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#Flint: Judge Denies Former Michigan Governor Request to Dismiss Charges Regarding the Flint Water Crisis
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is currently facing charges for his role in the ongoing Flint water crisis. A request by Snyder’s legal team to have those charges dismissed was rejected by a judge on Thursday. According to the Associated Press, Snyder’s legal team attempted to get the charges dismissed on a technicality, arguing that since…
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You Hate to See it: Georgia Lawmaker Who Repped Majority Black County Loses Job for Trying to Suppress Black Votes
A county attorney in Georgia who represented a majority Black county was removed from his post after protesters called for his firing. What did he do, you ask? Well, he tried to suppress the vote of his constituents. According to CNN, state Rep. Barry Fleming, (R-Harlem) was one of the many Republicans in the state…
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House to Vote on Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Given the prolonged fuckery that defined the 1,460 days Trump was in office, it’s not surprising that things that shouldn’t have been a problem, became a problem. After a government shutdown derailed its renewal on 2019, the House is set to vote on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. According to CBS News, the Violence…
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Prison Guards Across the Nation Refuse to Take Vaccine, Despite Prisons Frequently Being the Site of COVID-19 Outbreaks
There was a lot of talk about Black people being resistant towards getting the vaccine because the U.S. government has a history of medical fuckery when it comes to Black bodies. There’s less talk about a similar hesitancy towards getting the vaccine among prison employees, who have refused getting vaccinated at an alarming rate. A…
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It’s a Party in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass Prices!
Happy Friday, folks! This week’s list has a little something for everyone, no matter what you’re playing on. We got a fighting game, a platformer, and a whole-ass service, so let’s get to saving you some money. Injustice 2: Legendary Edition, $14.99 (PlayStation) Zack Snyder’s Justice League is less than a week away, and if…
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Objection! Georgetown Law Professor Fired After Making Disparaging Comments About Black Students on Video Call
The latest instance of academic racism takes us to Georgetown Law, where a professor lost her job after making disparaging comments about Black students. According to the Washington Post, professors Sandra Sellers and David Batson at the Washington, D.C., university were having a conversation over a video call. At one point during the call, the…
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GOP Can’t Take an L and Is Working to Severely Limit Voting Access Across 43 States
Over the last two years, the GOP has managed to lose the House, the Senate, and the White House, so obviously that means the party is going to learn from its mistakes, condemn white supremacy in the party, and craft policies that don’t fuck over anyone not rich, white, and male, right? Nah. The “pull…
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Tennessee Commission Votes to Remove Bust of KKK Leader Nathan Bedford Forrest From the State Capitol
Today in news that makes you go “Why did it take Black death for this to happen?” the Tennessee Historical Commission voted 25-1 to remove a bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest—the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan—from the state capitol. The Tennessean reports that the effort to remove the bust began last summer…
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California State Lawmaker Introduces Bill That Would Repeal Law Critics Say Unfairly Targets Black and Brown Trans People for…Walking. Yes, Walking
A state senator in California has crafted a bill that would repeal a 26-year-old solicitation law that has been seen as unfairly punitive to Black and brown trans people. According to CNN, Democratic state Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB-357 to the state legislature on Monday night. The bill would repeal the “loitering for purpose of…
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Vice President Kamala Harris Announced $250 Million Grant That Will Be Distributed Among Organizations Combating Racial Disparities in Covid Response
At this point, you’re probably tired of the phrase “Black people are disproportionately affected” when it comes to coronavirus. I know I am. Unfortunately, the last year has seen the Black community bear the brunt of the worst parts of the pandemic—be that deaths, job losses, a lack of economic relief, evictions, or the loss…
