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Democratic Rep. Val Demings Announces She’s Running Against Marco Rubio for Florida’s Senate Seat
Demings was the impeachment manager during Trump’s first impeachment trial.
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Charlottesville City Council Votes to Finally Remove 2 Confederate Statues From Local Parks
Who knew it would only take 4 years and a whole race riot?
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Fox News Blocks the Blue, Refuses to Air Ad Featuring Police Officers Condemning Capitol Riot
Fox News, the outlet that has perhaps been most instrumental in orchestrating the Back the Blue campaign, refused to air an ad that featured Capitol police officers criticizing the Republican politicians who have tried to downplay the events of Jan. 6. According to Newsweek, the minute-long ad featured multiple Capitol police officers recounting their experiences…
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Buckhead Community Begins Production on White Flight 2: Electric Boogaloo, Moves to Become Independent from Atlanta
Nationwide, America’s gradual reopening has seen the country getting back to what it does best: violence. Atlanta is one of several cities that is experiencing a surge in violent crime, and the predominantly white community of Buckhead has proposed a revolutionary new solution: leaving. CNN reports that efforts are under way in the community to…
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Former Cop Who Issued Warrant in Breonna Taylor Raid Is Trying to Get His Job Back
The more of these stories I write and read, the more it becomes apparent that police culture revolves around the belief that by virtue of being a cop you shouldn’t have to face consequences, so it’s not surprising that the cop who issued the warrant that led to Breonna Taylor’s death is currently in the…
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A County in North Carolina Cancels Coke Machines Because CEO Believes People Should Be Able to Easily Vote
I’m sure you knew this, but Republicans are some weirdos. They spent the last year yelling about “cancel culture,” only to spend this year canceling anyone who doesn’t go along with their lies. Republican state legislators in North Carolina got in on the canceling action by voting to remove Coke machines from all government facilities…
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District Attorney in Pennsylvania Responds to Accusations of Systemic Racism by, uh, Being Systematically Racist
I’m no social scientist, yet I can’t help but theorize that white men are possibly the most sensitive group in this country—by far. If dealing with a thin-skinned president for four years didn’t clue you in on that, then you’ve had to have noticed how white men across the country continue to lose their shit…
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A New York Gallery Dedicated to the Tulsa Race Massacre Has Been Vandalized
The one thing I haven’t been able to square over the last five years is how the most pressed people in the game have the audacity to call anyone a snowflake. I just don’t understand how you can call anyone triggered, when a simple mention of the fact that America has historically been shitty for…
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18-Year-Old Gives Inspiring Speech After Becoming 1st Black Male Valedictorian at California High School
While graduation season is always a particularly heartwarming time, I have to say it feels a little more special this year. This year’s graduating class had to endure a school year that was unlike any other, with the pandemic and virtual learning creating what I can only imagine was one arduous senior year. Ahmed Muhammad,…
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Judge Rules Derek Chauvin Is a Broke Bitch, Unable to Hire an Attorney in Federal Civil Rights Case
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin isn’t only a convicted murderer; apparently, he’s also a broke bitch. A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that Chauvin is “financially unable” to hire an attorney to defend him in his civil rights case. According to Insider, Chauvin appeared before federal court for the first time on Tuesday. Chauvin…
