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A Black business owner in Des Moines, Iowa says he received an eviction notice for participating in a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest. Liberian-born Jeremiah Johnson owns the fashion/retail store Stylent Brands and used to rent an office space, however his landlord saw Johnson and his associates protesting while watching …

Patricia Eva “Bonnie” Pointer, member of the Grammy award winning 80’s hit group, The Pointer Sisters, has passed away. According to Variety, her sister Anita Pointer said in a statement, “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of the Pointer Sisters that my sister Bonnie …

Photo: President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House June 05, 2020 in Washington, DC. after the U.S. Labor Department announced the unemployment rate fell to 13.3 percent in May. Photo by Chip Somodevilla (AFP/Getty Images) On Friday, the Bureau of Labor …

Protesters deserve a neutral accounting of risk. Conor Friedersdorf argues: “Protesters objecting to police killings deserve warnings as blunt as what protesters objecting to shutdowns got, not politeness that leaves them less prepared to stay safe.” America, meanwhile, is giving up on the pandemic. Alexis and Rob write: “Businesses are …

On Sunday (June 7), former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were among a group of celebrities who virtually honored the graduating high school class of 2020. The Obamas applauded the students for their perseverance in an academic journey made difficult in the final months by the coronavirus …

Screenshot: CBS News A statue of a prominent slave trader found its proper home on Sunday: at the bottom of a harbor. The overdue relocation came at the hands of Black Lives Matter protesters in the British town of Bristol. Videos of them toppling the statue, rolling it through the …

A former teacher out of Springboro, Ohio was sentenced to just eight years in prison after he was found guilty of molesting dozens of first-grade students. WKRC reports: A jury found John Hopkins guilty of 34 of the 36 charges against him in March. Hopkins molested 28 first …

On a sunny pre-pandemic afternoon at the beach near Santa Cruz, California, children shriek as the waves demolish their sand castles, and seagulls squawk over a discarded bag of salt-and-vinegar potato chips. Pelicans, sea lions, and fishermen flock to the end of an old wooden pier, attracted by schools of …

Bonnie Pointer, a Grammy-winning singer best known as an original member of the popular 70’s disco group The Pointer Sisters, died Monday morning (Jun 8). She was 69 years old. TMZ reports: Her sister, Anita, tells TMZ, “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the …

The Minneapolis City Council voted on Sunday (June 7) to dismantle the city’s police department after concluding that more attempts to reform the force would not work. Nine of the 13 council members voted in favor of the decision, which constitutes a veto-proof majority, Council President Lisa Bender told CNN. …