Imprisoned journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was rushed to the hospital for heart surgery on Thursday following chest pains he was experiencing, Democracy Now reports. Just last month, Abu-Jamal supporters rallied outside the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office demanding Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf release the 66-year-old and all incarcerated people over the age …
Read More »Colorado Republican Makes Lynching Joke Before Declaring That the Three-Fifths Compromise Wasn't Racist
Screenshot: @Marshall9News/ Twitter Republicans are so desperate to whitewash America’s racist history that they are willing to reach far and wide for white-splanations that rewrite history to make a nation that sanctioned mass human trafficking, torture and the oppression of an entire race for multiple centuries look like a noble …
Read More »The Books Briefing: The New Legacy of America’s Wilderness
The nature you see in documentaries is beautiful and false “By selecting just the most stunning shots and editing people out of the picture, the [BBC Natural History Unit] creates an untouched parallel universe that’s undeniably glamorous—both beautiful and inaccessible.” 🎥 A Perfect Planet, narrated by Sir David Attenborough 🎥 …
Read More »LaMarcus Aldridge Announces Retirement
LaMarcus Aldridge has announced his retirement from the NBA. The Brooklyn Nets forward said he was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat after a recent game. “Though I’m better now, what I felt with my heart that night was still one of the scariest things I’ve experienced,” Aldridge said in a …
Read More »Atlanta High School Gets Rid of KKK Name, Renamed After Baseball Legend Hank Aaron
An Atlanta high school previously named after a Ku Klux Klan leader will be renamed after a Black baseball legend. According to USA Today, the Atlanta Board of Education voted unanimously earlier on Monday to change the name of Forrest Hill Academy to Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy. The new …
Read More »Sean Hannity Calls 13-Year-Old Child Killed by Police a ‘Man.’ Twitter Drags Him for It
Photo: Ethan Miller (Getty Images) If a used domestic terrorist boot and a discarded sock with a meth addiction had a baby it would be Sean Hannity. The inherently racist, spewer of hate and lover of all things white Fox News host will stop at nothing to make his point, …
Read More »The Human Side of Fracking
Economic considerations were paramount, of course. For financially strapped homeowners, monthly royalty checks enabled a modest nest egg, a nice pickup, a new roof, their first dishwasher. Leasing allowed some to hold on to the family farm. One man poignantly described his wish to fund a college education for his …
Read More »Daunte Wright’s Aunt Says She’s Received Hateful Messages
Daunte Wright’s aunt said she’s been receiving hateful emails since she started a GoFundMe page in order to cover her nephew’s funeral costs. Kelly Bryant told Insider she started the page to help the 20-year-old’s grieving parents. Bryant said she took the initiative “just so they didn’t have to think …
Read More »Stop Work-Induced Stress and Anxiety From Running Your Life With This Highly-Rated App
0 (Image via Alex Green/Pexels) Contrary to popular belief, anxiety is commonplace today. In fact, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S. It affects 40 million adults aged 18 and older. That’s 18.1 percent of the …
Read More »Auntie Maxine Snatches Jim Jordan’s Baby Hair, Tells the Ohio Rep ‘Shut Your Mouth’
Photo: Stefani Reynolds (Getty Images) If only Rep. Jim Jordan, a former assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State, had something to say when wrestlers were being sexually abused by their team doctor. Instead, Jordan has claimed he had no knowledge of the incidents despite several wrestlers claiming he not only …
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