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Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the gun-toting, conservative couple from St. Louis, made a prepared speech during the 2020 Republican National Convention. The pair, who have been parodied as “Karen and Ken,” made national headlines after they were seen brandishing their weapons in the name of protecting their home while Black Lives …

0 (Image: Howard University) As HBCUs continue to find a way to survive amid various institutional problems, many are showing their support by continuing to advocate for the importance of these historical educational establishments by teaching their history to the next generation. This week, an Indiana teenager made waves when …

A global pandemic. Police violence. Protests. An economic crisis. Our democracy at risk—and with it, many of the freedoms we enjoy, tenuous though they may already be. We are facing intersecting challenges at this moment in America, and it’s often difficult to know where to focus our attention and energy, …

But to the frustration of some activists, the Senate proposal does not go as far as the House or Biden plans in restraining the supply of fossil fuels available to drillers. It does not call for a ban on oil drilling on public lands, for instance, and it suggests expanding …

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican senator in office, was the last speaker during the first evening of the 2020 Republican National Convention on Monday. During his speech, Scott presented his own boot straps story while expressing his frustrations working with Democrats on legislation around criminal justice …

Photo: David Goldman (AP) As 29-year-old Jacob Blake lay in intensive care unit Monday night, protesters took to the streets around the country with his name on their lips, a new addition to a seemingly endless list of victims of police brutality. In Kenosha, Wis., where Blake was shot by …

Annie Lowrey: The party of no content But if Scott’s hope comes from his family’s story, many in his party have put their faith in a different family. An hour before Scott took the podium, Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Trump campaign’s finance chair and the eldest Trump son’s partner, was shown …

BET’s 2020 Republican National Convention Coverage — Day 2 Tuesday, August 25, 2020: Follow BET’s coverage with our live blog for the latest updates from the Republican National Convention kicking off in Charlotte, NC. We’ll feature news about the event, speeches, performances and commentary from August 24-27.  Each night, the convention will include speeches from …

Photo: Shanae Ennis-Melhado (Shutterstock) Billboard advertising company Lamar has come under fire after rejecting two billboards designed by Jay-Z’s Team ROC that featured the names of three people killed by the same police officer. WISN-12 News reports that the multiple members of Milwaukee’s Common Council have released a statement condemning …

Mayes: I had grown up in a very conservative home. I’d been taught Christian values. I’d been taught that America was this exceptional country. And we’d never had somebody at the head of our party who was just completely morally bankrupt. In fact, the moment I knew that I had …