Republican Senator Tim Scott says that he will be finished drafting a proposal for a policing reform bill in the next two weeks. “I think we are on the verge of wrapping this up in the next week, depending on how quickly they respond to our suggestions,” Scott said. Scott …
Read More »Rapper Cardi B Condemns Republican Lawmaker For Criticizing Her Grammy Performance
Cardi B shut down Representative Glenn Grothman for his comments about her Grammy Performance. On Thursday, the lawmaker went on the House floor and described the complaints he received after Cardi B’s “WAP” performance at the Grammy’s. “Wake up, [Federal Communications Commission] FCC and begin to do your job. The …
Read More »Republican Lawmakers Are Passing Bills That Target Protestors
Republican legislators are introducing laws that target protestors. According to Truthout, Republicans have introduced 81 bills in 34 states aimed at protestors. On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed an anti-protest bill into law. Chris Sprowls, speaker of the Florida House, doesn’t want future protests to get out of hand …
Read More »Department Of Justice To Investigate Policing In Minneapolis
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is launching a “pattern or practice” investigation into the Minneapolis police department. “Today, I am announcing that the Justice Department has opened a civil investigation to determine whether the Minneapolis Police Department engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional …
Read More »House Dismiss GOP Efforts To Censure Rep. Waters
The House dismissed a resolution to censure Representative Maxine Waters for her comments about Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. Republicans believe that Representative Waters incited violence for saying telling a crowd of protestors in Minneapolis to “stay on the street” and “get more confrontational.” Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy introduced the resolution …
Read More »Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All Counts In Murder Of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. Bystander video viewed around the world, and multiple police body cameras, captured Chauvin kneeling on Floyd for nine minutes and 29 seconds in the street outside a …
Read More »Rep. Maxine Waters Criticized For Comments About Derek Chauvin Trial
Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill criticized Representative Maxine Waters for comments she made over the weekend while visiting Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. “I wish elected officials would stop talking about this case, especially in a manner that is disrespectful to the rule of law and to the judicial branch and …
Read More »House Passes ‘George Floyd Justice In Policing Act’
The House voted 220-212 on Wednesday evening to pass a police reform bill named for George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis last year led to nationwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice. “The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act fundamentally transforms the culture of policing with strong, unprecedented reforms,” said Speaker …
Read More »Democrats Reintroduce the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Today, Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) and House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) reintroduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 as protests against police brutality and lack of accountability continued. The most recent protests occurred last night in Rochester, New York, after a grand jury failed to …
Read More »Opinion: Black to Normal 2021: How the No Charges Verdict for The Jacob Blake Case Shows How Little Progress Was Made After The Racial Reckoning of 2020
At 4:17pm, on January 5th, 2021, MSNBC broke from it’s 24/7 coverage of the Georgia Runoff and growing crowds to protest the electoral college coronation of Joe Biden in DC, to announce BREAKING NEWS. The Kenosha, Wisconsin police officers who shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back will not …
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