In the wake of the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Trump announced within days of her funeral his new nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, to take her place. Now, Democratic vice presidential nominee and California Sen. Kamala Harris has come forward accusing the president of dishonoring the …
Read More »Kamala-Con: Maya Rudolph Gushes About Finally Meeting Sen. Harris IRL
Screenshot: SNL YouTube Comedian Maya Rudolph’s impersonation of Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris was impressive enough to net her an Emmy last week, but Rudolph feels like there’s still room for improvement—particularly after meeting the potential veep in real life recently. “I got to meet her, and she is …
Read More »Trump’s Theory of the Debate Was All Wrong
Trump yelled, threatened, interrupted—and changed nothing. All he did was confirm the horror and the revulsion of the large American majority that has already begun to cast its ballots against him. Correction: Trump did one thing. On the Cleveland stage, Trump communicated that he will seize any opportunity to disrupt …
Read More »Chadwick Boseman Boosted Co-Star’s Salary With His Own Money
Chadwick Boseman’s death is just another reason why 2020 has been awful, but the stories that continue to be told about the actor will carry his legacy beyond this year. Boseman starred in the 2019 thriller 21 Bridges alongside actor Sienna Miller, and now, she’s speaking out about the actor’s …
Read More »Yamiche Alcindor Receives the 2020 Gwen Ifill Award From the International Women’s Media Foundation
1 Yamiche Alcindor (file) This week, the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) announced that they would be honoring PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor with the 2020 IWMF Gwen Ifill Award for her coverage on race relations and politics in addition to her commitment to promoting diversity within journalism. …
Read More »Large Number of NYC Voters Report Receiving Faulty Absentee Ballots
Photo: The Toidi (Shutterstock) While there is never a great time for a pandemic to hit, one occurring during an election year—making in-person voting a health risk—has certainly got to be one of the worst. In New York City, voting has gotten off to a concerning start as multiple people …
Read More »Stop Calling Breonna Taylor’s Killing a ‘Tragedy’
In Taylor’s case, authorities preferred to blame Walker, a licensed gun owner who legally had every right to protect Taylor, rather than examine the sloppiness of the warrant authorizing the search of Taylor’s home. Cameron’s version of events largely ignored the neighbors who said officers didn’t identify themselves before entering, …
Read More »Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Member Sues To Speak Out
A juror from the grand jury that decided not to return murder or manslaughter charges for any of the three police officers directly involved in Breonna Taylor’s killing is reportedly suing to have everything about their deliberation made public. In a new court filing, the unidentified juror is asking the …
Read More »GOP Sells Notorious A.C.B. Shirts One Day After Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Honored in Capital
Minutes after President Trump nominated attorney Amy Coney Barrettt to the Supreme Court, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) began selling “Notorious A.C.B.” T-shirts. The phrase is a play on the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s nickname Notorious RBG. Ginsburg earned the nickname later in her career after …
Read More »How Trump’s 2016 Campaign Used Facebook to Target and Deter 3.5 Million Black Voters: Report
Photo: NICHOLAS KAMM (Getty Images) Trump’s 2016 campaign used every trick possible to steal the election. When he wasn’t using Russian interference in the actual election, his campaign targeted some 3.5 million Black voters and tried to suppress their vote. According to British news outlet Channel 4, Trump’s campaign compiled …
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