Ex-Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, who pressed his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes as the man begged for his life, will make his first court appearance Monday afternoon. Chauvin was arrested last month and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Last week, prosecutors added a second-degree murder charge. The other three […]
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#Election2020 – Is ‘Defund the Police’ a massive political mistake?
On Friday, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser had a massive mural reading “Black Lives Matter” in block yellow lettering painted on 16th Street near the White House. The next day, activists painted another message — in that exact same yellow lettering — on the same street. It read: “Defund the Police.” Amid the ongoing protests in […]
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‘Sorry’ is too little and too late, Roger Goodell
The NFL is sorry. Truly, it’s sorry. As Roger Goodell, the league’s longtime commissioner, explained in a video released Friday, “we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest.” He is, again, sorry. Very. And now that a solid, oh, 76% of Americans polled say […]
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“I Survived COVID19 PART 2”
Alethea Brown endured a terrifying COVID-19 experience that included an 11-day stay at Wellstar Medical Center South in East Point. Though she now has to make use of a walker, undergo daily physical therapy, and may have to rely on an oxygen machine for the rest of her life, Brown said she relishes each new […]
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Over 500 kids participate in protest
It was the first time these children and some of their parents had ever protested. They were heard all over the busy streets chanting, “No Justice. No Peace.” and “We Have A Voice too.” The Atlanta Mayor’s Office estimated a little over 500 children peacefully protested through the narrow Buckhead shopping district’s street. Adult protesters […]
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s alternate reality in time of anguish
“Vicious dogs.” “Ominous weapons.” Injured police. Gagging protesters. Shattered storefronts. Armed personnel at centers of power and landmarks. Anguish and arson. Taking the measure of these days in the nation’s capital, President Donald Trump exclaimed: “Washington, D.C., was the safest place on earth last night!” Such alternate realities pervaded the world described by Trump and […]
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Curfew lifted in Atlanta as thousands protest across Georgia
Thousands of people across Georgia joined in dozens of protests for racial justice Saturday, from sometimes-festive events in downtown Atlanta, to a protest that drew hundreds in a once all-white north Georgia county. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Saturday morning lifted what had been a planned 8 p.m. curfew after no arrests were reported […]
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Protesters topple Confederate statue in Virginia capital
A small group of demonstrators toppled a statue of a Confederate general in the former capital of the Confederacy late Saturday, following a day of largely peaceful protests in the Virginia city. The statue of Gen. Williams Carter Wickham was pulled from its pedestal in Monroe Park, a Richmond police spokeswoman said. She said she […]
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Colin Powell says he will vote for Joe Biden for president
Former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that he’ll vote for Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, choosing again not to vote for Donald Trump for president. “I certainly cannot in any way support President Trump this year,” Powell, a Republican, told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union,” adding that he couldn’t bring himself to vote for […]
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WCLK joins a national George Floyd remembrance by radio on Tuesday
Jazz 91.9 WCLK joins radio stations nationwide to play Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come,” 0n Tuesday, June 9, at 3:00 PM, in commemoration of the life of George Floyd. “Jazz 91.9 WCLK stands for equality and justice and, stands in solidarity of peaceful protests,” said Wendy Williams, general manager, Jazz 91.9 WCLK. “We come […]
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Powell calls out Republican lawmakers for having ‘nothing to say’ about Trump’s response to Floyd protests
Former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell on Sunday called out Republican lawmakers for having “nothing to say” about President Donald Trump’s militarized response to widespread unrest following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police. “While we’re watching (Trump), we need to watch our Congress,” Powell told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State […]
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Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests
With New York City poised to reopen after a more than two-month coronavirus shutdown, officials on Sunday lifted a curfew that was in place amid protests of police brutality and racial injustice. But they also urged that demonstrators be tested for COVID-19. “Get a test. Get a test,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told people […]
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Criminals stealing unemployment benefits as claims surge
Criminals are seizing on a surge in job losses to steal unemployment benefits from Americans nationwide. This complicates an already tough situation for millions of financially strapped Americans and overwhelmed state unemployment offices. While there’s no exact measure of how many fraudulent claims have been made, states from Washington to Maine say they’ve seen an […]
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Marines ban depictions of the Confederate flag, including on bumper stickers and mugs
The US Marine Corps has ordered the removal of all public displays of the Confederate flag from Marine installations. The Marines made the announcement Friday, following growing removals of Confederate monuments and imagery across the country. “The Marine Corps shall remove the Confederate battle flag from all installation public spaces and work areas in order […]
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NASCAR vows to do better job addressing racial injustice
Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words “I Can’t Breathe” and NASCAR paused before Sunday’s Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country’s social unrest. The governing body vowed to to do a better job of addressing racial injustice in the wake of George Floyd’s death. During their warm-up laps, the […]