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Atlanta Councilman Jason Dozier celebrates Comcast’s digital equity mission

Atlanta City Councilman Jason Dozier is excited about the future of Georgia’s capital. Through Comcast, two metro Atlanta nonprofit organizations, Raising Expectations and Inspiredu, received $110,000 in grants to bring more digital equity to the city. At Comcast’s announcement, Dozier spoke to rolling out about what the grants mean for the people of Atlanta. What did you...

‘Violated His Oath to Serve’: Former Michigan Officer Caught On Video Slamming and Beating Black Arrestee Arraigned on Federal Charges
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‘Violated His Oath to Serve’: Former Michigan Officer Caught On Video Slamming and Beating Black Arrestee Arraigned on Federal Charges

A former long-serving officer in the suburban Detroit police department appeared in federal court this week in connection with multiple charges related to his physical altercation with a Black teenager this summer at the Warren Police Department jail. The incident was captured by the jail’s surveillance camera, prompting the Department of Justice to allege he...

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VP Harris helps ‘Sisters United’ clap back during virtual rally

Vice President Kamala Harris recently addressed more than 3,000 women in a “Sisters United: Taking Back Our Rights” online rally, an effort to bolster politicians they believe will push back against predominantly Republican legislation that they say curtails women’s reproductive rights. “There are so many times when circumstances would make us feel alone and powerless,...

‘He Was Innocent’: South Carolina Man Choked, Left Bloodied By Cop In Wrongful Arrest Captured on Video Settles Lawsuit for Historic $500,000
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‘He Was Innocent’: South Carolina Man Choked, Left Bloodied By Cop In Wrongful Arrest Captured on Video Settles Lawsuit for Historic $500,000

Attorneys for Travis Price, a man who was wrongfully arrested more than two years ago, say their client has come to terms on a $500,000 settlement from his lawsuit against the city of Rock Hill, South Carolina.  On June 23, 2021, Price was driving home when he saw that his brother Ricky Price was being...

Germany Apologies to Tanzanians for the Crimes Committed Against Their Ancestors During Colonial Period: ‘What Happened Here Is Our Shared History’
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Germany Apologies to Tanzanians for the Crimes Committed Against Their Ancestors During Colonial Period: ‘What Happened Here Is Our Shared History’

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier issued an apology and expressed his shame for the horrific abuses against Tanzania during the colonial period.  He made the comments on Wednesday at the country’s Maji Maji War Memorial Museum located in the city of Songea in southwestern Tanzania.  “I would like to ask for forgiveness for what Germans did...

Caught In Another Lie? Eric Trump Attempts to Field Hard Questions. Donald Trump Jr. Tells Courtroom Artist to Make Him ‘Look Sexy’ As Brothers Take Stand in New York Fraud Case
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Caught In Another Lie? Eric Trump Attempts to Field Hard Questions. Donald Trump Jr. Tells Courtroom Artist to Make Him ‘Look Sexy’ As Brothers Take Stand in New York Fraud Case

The two older sons of Donald J. Trump have finally taken the stand as part of one of the embattled former president’s keenly awaited trials, and while both demonstrated somewhat different approaches to this case, their shared strategy seems to be deny, deny, deny. To clarify, in addition to the four state and federal criminal...