Conservatives helped Congressman Mike Johnson (R-La.) win the job as U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives, but are wondering about their choice after comments he made about his sons after George Floyd’s death in 2020 came to light. Johnson said his White biological son, Jack, has had an easier time of it than his...
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‘I’m Just In Shock’: Chaos Erupts on School Bus As Two Florida Moms Tussle Over a Toy While Children ‘Cower In Fear’
Two Florida moms have made headlines after acting like children on their kids’ school bus. The mothers got into a physical fight over a dispute their young ones were having over a toy. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office was called after the disturbance got out of hand. One of the Mills Creek Elementary School bus...
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Who Is Mike Johnson? What Black People Should Know About the New U.S. House Speaker, a Reparations Opponent
It took three weeks, three nominees, and a great deal of political strife and infighting to break the stalemate, but the U.S. House has finally elected its new speaker. That new speaker of the House is Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson. The Republican congressman isn’t someone whose face is often splashed across the front pages of...
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Well, That Was Quick. Tom Emmer Is Out as the Latest Republican Pick for U.S. Speaker of the House. So What’s Next?
It took only a matter of hours for the freshest GOP nominee for U.S. Speaker of the House to withdraw his candidacy after House Republicans made quick work out of raising support to nominate him. Rep. Tom Emmer, the House Majority Whip and current representative for the 6th District of Minnesota, just dropped out of...
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Daymond John honored by Mayor Eric Adams at Black Entrepreneurs Day
Entrepreneur and television personality Daymond John was honored by the mayor of New York City on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. John, best known as one of the founders of clothing company FUBU, was shooting segments for the fourth annual Black Entrepreneurs Day, which will air globally via live...
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Judge Ignores Professor’s Plea for Mercy In Sentencing of Unrepentant Florida Man Who Attempted to Run Six Black Men Over While They Surveyed Rosewood Area for Historical Marker
One hundred years after the Rosewood race massacre, a federal judge sentenced a white Cedar Key, Florida, man on hate crimes for a vicious attack against six Black men in Florida. The man will spend the next year and a day in prison followed by two years of parole for his actions. After a conviction...