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Minneapolis City Council To Take $7.7 Million From Its Massive Police Budget To Invest In Alternative Forms Of Conflict Resolution
The Minneapolis City Council has decided to devote a small portion of the city’s police budget to alternative methods of policing including violence prevention specialists and mental health crisis teams, according to The Minneapolis Star Tribune and The Washington Post. In a budget that was approved on Thursday, […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci Appeals to Black Community: ‘The Vaccine That You’re Going to Be Taking Was Developed by an African American Woman’
With skepticism about the safety and efficacy of a COVID-19 vaccine running high among African Americans, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, wants Black people to know that a Black woman, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, was heavily involved in developing one of the […]
Kamala Harris Is The Only Black Woman In The Current Senate. Leaders Are Demanding Her Seat Be Filled By Another Black Woman.
As vice president-elect Kamala Harris prepares to take her new role in the White House, concern is growing about the U.S. Senate seat she leaves behind as she’s currently the only Black woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. In an effort to address the concern, civil rights […]
Cori Bush: ‘The Sky Is Not Even My Limit’ After Being Elected To Congress
At the end of a year defined by political divisions and a pandemic, Democratic Rep.-elect Cori Bush has countless reasons to feel optimistic. Appearing on “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” Wednesday, Bush ― who became the first Black woman elected to represent Missouri in Congress last month […]
Republicans invite discredited vaccine critic to testify
Washington (CNN)Senate Democrats are outraged that a witness invited to testify before a congressional hearing on Tuesday is being given a public platform for her discredited ideas that could endanger the US response to the coronavirus pandemic. They say Dr. Jane Orient is a vaccine skeptic […]