Harriet Tubman $20 Bill Won’t Be Released Until Trump Leaves Office
Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced Wednesday that the Harriet Tubman $20 bill will not be unveiled until 2028. It had been anticipated that the first... Read More...
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Cops Raid Black Woman’s Home, Charge Her With Playing Malcolm X Speeches Too Loud
Cops in Garner, North Carolina, raided the home Mikisa Thompson after a white neighbor called the cops to complain of noise and she was ultimately charged with ... Read More...
Philadelphia DA Wants New Judge, Trial for Meek Mill
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner filed paperwork for rapper Meek Mill to receive a new trial and judge Wednesday. ABC News obtained the legal fil... Read More...
Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin, Running for Office
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of slain Trayon Martin, announced Monday that she will be running for county commission seat in Florida's Miami-Dade County. “Sin... Read More...
NYPD Officer Admits Lying to Justify Charges Against Eric Garner
A NYPD officer testified Tuesday that he exaggerated the charges against Eric Garner to justify his chokehold death nearly five years ago. The administrative... Read More...
Lori Lightfoot Sworn In As Mayor of Chicago
Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as the 56th mayor of Chicago, becoming the first Black and openly gay person to lead the city Monday. https://twitter.com/NBCNews... Read More...
Black Nationalist Malcolm X Would Be “Too Dangerous” If He Were Alive Today
Malcolm X was a black nationalist, and America still fears him long after his assassination. It's been more than 50 years since Malcolm X, whose real name wa... Read More...
Medical Examiner Classifies Police Shooting of Pamela Turner as Homicide
The Harris County Medical Examiner’s office determined that Pamela Turner, 44, died Monday of multiple gunshot wounds from a police officer and listed the manne... Read More...
America Is Not Ready For An Interracial Married President
Bill de Blasio's bid for president is most likely doomed from the start, and it has nothing to do with him being "the worst mayor ever."
If identity politics ... Read More...
Arizona Officials Ban Prisoners from Reading ‘Chokehold’ Book Which Discusses Race, Criminal Justice
Officials in Arizona have banned the book “Chokehold: Policing Black Men” which is critical of the justice system and the ACLU has now waded into the controvers... Read More...
Westboro Baptist Church to Protest at Spelman, Morehouse, and Clark Graduation Ceremonies
The Westboro Baptist Church, a designated hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, announced plans to protest at the graduation ceremonies at Spelman, Mor... Read More...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces 2020 Presidential Bid
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his bid for the presidency with the theme of “working people first” Thursday, joining a crowded field of Democrats... Read More...
Alabama Senate Passes Restrictive Abortion Bill
Alabama lawmakers voted to effectively ban abortion in the state Tuesday, setting up a constitutional challenge that will make its way to the Supreme Court. ... Read More...
Texas Officer Fatally Shoots Pamela Turner Who Claimed to Be Pregnant
A police officer in Texas fatally shot Pamela Turner during an altercation over a Taser at an apartment complex late Monday despite her claims that she was preg... Read More...
