As a sign of the eroding tenants of democracy in Tennessee, the GOP-dominant state legislature voted to silence Rep. Justin Jones once again. Jones, D-Nashville, expressed skepticism of the Republican-sponsored bill to install armed officers in the role of school resource officers [SROs] in every public school in the state, CNN reports. This GOP proposal...
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‘Can’t Get Them Years Back Ever’: Maryland Man Who Spent Five Years In Prison Receives $350,000 Settlement After State Admits They Prosecuted Wrong Man for Murder and Assault
An innocent Maryland man received an apology from the state and approval for a $340,000 settlement after he was wrongly convicted of two violent crimes and imprisoned for more than five years. Demetrius Smith was wrongly convicted of first-degree assault and murder in 2008 when he was just 25. Smith spent more than five years...
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First lady Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19
Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. The first lady, 72, first experienced symptoms of the virus on Sunday, Sept. 3, before her status was confirmed later that evening. Elizabeth Alexander, communications director for the first lady, said in a statement: “This evening, the first lady tested positive for COVID-19. She is currently experiencing only...
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‘Strange Fruit on Display In Houston’: Activists Remove Bizarre, Racist Halloween Decorations Depicting Black Bodies Hanging from Trees In Black Neighborhood
Public outcry brought Houston-area activists to one predominantly Black neighborhood to remove a very bizarre and offensive set of Halloween decorations that resembled Black bodies hanging upside down from trees. The Houston Chronicle reported that the decorations were hung from a tree in front of a home in the Third Ward community. Community members called...
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Donald Trump would love to debate Meghan Markle
Donald Trump “would love” to debate Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. The 77-year-old former U.S. president has struck out at the former “Suits” actress and accused her of treating the late Queen Elizabeth with “disrespect” and admitted he “disagrees so much” with the way she and husband Prince Harry have conducted themselves since stepping down as...
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‘Makes Me Sick’: Nebraska School District Condemns Racist Homecoming Proposal That References Cotton-Picking
A local Nebraska school district has condemned a racially offensive homecoming proposal that has caused backlash on social media. The sign was posted in a Facebook group over the weekend and showed two white teens holding the invite. The message was written with a green marker and said: “If I was Black, I would be...
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Sonya Halpern is focused on her job despite Fulton County sex scandal, Trump coverage
Fulton County, Georgia, is at the center of the news cycle right now. First, District Attorney Fani Willis brought RICO charges against Young Thug, YSL and Donald Trump, which led to the first-ever mug shot being taken of a former U.S. president. Now, a Fulton County commissioner is embroiled in a sex scandal. In federal court,...