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Meet Two Unapologetic Chicago Activists Calling for Defunding Police to Save Black Lives
Chicago is a key site in the movement against the epidemic of police violence that continues to leave the lives of Black people in its wake. From the killings of Rekia Boyd and Laquan McDonald by Chicago Police Department officers to the more recent video evidence of the department’s outrageous mistreatment of Black women like…
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Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales Doesn't Want to Return New York City Back to 'Normal'
There are a lot of folks running for office who want to get back to normal. It makes sense, given how rough four years of Donald Trump have been. Here in New York City, where the pandemic has pulled the city into a projected $4 billion budget deficit this year and an unclear window of…
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Jamaal Bowman Wants to Reimagine the Democratic Party
Jamaal Bowman believes the Democratic Party needs a makeover. That’s why he’s been so outspoken over former President Barack Obama’s anti-defund the police remarks. Of course, he’s not dissing the first negro-in-chief. Bowman just believes Obama isn’t a relevant voice who can speak to the millions of people who rose up this summer after the…
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Joe Biden Wouldn't be the Next President If Not for 'Defund the Police'
In the beginning, God took six days to create the Earth, all of the animals and humans. Adam and Eve, the original Michelle and Barack, were living the life, running around butt-naked until Lucifer, an incredibly talented choir director, ruined everything by convincing Eve to serve Adam a tainted fruit salad. That’s why people die.…
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Minneapolis City Council Votes to Shift Almost $8 Million From the Police Budget as Part of ‘Safety for All’ Plan
The death of George Floyd while in the custody of Minneapolis police officers has transformed the city into one of the epicenters of the current movement surrounding racial justice and police reform. In a notable step forward, the Minneapolis City Council has voted to shift millions of dollars away from the police budget. According to…
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Feds Join Probe Into Police Killing of Casey Goodson, Who Family Says Was Shot While Carrying a Sandwich
The FBI and the Department of Justice will join the Columbus police investigation into the police killing of Casey Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man who was fatally shot last week in Columbus, Ohio by a sheriff’s deputy. U.S. Attorney David DeVillers announced federal authorities’ involvement in the investigation, which will be conducted alongside the…
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Seattle Honors Calls to Defund the Police…Kind Of
“Back the Blue” advocates would have you believe that the “defund the police” rallying cry is a call to end policing in America outright. While there certainly are those who wish to abolish the police, “defund the police” is a call to take some of the funding normally granted to police departments and allocate them…
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Did Police Protests Help Biden Get Elected? Black Swing State Activists Believe So
Since the election (which is still not technically over, although it’s very much decided), Congressional Democrats have squabbled over what is to blame for their less-than-stellar performance at the ballot box. Among the accusations, launched most vociferously by S.C. Rep. James Clyburn, is that “sloganeering” in the form of “Defund the police” was harmful for…
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Rep. James Clyburn Blames ‘Defund the Police’ for Congressional Democrats’ Lackluster Election Results
House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), arguably the country’s most powerful Black lawmaker, doubled down this weekend on centrist Democrats’ claims that calls to “defund the police” cost the party crucial seats in this year’s elections. The comments, made on CNN’s State of the Union and NBC’s Meet the Press fanned the flames of a…