backbones of his Republican constituents. Obama spared no expense rebuking the administration’s actions that have emboldened racists. “We’re supposed to stand up to discrimination, and clearly and…
Angela Rye Questions What it Would be Like Working in Trump's White House
The absence of diversity in the President Trump’s administration has been a subject of ongoing debate. In an interview on Thursday with “The Breakfast Club,” a radio show based in New York City, Angela Rye, an attorney, political commentator and a leader of the Congressional Black Caucus Institute, implied that…
Federal Judge Rejects Trump's Plea to Detain Children Longer
U.S. District Court Judge Dolly Gee of California said in her decision Monday not to amend Flores v. Reno and that “absolutely nothing” prevents President Trump from reconsidering their current blanket policy of family detention. And, Tuesday is the deadline for the administration to reunite children under five with families…