The officer accused of killing Rayshard Brooks was moved from a jail to a different facility in Atlanta over security concerns hours before he was scheduled to appear in court Friday. Garrett Rolfe was terminated as an Atlanta police officer following the shooting at a Wendy’s drive-through last week. He faces felony murder and 10 […]
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Trump threatens protesters ahead of Tulsa rally
President Donald Trump warned those protesting his planned rally in Oklahoma they could be treated roughly, an opening threat a day ahead of what he says is the new kickoff of his reelection campaign. Writing on Twitter, Trump lumped together “protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes” and said they would not be afforded what he’s […]
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City of Louisville, Kentucky, seeks to fire police officer in shooting of Breonna Taylor
The city of Louisville, Kentucky, and its police department are seeking the firing of one of three officers involved in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor last March. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer initiated termination proceedings against Louisville Metro Police Officer Brett Hankison, Fisher said in a statement without elaborating. The 26-year-old African American EMT was killed […]
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AP-NORC poll: Majority of Americans support police protests
Ahead of the Juneteenth holiday weekend’s demonstrations against systemic racism and police brutality, a majority of Americans say they approve of recent protests around the country. Many think they’ll bring positive change. And despite headline-making standoffs between law enforcement and protesters in cities nationwide, the poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a majority of Americans think […]
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Aunt Jemima brand retired by Quaker due to racial stereotype
America’s painful struggles over racism have finally caught up with Aunt Jemima, that ubiquitous fixture served up at breakfast tables for 131 years. Quaker Oats announced Wednesday that it will retire the Aunt Jemima brand, saying the company recognizes the character’s origins are “based on a racial stereotype.” Indeed, the logo was inspired by 19th-century […]
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Court rejects Trump bid to end young immigrants’ protections
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign. For now, those immigrants retain their protection from deportation and their authorization to work in the United States. The outcome seems certain to elevate […]
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Georgia election chief wants power to intervene in counties
Georgia’s chief election officer said Wednesday that he’s seeking legislation that would let the state election board set rules allowing him to intervene in troubled county election offices. The move comes after primary elections in Georgia last week were marred by a series of problems amid high turnout and hourslong waits for many voters at […]
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Coronavirus cases are spiking across the country and experts say Florida has the makings of the next epicenter
Ten states saw a record number of new Covid-19 cases this week, and one of them could be the next epicenter of the pandemic. Florida has “all the markings of the next large epicenter of coronavirus transmission,” and risks being the “worst it has ever been,” according to Wednesday’s projections from a model by scientists […]
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Colin Kaepernick is joining Medium’s board to write about racism
Colin Kaepernick is expanding his media ambitions. The athlete-turned-civil-rights-activist will be joining the board at Medium, the blogging platform led by Twitter co-founder Ev Williams. In addition to the board seat, Kaepernick Publishing, which Kaepernick unveiled in February, will create stories for Medium about race and civil rights in the United States. Kaepernick will be […]
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Bolton: Trump moves in office guided by reelection concerns
President Donald Trump “pleaded” with China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 summit to help his reelection prospects, according to a scathing new book by former Trump adviser John Bolton that accuses the president of being driven by political calculations when making national security decisions. The White House worked furiously to block the book, asking a […]
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Juneteenth by the Numbers
Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family and friends. Here’s a look at Juneteenth, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day and Jubilee Day, by the numbers: 155 – Years since Maj. […]
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Op-Ed: The remarkable idiocy of holding a Trump rally in Tulsa
Like many others, I was startled to learn that President Donald Trump was resuming his campaign barnstorming in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Startled that he was hitting the road again in the middle of a pandemic, startled that he had picked the place where a massacre of African Americans occurred (and was covered up) 99 years ago, […]
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Joe Biden will accept Democratic presidential nomination in Milwaukee
Joe Biden will formally accept the Democratic presidential nomination in Milwaukee in August, two officials familiar with planning say, as the scaled-back party convention with a major digital component enters the final stages of planning two months before it is scheduled to begin. “He will be in Milwaukee,” one official says of Biden, confirming the […]
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Streaming services are missing this feature if they want to dominate the pandemic era
Streaming is surging because of coronavirus. With millions of people stuck at home, the services are seeing an influx of subscribers and viewership is up. However, the pandemic era could have another big effect on the streaming world. It could make it more, well, social. Virtual watch parties over Zoom and social products like Netflix […]
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Lieutenant Gov. Duncan introduces his version of Hate Crimes Bill
Wednesday morning, Georgia’s Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan introduced a Hate Crimes Bill that has not been on Georgia’s books in sixteen years. Duncan worked late into the night Tuesday putting it together while differentiating it from House Bill 426, currently stuck in neutral inside a Senate committee. Essentially, Duncan’s bill would make a hate crime […]