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A Chicago police officer was recorded on video punching a teen activist in the face at a demonstration on Friday (July 17), knocking out several of her teeth. The woman, 18-year-old Miracle Boyd, told BuzzFeed News that she had finished making a speech to protesters in Grant Park when she …

Share0 Image via @themissingbrickindy/Instagram The restaurant industry has suffered greatly due to the spread of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, pandemic. While the niche field has been labeled an “essential” business to remain open for take-out and delivery amid the health crisis, many have still been forced to use other …

Photo: Gillian Flaccus (AP) Protesters in Portland, Ore., say federal agents donning camouflage and driving unmarked vans have been detaining protesters around the city’s downtown area since at least July 14. Stories about the arrests have been corroborated by multiple people, as well as videos showing the officers arresting protesters …

If they retain their majority next year, House Democrats would unquestionably pass all of these bills again. And the companion bill to each of these has widespread support in the Senate. For instance, all 47 senators who now caucus with the Democrats have endorsed a new voting-rights act sponsored by …

One of the three white men charged in the horrific killing of Ahmaud Arbery earlier this year is reportedly being investigated for alleged sex crimes, according to the GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation).  NBC News reports that on Friday (July 17), the GBI announced that William “Roddie” Bryan, Jr., the …

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Glee actress Naya Rivera went missing after swimming with her 4-year-old son Josey at Lake Piru in Ventura, California. Her body was found on July 12 and the cause of death has been determined to be an accidental drowning.  Now, rapper Big Sean, who dated Rivera for years and was …

Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) Tributes have been coming in from various public figures about the eminently admirable civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, who died on Friday at 80 years old, and they have ranged from the poignant to the transparently performative. Former President Barack Obama, who awarded Lewis …

Megan Thee Stallion is opening up about being shot earlier this week. The 25-year-old rapper took to Twitter on Friday (July 17) and said that while she’s going to make a full recovery, the jokes about the shooting prove that Black women’s pain is not taken seriously. “Black women are …

Photo: Mason Trinca (Getty Images) A showdown appears to be brewing between elected leaders in Portland, Oregon and the Trump Administration, as tensions continue on the ground between protestors and enforcement agents deployed by the federal government. On the heels of reports on Friday that federal officers were in Portland …