Christian Groups Launch Police Reform Initiative
A coalition of Christian groups including the Church of God in Christ and the National Association of Evangelicals is launching a new criminal justice reform push that seeks to rally…
Trump Already Leaning Into Kamala Harris Birther Conspiracy Theories
It only took two days from the time Joe Biden announced Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate for President Donald Trump to begin entertaining a racist birther conspiracy about…
‘The Daily Show’ Trolls Fox News With Trump’s Own Words
Fox News hosts haven’t been shy about attacking presidential hopeful Joe Biden. Unfortunately for them, their insults all seem to apply to — as President Donald Trump might say —…
Kanye West Dropping Effort To Get On New Jersey’s 2020 Ballot
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Kanye West withdrew his petition to appear as a presidential candidate on New Jersey’s ballot, according to an email chain between a judge and what appears…
Kanye West Submits Petitions To Appear On Arkansas Ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West on Monday filed signatures to appear on the Arkansas ballot this fall as an independent presidential candidate. Representatives of West submitted 1,723…
Obama: Senate Should Eliminate Filibuster To Protect Voting Rights
Barack Obama delivered a forceful criticism of the way the Senate conducts business on Thursday, calling the filibuster a “Jim Crow relic” and telling the chamber to get rid of…
Esteemed Civil Rights Organizer C.T. Vivian Laid To Rest In Atlanta
Elijah Nouvelage via Getty Images ATLANTA, GA – JULY 23: The casket holding the body of civil rights icon C.T. Vivian is carried out of Providence Missionary Baptist Church following…
Chicago Mayor Urges Trump Not To Send ‘Secret’ Federal Agents To City
CHICAGO (AP) — The war of words between Chicago’s mayor and President Donald Trump escalated after a weekend when 12 were killed in the city and dozens injured by gunfire,…
Gun-Wielding St. Louis Couple Hit With Felony Charge
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ top prosecutor told The Associated Press on Monday that she is charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon…
Civil Rights Leader Rev. C.T. Vivian Dies At 95
ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. C.T. Vivian, a civil rights veteran who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and later led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, has died.…