Rep. Thomas “Tom” Kean has been vague about his extended absence from Congress as his whereabouts remain unknown. A GOP congressman in a competitive district has been absent from Capitol Hill for weeks, with little explanation as to why. Despite not being seen in public since March, […]
A 75-year-old Black woman died following a physical altercation with employees at a Tim Hortons restaurant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, earlier this month, and because video footage of the incident shows both the woman and the much younger, much whiter employee both displayed what could be considered aggressive behavior, […]
A new Maryland law banning Glock and Glock-style firearms is facing a legal challenge from major gun rights organizations, who argue the measure is unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), Firearms Policy Coalition, and Second Amendment Foundation, targets Senate Bill 334, which was […]
After effectively gutting the Voting Rights Act and affirmative action based on the narrative that systemic racism in America is a thing of the past, the largely conservative U.S. Supreme Court has finally made a recent decision that puts it on the right side of history. Unfortunately, it took […]
Elected officials come and go, but Supreme Court justices often remain on the bench for generations. And for Black communities, the impact of that arrangement is difficult to ignore amid ongoing battles over voting rights, education, congressional representation and other issues that shape American life. Recent Supreme Court […]
While the wide-scale operations conducted by ICE and Border Patrol have largely wound down due to the nationwide backlash over the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers, that is not the case in Memphis. ICE continues to have a pronounced […]
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