Reverend Raphael Warnock has defeated incumbent Senator Kelly Loeffler in the Georgia Senate special election. Ebenezer Baptist Church’s senior pastor in Atlanta was elected on Tuesday to be the first Black senator from Georgia. This win puts Democrats one seat away from control of congress and is a repudiation of …
Read More »Diverse 117th Congress Includes QAnon Supporters
As mandated by the US Constitution, on January 3rd at noon, a new Congress was convened. A global pandemic couldn’t stop one of the United States oldest traditions, and as the clock struck twelve, the 117th Congress was brought to order. For many, the process will be familiar territory. But …
Read More »R.I.P. Congressman-elect Luke Letlow
Lawmakers and senior staffers are mourning the loss of Representative-Elect Luke Letlow, who died of complications from COVID-19 on Tuesday. The 41-year-old Louisiana Republican was slated to succeed retiring Representative Ralph Abraham, whom he previously served as chief of staff. The rising Republican star was passionate about having the opportunity …
Read More »NAACP Sues RNC For Violating KKK Act
Donald Trump once said, “My whole life is about winning. I don’t lose often. I almost never lose.” and that mindset has led him to win by any means necessary. President Trump’s obsession with losing the 2020 presidential election has pushed him and the Republican National Committee into making questionable …
Read More »Pro-Trump Lawyer Calls For Boycott Of GA Runoff And Arrest Of Loeffler & Perdue
Donald Trump has committed to a rally in Georgia next week to support the reelection campaigns of Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue. During a normal election cycle, this would not be news, but 2020 has been everything but ordinary. Days before Trump reluctantly decided to continue to support the …
Read More »Opinion: Trump Wants $2000 Stimulus Checks…Don’t Believe Him
Subterfuge is deceit used to achieve one’s goal. Donald Trump is the master of this tactic. The president used unfounded racial animus to drum up support for a border wall, instructed his inner circle to downplay the severity of Covid to protect the stock market, and has accused multiple states of …
Read More »Influential Kansas City Newspaper Apologizes For Decades Of Racist Coverage
The Kansas City Star, one of the most influential news sources in the Midwest, has admitted to over 140 years of racist coverage. The Star is now apologizing for what it’s calling decades of “robbing an entire community of opportunity, dignity, justice, and recognition.” The apology does not stop at …
Read More »Massive Russian Cyber-Attack Broader Than First Reported
As reported by PoliAlert, the United States government was a victim of a systems breach by Russian hackers. The intrusion was thought to have only affected a limited amount of agencies, but that was before the depth of the breach was discovered. The Department of Homeland Security has found proof …
Read More »Bill Barr Has Resigned
Attorney General William Barr has resigned. There wasn’t a two-week notice, no self-congratulatory news conference, no accomplishment laden press release; there was only a tweet. As the President has done so many times in his tenure, Donald Trump unceremoniously told the world of a cabinet member’s resignation via Twitter. “Just …
Read More »Ocasio-Cortez thinks Pelosi “needs to go”
There is a political civil war brewing on Capitol Hill, one between the old guard and the new progressive wing of the Democratic Party. The old guard wants to maintain the status quo, never moving too fast to not upset the delicate balance of power. The progressive wing believes the …
Read More »Republican Mike Lee Blocks Smithsonian Women’s and Latino Museums
America is known as a melting pot; its citizenry is comprised of a populous with various backgrounds. This melting pot is placed over the flame of equality with the hope that the resulting meal can sustain the nation. In reality, America is forever evolving in accepting the groups who have …
Read More »Trump Has No Safe Harbor
Time and tide wait for no man, even if that man is the most powerful person on the planet. This proverb has been true since time immemorial, but maybe someone should tell Donald Trump. As the outgoing president’s team spams phones, inboxes, and commercial breaks pleading for donations to fight …
Read More »Civil Rights Leaders Pressure Biden To Diversify Cabinet
The calls for President-Elect Joe Biden to diversify his cabinet has intensified. The incoming president with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris met virtually with leaders of seven of the nation’s most prominent civil rights organizations. The meeting included the NAACP, the National Urban League and the National Action Network, led by …
Read More »L.A. County D.A. Abolishes Cash Bail
On Monday December 7th George Gascón was sworn in as L.A. County’s District Attorney. During his inaugural address, Gascón unveiled sweeping changes to the criminal justice system of California’s most populous county. The progressive slate of changes include the end of cash bail, a ban on prosecutors seeking the death …
Read More »“Donald Trump…is a sociopath” says Trump Insider
Trump Insider Tony Schwartz states President Donald Trump “is a man without character…a sociopath”. Schwartz is co-author of “The Art of The Deal“; released in 1987, it is part memoir and part business advice book. It was the first book accredited to Donald Trump and helped to make him a …
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