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The Sept. 11 terror attacks effectively erased from the mainstream media’s collective consciousness Rudy Giuliani’s existence as a lying, racist, xenophobic sexist who had it out for his Black constituents. He frequently reminded us who he really was over the next 20 years.
The announcement that the Department of Justice intends to sue Texas for its recently enacted anti-abortion law was being hailed by Black women, in particular, who are disproportionately affected. But the lawsuit is not enough, one group said.
A Florida law disingenuously presented as being "anti-riot" when critics say it is, in fact, anti-peaceful protester and protects drivers who hit protesters, has been deemed unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled.
Larry Elder was touring a homeless encampment in Venice, California, while campaigning to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom if he's recalled in the Sept. 14 election. The crowd was hostile towards him and one woman threw an egg at him.
Black residents in South Carolina could be in trouble of losing their homes as the state plans to widen a freeway interchange to help alleviate highway congestion in the area.
The historic Robert E. Lee confederate monument in Richmond, Virginia is finally coming down after Gov. Ralph Northam announced plans for its removal back in June 2020. The Virginia State Supreme Court gave the city permission to start the multi-day process, which should be completed before the end of the week.
The groups filed the suit on behalf of the Houston Area Urban League, Houston Justice, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and The Arc of Texas, representing thousands of voters across the state.
Fentanyl is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that is prescribed by doctors to rid breakthrough pain from medical procedures or cancer patients
Dubbed "cop city" by local organizers and some community members are making a last push to get the council to vote no on the proposal.
It was 1865, the American Civil War was coming to a close. The south was changing rapidly and the confederate chokehold on the south was coming to an end. Former slaves from Edgecombe County in North Carolina fled slave plantations for Union Army encampments.