united states
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Democratic Lawmaker and Former Black Panther Proposes Bill to Release FBI COINTELPRO Records, Including Details on Fred Hampton
Right now, Republicans across the country are on a mission to whitewash America’s history in a way that protects white feelings and scrubs the stain of anti-Black racism from the nation’s fabric. GOPropaganda lawmakers have been introducing legislation to ban things like Critical Race Theory and The 1619 Project from school curricula, the military and…
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Philly Museum Apologizes for Keeping Bones of a Black Child Killed in MOVE Bombing Raid for More Than 30 Years
The University of Pennsylvania has issued an apology after it was discovered that one of its museums stored remains of a MOVE bombing victim for more than 30 years. According to the Washington Post, city officials wanted to determine if the remains belonged to Katricia “Tree” Africa, a 14-year-old killed in the bombing. They were…
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Attorney General Merrick Garland Announces Probe Into the Practices of the Louisville Metro Police Department
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Monday that his office will open an investigation into the policies and practices of the Louisville Metro Police Department. According to ABC News, the investigation will look into the policies and training techniques utilized by the LMPD. Over the last year, the department has come under increased scrutiny…
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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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The House Is Expected To Vote On D.C. Statehood Today. Then The Fight Begins In The Senate
Democrats are in control of both chambers of Congress and are expected to pass legislation that would move Washington, D.C., one step closer to achieving the ever-evasive status of statehood. While H.R. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, is expected to pass in the House, it is likely to be dead on arrival when it…
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A Roundup of Conservative White Tears After the Derek Chauvin Verdict
I’m not sure why some white people hate justice so much when it comes to Black death, but alas, here we are in an America in which Macklemore won the Best Rap Album Grammy over Kendrick Lamar. Yesterday was a difficult day for some white people. Notice I’m loading up my story with the qualifier…
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Former President of HFPA Reportedly Called BLM a 'Racist Hate Movement'
As you may know by now, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which conducts the annual Golden Globe Awards, has had to do some extra public relations fixing in the past few months. Just about a week before the 78th Golden Globes ceremony was to take place, a scathing report was released in regards to…
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Anti-Protest Bill Into Law
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a very undemocratic bill into law Monday that strengthens the power of law enforcement and makes it harder for residents to protest. CNN reports that the “Combating Public Disorder Act” creates several crimes connected to protest. One is “mob intimidation” and doxxing an individual or digitally publishing someone’s private information…