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Someone Drove Around in a Truck With a Sign Honoring MLK’s Assassin
So, you can’t make this stuff up. On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, while the nation was celebrating the life and legacy of the iconic civil rights leader, a truck was seen in Johnstown, Pa., with a series of problematic images and messages, one of which honored King’s assassin, James Earl Ray. According to the…
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Dad of Alfred Olango Files Lawsuit Against El Cajon, Calif., Cops in Son’s Death
The father of Alfred Olango, Richard Olango Abuka, filed a civil rights lawsuit in San Diego federal court earlier this week, accusing El Cajon, Calif., police of using excessive, deadly force against his son, who was shot and killed during an encounter last year, the San Diego Union Tribune reports. According to the report, the…
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Will We Be Getting Reparations From Sallie Mae-Navient?
Navient, the nation’s largest servicer of student loans, has misled borrowers for years with respect to its policies and practices, costing them millions of dollars, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by a federal regulator. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the same agency that went after Wells Fargo and aired out all its dirty laundry,…
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Flint, Mich.’s Water Crisis Continues; Latest Events Prove It’s Far From Over
The people of Flint, Mich., still do not have clean water, and there does not appear to be a definite end in sight to the need for water filters and bottled water for everything from bathing to cooking more than a year after Mayor Karen Weaver called a state of emergency because of elevated lead…
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Widow of Gunman in Pulse Nightclub Shooting Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges
The widow of the Pulse nightclub shooter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges against her in connection with the shooting. Noor Zahi Salman, 30, stood before U.S. District Judge Donna Ryu in a California courtroom as she entered her plea. According to the Orlando Sentinel, prosecutors say that Salman knew about Omar Mateen’s plan…
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Chicago Cop Charged With 1st-Degree Murder in Off-Duty Shooting of Unarmed Man
A Chicago police officer was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder in the off-duty shooting of an unarmed man earlier this month. Tandra Simonton, a spokeswoman for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, told the Chicago Tribune that Cook County prosecutors filed charges against Lowell Houser in the shooting death of 38-year-old Jose Nieves…
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Prosecutors Drop Case Against Deaf Man Beaten by Okla. Troopers for Resisting Arrest
A deaf man who suffered injuries after an encounter with Oklahoma state troopers during a traffic stop will no longer be going to trial; prosecutors have dropped the charges just weeks before he was set to appear in court, KOKH reports. Pearl Pearson Jr. said that officers beat him up during an encounter following a…
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17-Year-Old Mich. Girl Charged in Knifepoint Rape of 19-Year-Old
A 17-year-old Michigan girl from Saginaw is facing life in prison after being charged with raping a 19-year-old man at knifepoint, MLive reports. The girl was arraigned Tuesday on two felony counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. If she’s convicted, each count carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, the site notes. According to…
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Russia Made a Trump Coin Because They Love Him
This Russia-Donald Trump thing just keeps getting weirder. According to the Huffington Post, a Russian company has made a commemorative coin for the president-elect’s inauguration featuring his face and the words “In Trump We Trust.” “There are more hopes associated with Trump with regards to the lifting of sanctions; maybe the environment [between the U.S.…
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s Niece Alveda King Confirms She Voted for Trump
Alveda King, an outspoken pro-life advocate and the niece of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., confirmed that she voted for Donald Trump for president on Monday, when the whole nation was celebrating her uncle and his works, the Washington Examiner reports. According to the report, King confirmed her vote in a statement to…