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January 21, 2025January 21, 2025Politics

Touching moments from Biden’s final visit to South Carolina as president

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In a deeply personal moment that captured both endings and beginnings, Joe Biden chose to spend his final full day as president in a place that helped launch his journey to the White House. His visit to Royal Missionary Baptist Church in Charleston wasn’t just another presidential appearance it marked a profound circle of gratitude...

‘Divisiveness … Trump Created”: MAGA Shows Lack of Decorum at Donald Trump’s Inauguration, Viciously Booing Barack Obama and Clintons as Michelle’s Absence Is Applauded
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January 20, 2025January 20, 2025Politics

‘Divisiveness … Trump Created”: MAGA Shows Lack of Decorum at Donald Trump’s Inauguration, Viciously Booing Barack Obama and Clintons as Michelle’s Absence Is Applauded

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Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States on Monday while vowing to reverse the policies of his predecessor, Joe Biden, and pledging to restore what he called America’s lost “sovereignty and safety.” His supporters erupted with strong reactions as he and other political figures made their appearances during his swearing...

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January 20, 2025January 20, 2025Politics

Black women leaders boldly reshape political norms

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A shifting dynamic in Washington’s corridors of power Vice President Kamala Harris‘s recent decision to forgo the traditional Naval Observatory welcome for her successor JD Vance signals a profound shift in how Black women leaders engage with political customs. This departure from convention reflects a broader transformation in American politics, where maintaining dignity is increasingly...

‘You’re Acting Suspicious’: How a Black Journalist’s Unlawful Arrest Over His ID Ended with a $20,000 Settlement, the Demotion of One Sergeant, and Criminal Charges Against Another Cop
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January 19, 2025January 19, 2025Politics

‘You’re Acting Suspicious’: How a Black Journalist’s Unlawful Arrest Over His ID Ended with a $20,000 Settlement, the Demotion of One Sergeant, and Criminal Charges Against Another Cop

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A Black video journalist and civil rights activist recently explained how his wrongful arrest in 2015 ended in the demotion of a police officer and restitution for the incident that amounted to $20,000. Phillip Turner recorded the moments several police officers in Galveston, Texas, approached him outside their police headquarters on Nov. 4, 2015. A...

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January 19, 2025January 19, 2025Politics

Trump’s inauguration moved indoors

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Earlier this week, President-elect Donald Trump and his team opted to move his inauguration inside citing “dangerous conditions.” “I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way. It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and even horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters...

‘Probably Already Eating Watermelon’: Black FBI Agent Who Faced Racist Attacks By MAGA Trolls After New Orleans Terror Attack Reportedly Has Been Reassigned
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January 18, 2025January 18, 2025Politics

‘Probably Already Eating Watermelon’: Black FBI Agent Who Faced Racist Attacks By MAGA Trolls After New Orleans Terror Attack Reportedly Has Been Reassigned

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Fourteen people were dead and 35 others injured after the tragic New Orleans attack on Jan. 1, but a large swath of MAGA diehards were preoccupied with something else: the Black FBI agent who, in the early chaos, stated, “This is not a terrorist event.” In the aftermath of the killing spree, the far right...