Democrat Gabe Amo defeated Republican Gerry W. Leonard Jr. in a special election for Rhode Island‘s 1st Congressional District seat Tuesday, becoming the state’s first Black Congressman. The seat was vacated by seven-term Rep. David Cicilline, also a Democrat, who announced in February that he would step down to become president and CEO of the...
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‘A Nightmare’: Injured American Man Stuck In Colombia After Hospital Demands Medical Payment Before He Can Return to U.S. for Specialized Care
A Florida resident who suffered injuries while vacationing in Medellin, Colombia, is stuck in the country due to hospital officials pressing his family to pay before he is released. Michael Eugene Clark, a Clark Atlanta University alum, went on the annual trip with two of his friends last month, CBS News reported. While there, the group went...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...