government
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Andrew Brown Jr.'s Family Asks District Attorney to Recuse Himself From Prosecuting Coworkers
Attorneys for the family of a North Carolina man who was killed by law enforcement officers have asked the district’s top law enforcement officer to recuse himself from investigating and charging his coworkers because…did you even read the sentence? Lawyers representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr., who was slain by Pasquotank County, N.C., sheriff’s…
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Rep. Jim Clyburn Is Out of His Goddamn Mind If He Really Thinks Qualified Immunity Doesn’t Have to Be Part of Policing Reform Bill
Rep. Jim Clyburn is a political juggernaut. He is a kingmaker. He is a South Carolina god. But Jim Clyburn is out of his goddamn mind if he truly believes that qualified immunity—the legal doctrine that protects officers from being sued—doesn’t need to be part of policing reform legislation, . “I will never sacrifice good…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Continues Republican Push to Make Voting Hard AF for Black People
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, aka Big Baby Brian Kemp, continued the Republican streak of enslaving the fuck out of the Black vote by signing a controversial bill into law that would limit access to mail-in voting in the state, continuing to move on former President Trump’s continuous lie of election fraud in the 2020…
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A BLM T-Shirt Raises Questions Over Chauvin Juror's Impartiality
Could a BLM T-shirt threaten the conviction of George Floyd’s killer? Over the past few days, a photo of Derek Chauvin juror Brandon Mitchell standing next to two relatives while wearing a black T-shirt with a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. with the words “Get your knee off our necks,” as well as a…
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Department of Homeland Security to Launch Internal Review of Domestic Extremism
I guess all it took was lawmakers, current and former service members, as well as members of law enforcement to attempt an insurrection for white people to realize that crazy, racist assholes exist in all fields of work. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Monday that it would begin an internal review to assess…
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William Walker, 1st Black House Sergeant-at-Arms, Sworn In
For the first time in House history, a Black person will assume the role of the chamber’s chief law enforcement officer. William Walker, the former head of the Washington, D.C., National Guard, became the first Black House sergeant-at-arms Monday after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi swore him in, according to the Hill. The sergeant-at-arms job, in…
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Of Course, Research Shows That Black Women Wait Longer in Line to Vote Than Anyone Else
Black women have long been the most important voters for Democrats, and their electoral power has been crucial at the presidential level—just ask former President Barack Obama. Democratic presidents, governors and other elected officials at various levels of government have Black women to thank for their positions and are keen to narrow in on this…
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U.S. Capitol Police Allegedly Told to Only Look Out for Anti-Trump Protesters Ahead of Capitol Riot
Further proving that cops just straight-up don’t see angry, vitriolic white people as a threat, it was revealed during a committee hearing regarding the Capitol riot that a Capitol Police officer allegedly told “all outside units” to only monitor for anti-Trump protesters on the morning of Jan. 6. According to CNN, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.),…
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DOJ to Investigate Police Practices in Minneapolis
Less than a day after Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a civil investigation into police practices in Minneapolis. The DOJ will determine if the Minneapolis Police Department uses excessive force, engages in discriminatory conduct, and whether its treatment of people with mental health issues violates any…
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Black Religious Leaders Are Calling for Boycott of Home Depot Over Georgia's Anti-Voter Bill
A coalition of Black faith leaders across Georgia are calling for a boycott of Home Depot in response to the corporation’s lack of urgency to pressure Republicans in the state to reverse its anti-Democratic voter suppression laws. Leading the charge is Bishop Reginald T. Jackson, who oversees all 534 African Methodist Episcopal churches in Georgia.…