Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden confirmed Tuesday that California Sen. Kamala Harris will be his running mate for the upcoming election in the fall. This comes after intense pressure for Biden from various critics to choose a Black woman as his vice president pick. However, a new survey shows there …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene, QAnon Supporter and Purveyor of Racism, Wins Georgia GOP Nomination
Screenshot: Majorie Taylor Greene (Twitter White America is clearly intent on putting its worst foot forward. We already have to deal with folks like Tom Cotton, Matt Gaetz, and, obviously, the president himself, but apparently this wasn’t enough trash for the folks in Georgia’s 14th Congressional district as the GOP …
Read More »<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: Lefties Hope Kamala Harris Will Come Around
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. Arsh Raziuddin / The Atlantic The vice presidency sometimes gets a bad rap. But put aside …
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Read More »Hulu Streams Controversial ‘Black-ish’ Episode That Never Aired for Being Deemed as Anti-Trump
Share0 (Image: ABC.com) An episode of Black-ish, a popular ABC sitcom starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, that was previously shelved two years ago due to an Anti-Trump story-line can now be seen on streaming service Hulu. The show’s creator, Kenya Barris, announced the news on his Instagram account. “In …
Read More »Fani Willis Wins Runoff Election to Become Fulton County's First Female District Attorney
Screenshot: WSB-TV On Tuesday evening, Fani Willis proved successful in her bid to unseat longtime Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard. AJC reports that Willis took 73 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s runoff election. Willis is set to become the first woman elected to serve as Fulton’s DA. “Y’all …
Read More »Lebanon’s Tragedy Is All Too Familiar
In some ways, at least, the negligence of the Trump administration actually exceeds that of the Lebanese government. An explosion, after all, is a sudden thing that happens all at once. There is no intervening once it begins. A pandemic, by contrast, takes place over time. Each day thus offers …
Read More »Barack Obama Congratulates Kamala Harris
President Barack Obama issued a statement on Tuesday (August 11) to congratulate Kamala Harris on earning the Democratic party’s nomination for Vice President of the United States. The party’s presidential candidate, Joe Biden, announced the California senator as his running mate on Tuesday afternoon. Harris is positioned to be the …
Read More »LAPD Draws Weapons on Black Teens Who Didn’t Commit A Crime (Video)
Share0 Los Angeles Police Officers pointing guns at teenagers (Image: Screenshot) A video surfaced online of police officers in California drawing their weapons on unarmed Black teenagers who didn’t commit a crime, according to TheGrio. Tammi Collins, the mother of one of the boys detained, said her son and his …
Read More »Family of Elijah McClain Files Lawsuit Alleging ‘Elijah’s Killers Extinguished the Light of a Beautiful Young Man’
Photo: Michael Ciaglo (Getty Images) The family of Elijah McClain is officially suing the city of Aurora, Colorado, the police officers involved in McClain’s detainment and the medical professionals who administered ketamine to the 23-year-old shortly before he was taken to the hospital and put on life support. The federal lawsuit …
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