Opening statements are set for Monday in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder and manslaughter in George Floyd’s death. Derek Chauvin’s trial is expected to last about four weeks and it will be streamed online. Floyd, who was Black, was declared dead on May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, […]
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Georgia’s election overhaul faces first legal challenge
The New Georgia Project, the Black Voters Matter Fund, and Rise Inc. have filed the first lawsuit alleging racism and violation of voter’s rights stemming from the passage of Senate Bill 202 Thursday. The complaint filed in federal court in Atlanta, alleges Black and minority voters will be hit especially hard by the new legislation, […]
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Derek Chauvin trial: opening statements centered around the video
Monday morning, the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin trial began with the playing of the video that rocked everyone the world over. People could hear George Floyd take his last breaths as he cried and yelled for mercy, expressing his pain and need for water. Floyd’s nose bled and he begged for […]
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Biden to lay out first piece of sweeping infrastructure and jobs package Wednesday
President Joe Biden will lay out the first of a sweeping two-pronged infrastructure and jobs proposal Wednesday, with the administration launching its expected months-long effort to pass proposals that will total between $3 trillion and $4 trillion, according to senior administration officials. Biden, who will detail the infrastructure and climate piece of the proposal in […]
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First Black woman-owned cannabis dispensary on east coast opens
History was made in Brockton as the first Black woman-owned dispensary on the East Coast opened its doors. Legal Greens, located on Pleasant Street, is run by Vanessa Jean-Baptiste. She was extremely busy welcoming customers on Sunday. “It means a lot to me because we worked really hard to get to where we are at […]
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Coronavirus likely came from animal, not a lab, WHO draft report finds
Covid-19 probably came to people through an animal, and likely started spreading no more than a month or two before it was noticed in December of 2019, a World Health Organization draft report finds. The least likely source: a laboratory leak, the WHO’s joint international team concluded. WHO is scheduled to release the final report […]
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Derek Chauvin Trial: Prosecution called three witnesses on day one
During the first day of the Derek Chauvin trial, the prosecution called three witnesses. The first witness in the case was Jena Scurry, a Minneapolis 911 dispatcher who directed officers to the Cup Foods store, the scene of George Floyd’s death. Scurry walked the jury through video, not previously publicly released, shot from a police […]
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Eddie Murphy inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame
Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization’s show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color. After Murphy accepted his induction award Saturday night, the actor-comedian said he was “very moved” by the honor. He was presented the award by his longtime friend and “Coming 2 […]
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ___ Pfizer CEO received his company’s vaccine — he didn’t refuse it CLAIM: The […]
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Gov. Kemp’s bill signing shows the plantation where Black family worked for generations
When Kimberly Wallace turned on the news after she got home Friday night, she saw Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signing a bill into law that critics have labeled Jim Crow 2.0 because of the disruptions it would mean to voters, particularly Black voters. But Wallace, who is Black, noticed something else in the room where […]
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South Carolina beats Georgia Tech 76-65 to reach Elite Eight
Zia Cooke and her South Carolina teammates were hot from the outside and rode that solid shooting to reach the Elite Eight. Cooke scored 17 points, hitting five of six 3-point attempts, to lead top-seed South Carolina to a 76-65 win over fifth-seeded Georgia Tech on Sunday and reach the Elite Eight. “Our offense carried […]
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‘Tina’ tells Tina Turner’s story, with a tribute that keeps on turning
“Tina” is that rare documentary that leaves you craving an encore, as if two hours weren’t quite enough to do Tina Turner’s life and career justice. Weaving in a new interview with the 81-year-old icon, the footage then and now underlines the impression of Turner as a force of nature, rocking and rolling with and […]
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Analysis: How Trump’s election fraud lie turned into law in Georgia
This is how lies turn into laws that make it harder for people to vote. The same week that a major backer of former President Donald Trump’s false election fraud narrative admitted it was unreasonable, Republican lawmakers in Georgia turned legislation inspired by the false narrative into law. Republicans didn’t like the election results in […]
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Police: Man in Atlantic Station grocery store had 6 guns, wore body armor
A worker at an Atlanta grocery store heard “clicking sounds,” and it sounded to him like someone was loading weapons inside a restroom stall, he told police. Then he saw an an “AR-15-style rifle” leaning against the wall. The sharp-eyed Instacart worker is getting credit for helping officers to stop the man wearing body armor […]
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Sharon Osbourne is out of ‘The Talk’
“The Talk” and Sharon Osbourne have parted ways, CBS announced Friday. The news comes two weeks after controversy over an on-air confrontation between Osbourne and one of her co-hosts, as well as allegations that she had made racist and homophobic remarks about her colleagues in the past. “The events of the March 10 broadcast were […]