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Trump Sues Niece and the New York Times in Hopes of Becoming Relevant Again

The old orange man filed a $100 million lawsuit claiming Times reporters forced Mary Trump to breach a settlement disclosing tax records.

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

September 22, 2021
Criminal Justice

Prosecutors Say Police Shooting of Black Man Was ‘Justified,’ Officers Are Not Charged to Family’s Dismay

Prosecutors say the police shooting Kevin Peterson Jr. was lawful since Peterson was allegedly armed and brandished a gun at them.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

August 17, 2021
Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement, Police Brutality

Family Files Lawsuit Against St. Louis and Its Police Over Shooting Death of Black Army Veteran During No-Knock Warrant Execution

Don Clark Sr. was fatally shot in his home by SWAT team officers in 2017. Attorneys dispute what police say happened the night of his death.

By

Zack Linly

Published

July 2, 2021
News, Race Matters

Mitch McConnell Urges Education Secretary to Bar The 1619 Project From Federal Grant Programs Because White Fragility is a Helluva Drug

Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell—the guy Kentucky senator whose face always looks like it’s melting off of something—is continuing the Republican war on Blackness in education after joining fellow members of the white nationalist circle-jerk party in urging Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to help them ban Critical Race Theory into oblivion despite the easily demonstrable…

By

Zack Linly

Published

May 2, 2021
News

LeBron James and Several Teammates Will Not Stay at Trump-Branded Hotels

Several Cleveland Cavaliers players, including LeBron James, are refusing to stay at the Trump Hotel in New York City, part of a trend among several NBA teams since Donald Trump was elected president in November. The Cavaliers have excused those players who have noted that they don’t want to stay in hotels owned by the…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

December 6, 2016