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NFL Playerâs Father Identified as Victim Killed in Okla. Airport Shooting
The father of a Kansas City Chiefs player has been identified as the victim killed in a shooting at an Oklahoma airport Tuesday. Michael Winchester, 52, was a Southwest Airlines employee and the father of James Winchester, a long snapper with the Kansas City Chiefs. Michael Winchester was killed Tuesday in a shooting at Oklahoma…
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#NoDAPL: Demonstrations Take Place Around the World on Planned Day of Action
Demonstrations against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline took place across the country Tuesday as part of the #NoDAPL planned day of action. âIndigenous leaders are calling on us to take to the streets and disrupt âbusiness as usualâ one week after the election to demand that President Obamaâs Army Corps of Engineers and…
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Republicans Unanimously Pick Paul Ryan to Remain Speaker of the House
Republicans in the House of Representatives unanimously agreed Tuesday that Paul D. Ryan should remain speaker and serve as the chief legislative partner to President-elect Donald Trump. The Washington Post reports that ahead of Tuesdayâs vote, Ryan told reporters, âWelcome to the dawn of a new unified Republican government.â The next step is for Ryan…
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Black Lives Matter Issues Official Statement on Donald Trumpâs Election
The national leaders of the Black Lives Matter Global Network said Tuesday that their mandate remains unchanged in the wake of âthe election of a white supremacist to the highest office in American government.â In a statement released exclusively to Mic, BLM said that it will continue to organize and work to end all state-sanctioned…
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#NotMyPresident: Protests Continue as High School Students Stage Walkouts Monday
High school students in several states, including California, Colorado and Oregon, walked out of class chanting and carrying signs as protests against the presidential election of Donald Trump entered their sixth day Monday. The students declared concerns about comments the president-elect has made about minorities and the effect he will have on their communities, the…
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Keith Ellison Makes It Official: He Wants to Chair Democratic National Committee
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) made his intention to chair the Democratic National Committee clear on Monday by simultaneously releasing the endorsements of 40 elected officials, state party chairmen and labor leaders. âDemocrats win when we harness the power of everyday people and fight for the issues they care about,â Ellison said in a statement. âIt…
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Los Angeles Police Chief: Trump Wonât Change Department's Immigration Policy
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck announced Monday that the city’s Police Department will not change its stance on immigration enforcement even as President-elect Donald Trump has promised to be tougher on immigration and deport criminal immigrants, the Los Angeles Times reports. A special order instituted by former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates in 1979 prohibits…
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Safety Pins Identify Allies Standing in Solidarity With Marginalized Groups
People who want to show that they stand in solidarity with the marginalized groups of people who now live in fear of an uncertain future for them and their loved ones in the wake of Tuesdayâs election have a special and simple way of doing so. In the days since Donald Trump was declared the…
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Black Freshmen at UPenn Targeted by Racist Social Media Group
Black students at the University of Pennsylvania awoke Friday to racist messages and graphic images posted to a social media group that they were added to without their permission. The Daily Pennsylvanian reports that several black freshmen were added to a GroupMe message labeled âMud Menâ that was full of racially explicit content. A member…
