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Members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front marched through downtown Washington carrying American and Confederate flags. According to TMZ’s “White Supremacists March in Washington D.C.” report, they gathered outside a public transit station before marching during the nation’s 250th Independence Day celebration. The group, estimated to include about 400 members, wore matching blue shirts, […]
There’s an old bit from the 1986 standup special, Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met, in which Williams discusses the crazy gun culture in the United States (because, yes, it’s been a problem for a long time). “It’s in the Constitution! You have the right to bear arms or the right to arm bears. […]
The Obama Presidential Center is officially open to the public. Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama personally welcomed the first visitors to the incredible edifice that towers over the South Side of Chicago. The Obamas also hosted previous Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Joe Biden alone with their spouses at […]
Systemic injustices against Black Americans persist, with justice system often failing to deliver equality.
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 […]