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What Kamala Harris wants people to do on Juneteenth

Kamala Harris wants to build a new tradition for the nation’s latest federal holiday, Juneteenth, which celebrates 250,000 Texas slaves being freed on June 19, 1865. “One of the things I’ve issued as a call to action, I would invite everyone to participate in, is among the many ways that you celebrate Juneteenth, think about...

‘Cut Your Black A– Throat’: Texas Man Who Left Four Racist Death Threats on Rep. Maxine Waters’ Voicemail Now Faces Prison Time, But Claims He Doesn’t Remember Doing It
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‘Cut Your Black A– Throat’: Texas Man Who Left Four Racist Death Threats on Rep. Maxine Waters’ Voicemail Now Faces Prison Time, But Claims He Doesn’t Remember Doing It

A Texas man who called Rep. Maxine Waters several times in 2022 to threaten to kill her will spend close to three years behind bars. A judge sentenced 61-year-old Brian Michael Gaherty to 33 months in prison on Monday. Gaherty pleaded guilty to one count of threatening a United States official in January after confessing...

‘This Man Is a Shame’: Unfazed Clarence Thomas Under Fire After Reports Reveal More Undisclosed Trips Aboard GOP Billionaire’s Private Jet and Nearly $4.2 Million In Gifts
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‘This Man Is a Shame’: Unfazed Clarence Thomas Under Fire After Reports Reveal More Undisclosed Trips Aboard GOP Billionaire’s Private Jet and Nearly $4.2 Million In Gifts

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is under fire again over his repeated acceptance of luxury gifts and free travel after Senate Democrats released a series of documents showing the veteran jurist failed to disclose three private flights he took with billionaire GOP donor Harlan Crow between 2017 and 2021. Two of the flights were round...

‘I Can’t Let This Slide’: Detroit Mother Outraged After 9-Year-Old Son Left Sleeping, Locked on School Bus for Hours Alone
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‘I Can’t Let This Slide’: Detroit Mother Outraged After 9-Year-Old Son Left Sleeping, Locked on School Bus for Hours Alone

A 9-year-old Detroit boy was allegedly left behind on a school bus for nearly six hours, sparking outrage and concern over the safety protocols of the school transportation system.  The boy’s mother, Tashonda Bennett, said she remains furious over the incident in which her older son found the younger boy asleep on the bus around...

‘Just unspeakable’: Florida Deputies Bust Down Innocent Black Woman’s Door Twice and Forced Her Outside Her Home In the Nude In Front of Multiple Officers and Her Children
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‘Just unspeakable’: Florida Deputies Bust Down Innocent Black Woman’s Door Twice and Forced Her Outside Her Home In the Nude In Front of Multiple Officers and Her Children

The same Florida sheriff’s department that has come under fire for shooting and killing a Black Senior Airman with the U.S. Air Force last month has been sued for twice breaking into the home of a Black woman and forcing her outside naked where they handcuffed her, leaving her standing in front of her home...

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Virginia NAACP files lawsuit against school for reinstating Confederate names

The Virginia NAACP has initiated a federal lawsuit against the Shenandoah County School Board for their decision to reinstate Confederate military names to two local schools, a move seen as an endorsement of segregationist values and a racially discriminatory educational environment. Reversal of 2020 decision amidst racial injustice protests In a controversial vote, the school...