Laphonza Butler, a prominent Democratic strategist who served as an adviser to Vice President Kamala Harris, will fill the seat vacated by longtime U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who passed Friday at the age of 90. California Gov. Gavin Newsom made the pick in fulfillment of a promise he’d made three years ago, when he...
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‘I’m Gonna Hunt You Down Like a Dog!’: Enraged White Motorist Ram’s Truck Into Black Man’s Car In Alleged Racist Attack
A white Australian man verbally attacked a Black man last month, threatening to find out where he lives and to “hunt” him like a dog before allegedly ramming his vehicle into the Black man’s BMW. Local authorities have charged the white man with several crimes. The victim, who only wants to be identified as JP,...
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Laphonza Butler to become the only Black woman in the Senate
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has selected Laphonza Butler, a Democratic strategist and adviser to Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign, to fill the U.S. Senate seat made vacant by the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein. In choosing Butler on Sunday, Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Feinstein’s seat became...
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‘I Fight Kids. I’ll Fight You!’: LAPD Arrest Woman Weeks After Video Surfaces of Unprovoked Attack of Defenseless 13-Year-Old Girl In a McDonald’s
An arrest has been made in the McDonald’s assault case of a minor that made headlines in early September. The Los Angeles Police Department received numerous tips from the outraged public after the video of a grown woman brutally attacking a California teen went viral. Kassidy Jones was attacked by an adult stranger in a...
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Say what? Trump supporters compare his mug shot to MLK’s (photos )
The cringe-worthy conservative playbook on African Americans gets regurgitated by their unprincipled talking heads repeatedly as something like this: They routinely demean the entire Black race, blame Blacks for the country’s problems, and then use our iconic leaders to help peddle their nationalistic and racist agenda. The formula was unveiled yet again by the dastardly...
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Viral Video Shows Maryland Police Attempt to Detain Paralyzed Man, Making Him Sit on the Ground Outside His Car Before Finding Out They Had the Wrong Man
Maryland deputies are under fire after two shocking videos emerged of them detaining a paralyzed Black man, causing him to fall out of his car and forcing him to sit on the ground. Sources say the officers mistook him for a different suspect and reacted before verifying his identity. The two viral videos of the...
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Joe Biden not expected to attend Rishi Sunak’s flagship AI conference
Joe Biden is not expected to attend Rishi Sunak’s flagship AI conference in a major “embarrassment” for the British Prime Minister. The U.S. president is set to miss the global summit this fall even though Sunak has boasted how America and the UK are closely cooperating on regulating the tech. Biden may be replaced with...