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Thousands of demonstrators gathered Saturday, May 16 in Montgomery, Alabama, to sound the alarm over what activists say is a rollback of Black political representation as Republican-led Southern states move to redraw congressional maps. According to PBS.org, this is following a recent Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act. The rally, which began in […]
A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump’s name removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. According to ABC News, Trump announced Friday that he has “no interest” in continuing his efforts to remake the Washington, D.C. performing arts center after a federal court ruled that neither the venue’s name nor […]
Texas congresswoman Jasmine Crockett says taxpayer dollars should not become a “slush fund” for political allies, as new legislation targets settlements linked to alleged government “weaponization.” According to a press release from Congresswoman Crockett’s office, the Texas Democrat is taking aim at what she says could become a $1.776 billion taxpayer funded pipeline for political […]
Pulitzer Prize winning author Alex Haley’s seminal novel Roots has been added to Knox County Schools’ growing list of books removed from library shelves. According to WATE 6, it is due to the Tennessee’s Age Appropriate Materials Act, which is causing discourse of its exclusion as one of America’s most culturally significant literary works centered […]
A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, widely known as DOGE, unlawfully used race, gender, and other protected classes to carry out sweeping cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities. According to ABC News, the cuts stem from humanities grants, blocking one of the Trump administration’s most controversial federal […]
Police brutality caught on body cam, sparking outrage and calls for accountability in Texas
Gold Trump statue unveiled amid Christian symbolism, crypto funding, and social media backlash
South Carolina State University now faces defunding by state legislators to punish the HBCU for successfully protesting a commencement speech from anti-DEI Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette. The malicious MAGA is so determined to berate these students on their big day that her canceled appearance is now the pretense to destroy the school she claims to […]
President Donald Trump is offering new details and visuals from the shooting that disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. According to HuffPost, Trump is sharing video footage and images that show the suspect attempting to breach a secured checkpoint before being taken into custody. The footage, posted to Truth Social ahead of a late night […]
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated from their tables at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Reports are still developing, but three loud bangs were said to be heard, and a suspect is reportedly in custody. Politico reports that Donald and Melania Trump were sitting at a table inside a ballroom at the Washington Hilton […]
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is speaking out following the murder of Dr. Cerina Wanzer Fairfax, and he’s encouraging men to check their homeboys for their abhorrent behavior. According to Yahoo News, he is using his platform to call for accountability among men while centering the life of the woman lost. “RIP Dr. Fairfax. Fellas we […]
The concert promotion company lost big in court after it was found they exploited and overcharged ticket buyers.