The parents of a Black middle school student who was repeatedly physically restrained and handcuffed by school police for misbehavior related to his disabilities have won out after a precedent-setting five-year legal battle with the local school district and sheriff’s department in southern California. After presiding over the racial and disability discrimination lawsuit since 2021,...
Carlton Brathwaite and his brother Derek were sitting in a car one night two years ago, discussing what to do with their elderly stepfather after the death of their mother, when they were confronted by New Jersey cops who brutalized one of the Black men. The main cop, Edison Police Officer Matthew Talavera, tried to...
A video of an American child performing onstage in blackface is shining a spotlight on a controversial holiday tradition in Spain. The mother of three, who goes by Jellllydonut online, had recently moved to Spain with her family and was horrified when she arrived at her daughter’s holiday play and saw black makeup smeared across...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a brutal holiday greeting to President Donald Trump and his cronies, and the savage message sent the internet into a frenzy, but Newsom saved the best jab for last. Newsom has been trolling Trump and his accomplices for months, lambasting the president and top administration officials in searing posts on...
President Trump unveiled his latest spending proposal Wednesday night, announcing what he called warrior dividend checks worth $1,776 each for approximately 1.45 million military service members. The approximately $2.5 billion initiative, he explained during a national address, became possible largely through tariff revenues that exceeded expectations. The announcement marks at least the tenth distinct use...