Record Number Of Openly LGBTQ Candidates Running For Office In U.S.
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of openly LGBTQ elected officials in the United States has more than doubled in the past four years — and those ranks could soon…
Over 140 Anti-Racism Protesters Sue Philadelphia Over Tear Gas, Use Of Force
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Three class-action lawsuits filed in Philadelphia on Tuesday accuse the city of using military-level force that injured protesters and bystanders alike during peaceful protests against racial inequality…
Is This The Beginning Of The End Of White-Centric Identity Politics In America?
When political analyst Zerlina Maxwell agreed to be on a panel at Politicon 2018, she didn’t know it would lead her to an “aha” moment that would form the thesis…
Sarah Cooper Skewers Donald ‘All Of A Sudden I’m President’ Trump Trying To ‘Second Term’
TikTok’s favorite comedian Sarah Cooper blasted another one out of the Rose Garden Friday with a mocking imitation of her special target, Donald Trump, semi-hungry for a second term. This…
Georgia Bill Would Stop Officials From Mailing Absentee Ballot Applications
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans controlling a Georgia House committee approved legislation Wednesday that would prevent election officials from proactively sending mail ballot request forms to voters ahead of an election.…
Police Pepper-Spray Protesters Trying To Pull Down Andrew Jackson Statue In DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters tried to pull down a statue of President Andrew Jackson near the White House Monday night before being dispersed by police. WUSA-TV in Washington reported that…
Trump And Fauci Are Still Talking — And James Corden Has The Fake Tapes
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s admission that he hasn’t spoken to President Donald Trump in two weeks might alarm Americans hoping that the president is hearing sensible advice on handling the COVID-19…
5 Years After Charleston Church Shooting, South Carolina Protects Racist Monuments
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Five years ago, after eight Black church members and their pastor were shot and killed in a racist attack, South Carolina came together and took down…
Mississippi Official: Black People ‘Dependent’ Since Slavery
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After rejecting a proposal to move a Confederate monument, a white elected official in Mississippi said this week that African Americans “became dependent” during slavery and…
Ben Carson Tells U.S. To ‘Grow Up’ Over Racist Gripes; Stacey Abrams Calls Him ‘Infantile’
Rising Democratic star Stacey Abrams on Sunday scorched Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson after he told Americans to “grow up” and get over what he considers a heightened…