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  • Another High Profile Rapper Endorses Donald Trump For President, What Is Going On!?

    Another High Profile Rapper Endorses Donald Trump For President, What Is Going On!?

    Waka Flocka Flame posted his support of the Donald going so-far as to change his profile picture to a very awkward photo of him and the former President.

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    Jessica Washington






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    October 17, 2023
  • “Excited Delirium” Diagnoses Have Protected Bad Cops, But Now Prominent Doctors Are Rejecting It

    “Excited Delirium” Diagnoses Have Protected Bad Cops, But Now Prominent Doctors Are Rejecting It

    The American College of Emergency Physicians took a stand against the diagnosis of excited delirium, which is often used to justify deaths within custody.

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    Jessica Washington






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    October 16, 2023
  • Republican In-Fighting Risks Another Shutdown, That’s Bad News For Black Americans

    Republican In-Fighting Risks Another Shutdown, That’s Bad News For Black Americans

    Republicans continue to fight over the House Speakers position, as the deadline for another government shutdown inches closer and closer.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    October 15, 2023
  • Black Voices For Trump Leader Calls Fani Willis A “Clout Chaser”

    Black Voices For Trump Leader Calls Fani Willis A “Clout Chaser”

    Harrison Floyd, who was indicted on RICO charges in Georgia for allegedly interferring in the 2020 election, goes on social media tirade against the prosecutor.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    October 13, 2023
  • Can This Former Air Force Colonel Replace The Current Kentucky Attorney General? Maybe!

    Can This Former Air Force Colonel Replace The Current Kentucky Attorney General? Maybe!

    “I came back home to do for Kentucky what I did for America,” says Col. Pam Stevenson, who is running to replace Daniel Cameron as Kentucky Attorney General.

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    Jessica Washington






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    October 13, 2023
  • Years Later, 1 Officer In Elijah McClain Case Convicted, the Other Walks Free

    Years Later, 1 Officer In Elijah McClain Case Convicted, the Other Walks Free

    On Thursday, an officer involved in the death of Elijah McClain, 23, case was convicted on criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault charges.

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    Jessica Washington






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    October 13, 2023
  • Fewer Black Americans Are Incarcerated Than 20 Years Ago, But The Problem Isn’t Behind Us

    A new report found that one in five Black men born in 2001 are likely to be incarcerated within their lifetime, down from one in three, two decades earlier.

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    Jessica Washington






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    October 11, 2023
  • Black Alabamans Score Major Victory In Voting Rights Case

    Black Alabamans Score Major Victory In Voting Rights Case

    Federal judges on Thursday drew a new congressional map in Alabama with a second district where Black voters make-up a large chunk of the electorate.

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    Jessica Washington






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    October 10, 2023
  • Elon Musk’s Posts Landed Him In Serious Legal Trouble, But That’s Not All He Has to Answer For

    Elon Musk’s Posts Landed Him In Serious Legal Trouble, But That’s Not All He Has to Answer For

    A federal court ruled that Musk illegally threatened workers on X. The ruling came after Musk’s car company was sued for allowing rampant racial discrimination.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    October 8, 2023
  • There’s 1 Black Woman In The Senate, But These Candidates Want to Make Sure There Are More

    There’s 1 Black Woman In The Senate, But These Candidates Want to Make Sure There Are More

    “Everybody is talking about, there are no Black women in the Senate, now there’s one, but there needs to be 2,3,4,5 more,” says Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester.

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    Jessica Washington






    Published

    October 7, 2023
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