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VP Kamala Harris Visits Bronx YMCA, Offers “Build Back Better” Plan

By Kim SoMajor / October 23, 2021

Governor Kathy Hochul is welcoming VP Kamala Harris to New York City, while both are attempting to build support for...

A “Methodical Search” For Shooter After Reports of At Least Two Injured in HS Shooting Arlington, TX

By Kim SoMajor / October 6, 2021

Mayor Jim Ross says police told him they're searching for the shooter. The mayor of Arlington, Texas, confirmed at least...

VP Kamala Harris Featured In Upcoming NASA Kids Special

By Kim SoMajor / October 6, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to get more kids interested in space exploration. The VP is featured in a...

Donald Trump is Seeking Reinstatement on Twitter in Legal Action

By Shawn Grant / October 4, 2021

Donald Trump was permanently banned from Twitter following the insurrection at the capital. In February, Twitter CFO Ned Segal revealed...

U.S. Government Says It Will Run Out Of Money By Next Month

By Sha Be Allah / September 29, 2021

According to a recent report from CNN, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that they would likely run out of money...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Praises State Troopers For Keeping Haitian Migrants From Crossing The Border

By Kim SoMajor / September 21, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is praising state troopers for erecting a temporary barrier to keep people from crossing the Mexican...

[WATCH] AOC Wears “Tax The Rich” Dress To $30K A Ticket Met Gala

By Sha Be Allah / September 14, 2021

While attending the swank Met Gala in NYC, New York U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wowed those in attendance after donning...

Eric Adams Declared Democratic Candidate for NYC Mayor

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July 7, 2021

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Eric Adams is officially the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City. On Tuesday, Adams secured the candidacy. If elected, Adams would become the second Black mayor of NYC. In the primary, he beat o... Read Article

Haiti President Assassinated and Wife Injured Overnight

Kim SoMajor

July 7, 2021

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Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated and wife injured in deadly home invasion attack. The country's interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph said in statement that President Jovenel Moïse ] was fatally s... Read Article

Rappers React To Bill Cosby’s Overturned Sexual Assault Conviction

Kim SoMajor

July 1, 2021

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Some of the biggest names in hip-hop are sharing their thoughts after it was announced that Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction had been overturned. Fifty Cent and Boosie seemingly offered excitem... Read Article

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Big Apple Voting Error: NYC Board Of Elections Makes Big Error on Ranked-Choice Voting Reporting

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June 30, 2021

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No one said that politics is easy, yet the New York City Board of Elections ("BOE") just made it a "hot mess" and potentially an "unfortunate" strike against the new ranked-choice voting system in the city. H... Read Article

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[WATCH] 9-Year-Old Slams School Board For Allowing Black Lives Matter Poster

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June 23, 2021

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Novalee a 9-year-old girl from Minnesota, confronted the Lakeville Area School Board about allowing politics in the school despite the rules. “The other day I was walking down the hallway at Lakeview Elemen... Read Article

[WATCH] 9-Year-Old Girl Demands BLM Posters Be Taken Down At School Board Meeting

Sha Be Allah

June 23, 2021

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A now viral video shows a nine year old girl reading a scathing letter at a Minnesota school board meeting, demanding that the school take down all Black Lives Matter posters as it violates the school's "no po... Read Article

Derek Chauvin Requests Probation As Prosecutors Seek 30-Year Sentence

Convict Derek Chauvin Sentencing Set For Friday

Kim SoMajor

June 22, 2021

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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced on Friday after being convicted of murdering George Floyd last year. Judge Peter Cahill will decide if the ex-cop will get probation or more th... Read Article

President Biden Enacts Juneteenth As a Federal Holiday

Kim SoMajor

June 18, 2021

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President Biden signed legislation creating Juneteenth a holiday during a ceremony at the White House. President Biden signed a bill yesterday establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday. While the legisl... Read Article

World Beef: The Biden-Putin Summit in Geneva

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June 16, 2021

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Today in Geneva, an orchestrated Presidential Summit, between U.S. President Joe Biden and the Soviet Union President Vladimir Putin, was arranged and currently underway in Geneva Switzerland. The g... Read Article

Happy Loving Day Interracial Marriage Legalized 54 Years Ago

Kim SoMajor

June 12, 2021

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54 years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized interracial marriage. It’s officially Loving Day. On June 12, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of a young couple, Mildred Jeter Lo... Read Article

MSNBC Uses Pusha T’s “S.N.I.T.C.H.” To Explain Federal Cooperation In Trump Case

Sha Be Allah

June 10, 2021

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Just this morning (June 10) on The Beat with Ari Melber, the MSNBC chief legal correspondent referenced Pusha T's Pharrell produced track "S.N.I.T.C.H." to explain to viewers how Trump Organization CFO Allen W... Read Article

Joe Biden’s Son Accused Of Calling Lawyer N-Word In Leaked Texts

Sha Be Allah

June 9, 2021

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According to a report from Forbes Magazine, Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, is accused of calling his lawyer the n-word in a barrage of text messages that date back to 2018 that were leaked by The Da... Read Article

Meek Mill and Michael Rubin Donate Over $2 Million to Create Scholarship

REFORM Alliance Passes New Transformative Law in Georgia to Bolster State with Highest Number of People on Probation

Shawn Grant

May 10, 2021

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The REFORM Alliances has passed legislative bill SB 105 in GEorgia, which will impact the state that has the most people on probation. Effective July 1, 2021, SB 105 will allow courts to terminate probation... Read Article

Stacey Abrams Announces Ambitions To Run For President

Nailah Spencer

May 8, 2021

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Over the past couple of years you may have heard Stacey Abrams name. The political leader served in Georgia politics for more than 11 years and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of the peach state in 201... Read Article

NYPD Cancels Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Due To Political Criticism

Sha Be Allah

May 3, 2021

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A confirmed report from The Verge reveals that despite the initial support from community activists and police advocates, the NYPD's use of the robot dog made by Boston Dynamics will be discontinued after the ... Read Article

Mitt Romney Booed And Called A ‘Communist’ At Republican Convention

Dylan Kemp

May 3, 2021

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Mitt Romney has been under fire from Republicans for quite some time over his condemnation of Donald Trump. At a state party convention Saturday in Utah, Mitt Romney was booed while taking the stage, shortly b... Read Article

Family of Capitol Rioter Who Was Killed During Insurrection To Sue Capitol Police For $10 million

Dylan Kemp

May 1, 2021

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The family of Ashli Babbitt, the insurrectionist killed at the capitol riots back in January, is to sue Capitol Police for $10 million in a wrongful death suit. News of this comes two weeks after the Justi... Read Article

SOURCE SPORTS: Alabama Senator Says NFL Rookies Should Avoid Talking Politics

Sha Be Allah

April 29, 2021

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Sounds a lot like Laura Ingraham's "shut up and dribble comment to Lebron James. While NFL players such as Colin Kaepernick have sacrificed their careers for social and political stances, an Alabama Senator... Read Article

[WATCH] Louisiana State Rep. Advises To Teach “Good” Of Slavery

Sha Be Allah

April 28, 2021

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In a debate over a bill about education, one of the Louisiana State Representatives suggested that schools teach the "good" of slavery, which was quickly challenged by one of his colleagues. Rep. Ray Garofa... Read Article

Caitlyn Jenner Is Running for Governor of California

Dylan Kemp

April 24, 2021

Politics

Caitlyn Jenner recently filed the necessary paperwork to run for Governor of California in a likely recall election later this year. "I'm in! California is worth fighting for," Jenner tweeted Friday mornin... Read Article