Civil rights leaders condemned Facebook’s inaction on a recent series of controversial posts from President Donald Trump following a conversation Monday between their groups and top Facebook execs, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg. Zuckerberg is setting “a very dangerous precedent,” read a statement from the organizations, which included the Leadership Conference on […]
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#Election2020 – Anti-Trump Republican group attacks Trump on race in new ad
The anti-Trump Republican group, The Lincoln Project, is planning to air a new attack ad blasting President Donald Trump’s record on race relations in the US. The TV spot, backed by a $500,000 ad buy, will air in the key battleground states of Florida, Wisconsin and Michigan as well as in Washington, DC. The ad, […]
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‘Insecure’ star Kendrick Sampson says he was shot with rubber bullets 7 times during George Floyd protest
Actor Kendrick Sampson said he was shot seven times with rubber bullets by police in Los Angeles on Saturday during a protest over the death of George Floyd. “He pointed the gun DIRECTLY AT ME,” Sampson wrote on Twitter, linking to an news report about his experience. “I actually got hit 7 times with rubber […]
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[VIDEO] “I Survived COVID-19”: Alethea Brown shared her story of contracting, then recovering from COVID-19
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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Trump slams governors as ‘weak,’ urges crackdown on protests
President Donald Trump on Monday derided many governors as “weak” and demanded tougher crackdowns on burning and stealing among some demonstrations in the aftermath of another night of violent protests in dozens of American cities. Trump spoke to governors on a video teleconference that also included law enforcement and national security officials, telling the state leaders […]
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Walz: Minnesota attorney general to take lead in Floyd case
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Sunday that the state’s attorney general — and not the county prosecutor — will take the lead in any prosecutions related to the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in handcuffs when a white Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into his neck as he pleaded that […]
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Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide
Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nation’s governors on Monday that he would deploy the military to states if they did not stamp out violent protests over police brutality that have roiled the nation over the past week. His announcement came as police under federal command forced back peaceful demonstrators with tear […]
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Attorney General Keith Ellison takes over George Floyd murder case
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has taken over the prosecution of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed African American who died because of the actions of Chauvin and other officers. “It is with a large degree of humility and great seriousness, I accept for my office, the […]
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Oprah Winfrey donates $12 million for COVID-19 relief in five cities
During a recent virtual address to the class of 2020 college graduates, Oprah Winfrey spoke of the need to provide for those impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. “What this pandemic has done is made me think about giving differently. How I give and who’s on the receiving end of that, and how do you do […]
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Obama’s popularity continues to rise amid Trump’s rhetoric
With unrestrained vitriol and the stunning lack of leadership emanating from the White House on an almost daily basis, the ever-rising popularity of former President Barack Obama is unmistakable. The media and most of the American public hang on every word and watch every move Obama makes – many openly pining for the 44th president […]
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Schools nationwide brace for cuts from new financial crisis
It was during the Great Recession when Catoosa County first shortened its school year, from 180 to 175 instructional days, as it began years of furloughs due to budget cuts. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the next school year will be shorter still, with only 170 classroom days. The 10,000-student system in northern […]
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Kemp: State-local cooperation helped quell violence
Georgia’s governor said Monday that close coordination between state and local officials gave law enforcement the upper hand over the weekend after an initially peaceful demonstration over the death of George Floyd in Minnesota turned chaotic and destructive Friday night in Atlanta. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s comments came during a video teleconference with President Donald […]
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Bishop of DC church outraged by Trump visit: ‘I just can’t believe what my eyes have seen’
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Dioscese of Washington said Monday evening that she is “outraged” after President Donald Trump visited her church “without permission.” Her comments came after the President walked from the White House to St. John’s Episcopal Church, a house of worship used by American presidents for more than a century. […]
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The armor of God is definitely needed in these troubling times
With everything going on in our world today, my question to you is how does one put on the full armor of God in the midst of pandemic, the continuation of overt racism, state-sanctioned discrimination and even murder? The bible says, “Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand […]
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What is Antifa?
As protests over George Floyd’s death spread across the country, officials have blamed the violent nature of some demonstrations on members of a controversial group known as Antifa. President Donald Trump on Sunday said the United States would designate Antifa a terrorist organization, though the federal government has no legal authority to label a wholly […]