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Source: Facebook / facebook A now-former Michigan police officer who has reportedly spent the better part of two decades harassing, terrorizing and brutalizing Black people, and then mocking them when they threaten legal action over it, has been sentenced to six months behind bars for felony misconduct related to two traffic stops in 2024, including one where he used his taser on a Black man for more than 40 seconds […]

Source: Bongarts / Getty Former NBA player Derrick Coleman is taking a stand against Alabama’s redistricting efforts after announcing he will not attend his induction ceremony into the Mobile Sports Hall of Fame. “I declined because this moment is bigger than an award,” Coleman wrote in the Facebook post announcing his decision.  “We are living history all over again. The Supreme Court has weakened the Voting Rights Act, and the […]

Source: South Carolina State Rep. Todd Rutherford / South Carolina State Rep. Todd Rutherford The family of Cyrus Carmack-Belton was “shocked” by the not guilty verdict handed down on June 2 as the shooting trial of Chikei Rick Chow came to a close. The former Shell gas station owner, 61, was acquitted of the 2023 fatal shooting of Cyrus, who was 14 years old at the time of his death.  […]

Source: The Washington Post / Getty For generations, harmful stereotypes have painted Black fathers as absent, uninvolved or disconnected from their children’s lives. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott challenges that narrative through his work with strollers, the community, and a powerful message about fatherhood. Read about how Scott is actively demystifying the Black father trope.  Ahead of Father’s Day, Scott announced Baltimore’s first Father’s Stroller Walk. The event is designed to […]

KENT NISHIMURA / Marco Rubio / Donald Trump Secretary of State Marco Rubio was caught lying about Donald Trump sleeping in his presence during his ass-kissing sessions, oops, we mean cabinet meetings. During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing where Rubio was testifying on the FY2027 State Department budget request, a tense exchange between Rep. Ted Lieu and the Secretary of State broke out over President Donald Trump’s health. Rep. Ted […]