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How La.’s Legislature Voted in Favor of White Supremacy
On Monday the Louisiana House of Representatives held a vote on the city of New Orleans’ removal of monuments to the Confederate States of America, The Advocate reports. After two hours of furious debate, the House overwhelmingly voted 65-31 for H.B. 71, which forbids the altering, removal or renaming of any “structure, plaque, monument or…
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#BuyingACarWhileBlack: Tenn. Officer Allegedly Pulled Gun on Black Woman Who Was Changing License Plates on Vehicle She Bought
A Knoxville, Tenn., police officer is under investigation after allegedly pulling his gun while off duty on a black woman who was changing the license plates on an SUV she had recently purchased, and refusing to let her provide proof. According to the Knoxville News Sentinel, the Knoxville Police Department is investigating Officer Matthew Janis…
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European Country to US: New Phone, Who Dis?
Because President Vladimir TrumPutin has no idea what in the hell he’s doing—and that includes, I don’t know, showing classified material to Russian officials—a senior European official has told the Associated Press that since our president can’t even hold water, his country may stop sharing classified info with the United States. Such sharing “could be…
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Did James Harden Mastermind a Strip Club Beatdown and Robbery?
Moses Malone Jr., the son of late NBA Hall of Famer Moses Malone, believes that Houston Rockets star point guard James Harden was the mastermind behind a June robbery and assault in which at least $15,000 worth of jewelry was stolen. Now Malone has filed a lawsuit against Harden in which he claims that the…
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18-Year-Old Graduates Magna Cum Laude From Howard University, Sets Sights on Doctorate Next
At 18, many people are excitedly preparing for college. Nkechinyere Chidi-Ogbolu, on the other hand, just graduated from college as a member of Howard University’s Class of 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering. And she graduated magna cum laude. According to The Hilltop, Howard’s student newspaper, Chidi-Ogbolu started her journey at age…
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If This Latest Russia Report Doesn’t Get Trump Impeached, I Don’t Know What Will
I don’t have to comb through years of President TrumPutin’s taxes or real estate dealings to point out collusion between the worst president in American history and Mother Russia, aka our play cousin. Let’s just look at the past week. On May 9, unbeknownst to members of his own team, Trump fired FBI Director James…
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Ohio’s 1st African-American State Trooper Dies at 85
Family, friends and dozens of local law enforcement gathered Monday to remember the life of Louis Sharp, a huge part of Ohio’s history as the state’s first African-American state trooper. According to WCMH, Sharp died last week at the age of 85. Sharp’s grandson, Justin Sharp, remembered his grandfather as a “strong” person. “I don’t…
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Video Shows Man Punching Security Guard in Her Face
A Chicago security guard is recovering after being brutally punched in the face during an attack early Sunday morning that left her with serious injuries. “He fractured a bone right below my eye,” Zoa Stigler, a security guard at the Six30 condo complex, told NBC Chicago. “He punched me and threw his water bottle all…
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Immigration Agent Tries to Question 4th-Grader, Gets Turned Away by School Officials
If you needed any further proof of how low the agents of this administration will sink to carry out its dictator’s mandates, a federal immigration agent showed up at an elementary school in Queens, N.Y., to question a fourth-grade student Thursday. A New York City spokesman told CBS New York that the incident happened at…
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Donald Trump Has a Big Mouth, Reveals Highly Classified Information to Russian Ambassador, Foreign Minister
Your president has a big mouth and apparently couldn’t hold water if he were a rain cloud. According to a report published Monday, Donald Trump revealed highly classified information during his meeting last week at the White House with the Russian foreign minister and ambassador, and his disclosures jeopardized a critical source of intelligence on…