Governor Larry Hogan posthumously pardoned 34 victims of racial lynching in Maryland between the years 1854 and 1933. The governor made the announcement on Saturday at a signing event honoring Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old boy who was dragged from Baltimore County Jail and hanged from a sycamore tree by a …
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared racism a “serious threat” to public health. In a statement announcing a health equity initiative on Thursday, the agency acknowledged that racism “negatively affects the mental and physical health of millions of people, preventing them from attaining their highest level of …
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The mass shooting at a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store Monday night followed less than two weeks after a state judge overturned the liberal city’s ban on assault weapons and magazines that hold more than 10 bullets. The National Rifle Association had bragged that the judge had given gun enthusiasts “something …
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President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Texas as millions of residents continue to suffer repercussions from a winter storm that has left the state in crisis. Biden’s move frees up additional federal funding that will be available to 77 counties across the state. The Federal Emergency Management …
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With just one day to go before the crucial Georgia runoff elections, Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff spoke with rapper Rasheeda for Rolling Stone’s Georgia Talks series about what the Democrats can achieve if he and Rev. Raphael Warnock are elected to the United States Senate. As Ossoff reiterated, if …
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Karl Rove had some advice for the man who consistently claims to “not like losers” – Americans do not like sore losers and Trump “is on the edge of looking like a sore loser.” After Fox News’ Chris Wallace asked the former deputy chief of staff to George W. Bush …
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A Trump liaison has been banned from the Justice Department building after she pressured staff to allow her to access confidential information about the election as well as other matters. According to the Associated Press, White House aide Heidi Stirrup began working from the DOJ in recent months, but she …
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With the reality of losing his reelection campaign setting in, it appears as though Donald Trump is focusing on announcing his plans to run again before year’s end. According to the Daily Beast, Trump has spoken to close advisers about how and when to kickstart his 2024 run, and the …
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Jumaane Williams may be the highest-ranking elected official who is black in New York City, but that doesn’t mean people know much about what his job actually does. New York City’s Public Advocate is the first in line to succeed the mayor, but even its own website describes the position’s …
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If you’re confused by the news about the Supreme Court’s decisions in the two Trump tax return cases this morning, you’re not alone. The cases are a perfect Rorschach test, not only for your politics, but also your general life disposition. Tweets, headlines, Facebook posts, and cable news chryons are …
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