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After Grand Jurors Speak Out, Breonna Taylor’s Mother Wants Case Reviewed by an Independent Prosecutor and New Grand Jury
Breonna Taylor’s mother has expressed her disapproval of how the Kentucky attorney general handled her daughter’s case and has formally requested for the case to be presented to a new grand jury by an independent prosecutor. CNN reports that Tamika Palmer submitted a request for relief to the Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council, saying that state…
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Ciara and Russell Wilson Launch Why Not You Academy, ‘First of Many’ Public Charter Schools
Ciara and Russell Wilson are the latest celebrities to fund a charter school, a move they say extends the couple’s philanthropic commitment to education. Through their Why Not You Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at improving education access, bolstering children’s health and fighting poverty, Wilson and Ciara will provide $1.75 million to help revamp the Cascade…
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Video Shows Philadelphia Police Smash SUV Window With Child in Back Seat During Walter Wallace Unrest
Video footage has surfaced showing that during the first night of civil unrest over the shooting death of Walter Wallace Jr. by Philadelphia police, officers surrounded a slow-moving SUV, smashed its windows, pulled the driver and passenger out of the vehicle, threw them to the ground and then moments later, removed a child from the…
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The Incarcerated Are Eligible for Stimulus Checks. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Danny Davis Want to Know Why the Bureau of Prisons Is Blocking Them
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the United States Congress has given only one stimulus check to help Americans weather the public health crisis and its ensuing economic downturn. For many households, that $1,200 check has long since been spent, as months of political discussions about a second stimulus bill dead-ended with the president and Senate Majority…
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Students Protest at Maine High School After Policy Prohibits Teachers From Expressing Support for Black Lives Matter
After district officials sent a memo informing school faculty they couldn’t visibly express their support for Black Lives Matter, students at a Maine high school decided to protest. According to CNN, an official for Scarborough Public Schools District sent a memo on Monday, informing teachers that they couldn’t wear clothing or display items that had…
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'What History Books Do They Read?': Barack Obama Blasts Kushner's Black People Have to 'Want to be Successful' Nonsense
On Monday, The Root reported that Donald Trump’s senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner showed the world that racism is a family tradition when he fixed his lipless mouth-flaps to say that “President Trump’s policies are the policies that can help [Black] people break out of the problems that they’re complaining about, but he can’t…
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Why You (Yes, You) Are Broke as Shit and Will Never, Ever, Ever Be Rich So Stop Deluding Yourself, Explained
Wait. What? How can you even say that? How can I even say what? Don’t play dumb. I’m not playing. I’m naturally dumb. (Sigh) How can you—a person who 1) knows nothing about me and 2) knows nothing about the future—say that I will never be rich? Because you won’t be. And I don’t need…
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Virginia Judge Says Robert E. Lee Monument Can be Removed From Richmond Pending Appeal
2020 has been quite the year for a soldier of white supremacy who’s been dead for just over 150 years. It’s been nearly 5 months since Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared that “Richmond is no longer the capital of the Confederacy” and announced plans to remove the city’s iconic statue of Confederate General Robert E.…
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For 2nd Night, Walter Wallace Protests Rock Philadelphia as National Guard Is Called In
Philadelphians turned out for the second night of protests on Tuesday night in the wake of the fatal police shooting of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr. Police and elected officials took a much more aggressive stance against protesters than they did on Monday, with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) enlisting the help of the National Guard…