Why the Democratic Party Is Setting Itself Up For Failure Ahead of Midterm Elections
5 Most Shocking Parts of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Bombshell New York Times Interview
Tyler Perry Brings Receipts, Calls Sexual Assault Lawsuit a ‘$77 Million Money Grab Scam’
Video of Boxing Champ Anthony Joshua in Fatal Car Crash Leaks
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Investigation Into Anjanette Young Raid Finds More Than 100 Complaints Against Chicago Cops and 'Significant Deficiencies' in Search Procedure
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability has just completed its 16-month-long investigation into the February 2019 raid conducted by Chicago police officers into the home of 50-year-old Anjanette Young, who was made to wait handcuffed and naked while officers searched her home for a suspect who did not live there. The findings of the investigation…
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College Debate Tournament Canceled After Morehouse and Other Colleges Withdrew, Citing Racism of Other Schools
The debate team for Atlanta’s Morehouse College recently withdrew from a tournament for reasons that, as far as I can tell, boil down to one thing: Black people can’t exist in predominantly white spaces without battling racism. The incidents that led to the team leaving the competition began at round five of the British Parliamentary-style…
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Was Drake’s Views Really Fire or Did It Leave a Lot to Be Desired? Let’s Argue
On this fifth anniversary of Drake’s fourth studio album Views, I think it’s high time we say what needs to be said. The album was not that great. Sure, it had bops. Looking at you, “Child’s Play,” “Controlla,” “One Dance, “Pop Style,”and “Feel No Ways.” Yes, it had vibes. Shouts out to you, “Weston Road…
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The Death of Marvin David Scott III Has Been Ruled a Homicide
The death of Marvin David Scott III, a 26-year-old Black man who was first arrested and taken to a Texas detention facility in March and ended up dead, has been ruled a homicide. Dr. William Rohr, the medical examiner in Collin County, said Wednesday that Scott’s death was caused by “fatal acute stress response in…
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Ex-Georgia Sheriff’s Deputy Bragged About Beating Black Suspect and Arresting Black People to Keep Them From Voting, FBI Says
A former Wilkinson County, Ga., sheriff’s deputy was fired in November after the FBI contacted his sheriff and informed him that his deputy is being investigated for possessing illegal guns and potential ties to white supremacist terrorism. On Monday, the former deputy pleaded guilty in a federal court in Macon to one count of possession…
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No Matter What Happened in the Derek Chauvin Trial, the Former Cop Was Leaving in Handcuffs: Report
If the jury in the trial of Derek Chauvin had found the former Minneapolis cop who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck until he died not guilty or if a mistrial was called, the Department of Justice planned to arrest him and charge him with federal police-brutality violations. According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, federal prosecutors…
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3 Suspects in Ahmaud Arbery Case Charged With Hate Crimes
The Department of Justice has charged three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery with hate crimes. Travis McMichael, 35; his father, Gregory McMichael, 65; and William “Roddie” Bryan, 51, were indicted Wednesday for targeting and threatening Arbery because of his race. In February 2020, Arbery was running down the street in Brunswick, Ga., when Travis…
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South Carolina Volunteer Fire Chief Under Fire for Racist Post Encouraging Cops to Let Black People Kill Each Other
A few years ago, The Root’s Michael Harriot wrote what I consider to be a brilliant response to white people’s “Black-on-Black” crime narrative. In the piece, Harriot pointed out all of the most obvious things, such as the fact that the vast majority of violent crime that happens in America is intraracial and the fact…