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Georgia Democrats Make History by Electing Black Leadership in Both State Legislative Chambers

Man, Black folks have really kept their foot on history’s neck, and I love to see it. In the latest bit of history making, both of the Democratic caucuses in Georgia’s state legislative chambers will have Black leadership for the first time. According to AJC, state Rep. James Beverly (D-Macon) and state Sen. Gloria Butler…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

November 24, 2020
News

Felony Charges Against Virginia State Senator Dropped as the Police Chief Who Filed Them Is Fired

A long, strange saga in Virginia has come to an end as felony charges have been dropped against the state’s most senior Black legislator and the police chief responsible for filing them has been fired. According to NBC News, state Sen. Louise Lucas (D) and 18 other plaintiffs were charged in August by Portsmouth police…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

November 17, 2020
Politics

Republican State Senator and Hater of Pandemic Emergency Measures Tests Positive for COVID-19

On Sunday, Michigan Republican State Senator Tom Barrett learned that life comes at you fast. See, Barrett is a bit of a COVID-19 denier. He even sponsored a bill to limit Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency powers, which included making masks mandatory. And then Sunday evening, Barrett learned that he had tested positive for COVID-19.…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

August 3, 2020
Politics

NY State Senator Wants to Make Calling 911 on Black Folks in White Spaces a Hate Crime

New York State Senator Jesse Hamilton wants to make calling the police on black folks living their best life a hate crime after a self-described Trump fan called the police on him. Hamilton, who represents the neighborhoods of Brownsville, Crown Heights and Flatbush in Brooklyn, N.Y., told Patch that the new law would “criminalize 911…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

August 16, 2018