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Third COVID-19 Vaccine, This Time From Johnson & Johnson, Could Soon Be Available in the U.S.
Another COVID-19 vaccine is likely to hit the scene in the coming weeks, hopefully hastening the day when the nation (and world) can get on the other side of this horrendous pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration released an analysis on Wednesday that confirms a single-dose vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson protects against the…
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lllinois Becomes First State to End Cash Bail After Governor Signs Historic Criminal Reform Measure Into Law
Illinois on Monday became the first state to eliminate cash bail, the system under which people are kept in jail without being convicted of a crime—simply because they cannot afford to pay bail. Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law a bill recently passed in the Illinois legislature to end the practice across Illinois by 2023,…
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Prosecutors Say 20-Year Veteran of NYPD Attacked Cop at Capitol ‘Like a Junkyard Dog,’ Beat Him With Metal Pole
A former officer with the New York Police Department, whose duties once included guarding City Hall and the mayor’s residence, has been charged in what prosecutors describe as a rabid attack on a Capitol officer during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Thomas Webster, a 54-year-old man who spent 20 years with the NYPD before retiring, is…
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Grand Jury Declines to Charge Rochester Police Officers in Daniel Prude’s Death
On Tuesday, Rochester, N.Y., continued America’s long-standing tradition of not holding police officers accountable for their careless actions when dealing with Black people. On March 23, last year, Rochester police officers encountered Daniel Prude while he was walking naked in the street. Prude was clearly in need of help, but instead of receiving the care…
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Video Shows Louisiana Cop Apparently Placing Black Child in Chokehold
An investigation has been launched by the Baton Rouge Police Department in Louisiana after a video released shows one its officers apparently holding a 13-year-old Black child in a chokehold. According to NBC News, officers were responding to a call about a disturbance last Sunday. Baton Rouge police Chief Murphy Paul told reporters that the…
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Southern Poverty Law Center Estimates 160 Confederate Monuments Were Taken Down in 2020. We Need to Pump Those Numbers Up
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), estimates that approximately 160 Confederate monuments were taken down over the course of 2020. Come y’all, those are rookie numbers, we need to pump those numbers up. The Associate Press reports that the SPLC has released the figures as part of its “Whose Heritage?” database that keeps track of…
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Douglas Turner Ward, Co-Founder of the Negro Ensemble Company, Dies at 90
Playwright. Tony-nominated actor. Director. Advocate. Those are just a few words to describe theater great Douglas Turner Ward, who died on Saturday, February 20 as confirmed to The New York Times by his wife. The Times reports that Ward passed away in his Manhattan home at 90 years old. The cause of his death has…