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New York Peace Officer Charged After Punching and Kicking Homeless Man in Shelter Lobby
New York has a problem: Its police have a penchant for brutalizing marginalized residents. After a verbal altercation at the Bellevue Shelter in Manhattan, on March 6, 2017, supervising sergeant Cordell Fitts and several other officers rushed and subdued a homeless man after he swung at Fitts in the shelter lobby. In surveillance footage made…
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Trump Administration Could Require Hospitals to Post Negotiated Costs of Services: Report
While Trumpâs batting average on policy moves that actually benefit the majority of Americans may be well below the Mendoza line, a potential rule change that could soon be proposed by his administration could expose the actual cost of healthcare for the first time. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Trump administration is…
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Will Kamala Harrisâ Handling of Crime Lab Misconduct While SF District Attorney Hurt Her Bid for President?
Democratic presidential hopeful and California Senator Kamala Harris has spent a considerable portion of time on the campaign trail defending her record as San Francisco district attorney and attorney general of California. As former âtop cop,â Harris, who billed herself as a âprogressive prosecutorâ has defended her tenure against closer looks at the contradictions her…
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University Dean Resigns Over Chick-fil-A Campus Ban
Cynthia Newman, dean of the College of Business Administration at Rider University in New Jersey, has decided to leave her post over the stupidest of allegedly delicious reasons. Citing her values as a âvery committed Christian,â Newman is resigning as dean because of the schoolâs refusal to allow Chick-fil-A on campus. âAs some of you already…
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Democrats Expected to Formally Request Trump's Tax Returns in Coming Weeks: Report
Much like my beloved Boston Celtics, Donald Trump canât seem to buy a victory these days. Soon, the House of Representatives may get to the bottom of why. House Democrats are expected to formally request 10 years of Trumpâs personal tax returns in the coming weeks, according to the Washington Post and other media outlets.…
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Cleveland Police Union Seeks to Overturn Firing of Tamir Rice's Killer
In a late albeit unsurprising display of indecency, the Cleveland police union has filed an appeal in court to overturn the firing of Timothy Loehmann, the officer who murdered 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November 2014. Loehmann was fired by the city over the contents of his job application and not for the murder of Rice,…
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Black Mom Singlehandedly Breaks Up Confederate Group in South Carolina
Hate groups emboldened by the presence of the first candy peanut to tie its own shoes in the White House should be warned: Black Americans tend to have black moms. And black moms tend to get what they want. Circuit court judge Judge Alex Kinlaw Jr. found in favor of a black mother in South…
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Must-See TV: Black HUD Official Lynne Patton Used Cohen Hearing to Drum Up Potential Reality Show
Congressional gollywog and Department of Housing and Urban Development official Lynne Patton, whose wig and shades briefly became the center of Cohenâs Congressional Snitchinâ Circus, may have had ulterior motives for stepping up to play the role of Rep. Mark Meadowsâ black shield. According to the Washington Post, she may have been trying to hustle…
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Right-Wing Foundation Alleges AOC Campaign Paid Boyfriend IllegallyÂ
New Yorkâs freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has raised plenty of eyebrows during her first few months in office. According to a right-leaning think-tank, her campaignâs finances may have raised legal concerns, too. The Coolidge Reagan Foundation alleges in a complaint to the Federal Election Commission that Brand New Congress PAC paid her boyfriend, Riley Roberts,…
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Remains of Missing 23-Year-Old Woman Last Seen Leaving Boston Nightclub Found in Trunk
Police have called off a manhunt for a woman from Boston after her remains were found in a trunk. According to a report, 23-year-old Jassy Correia, mother of a two-year-old daughter, was last seen alive entering a red Nissan Altima after leaving Venu, a nightclub, early Sunday alongside 32-year-old Louis D. Coleman III, identified as…
