New York Attorney General Sues NYPD for Brutality Against Peaceful Protestors Last SummerNew York Attorney General Letitia James is leading the charge against police impunity related to the many incidents…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 14, 2021
Illinois' Rep. Emanuel 'Chris' Welch Is the State's First Black Speaker of the House, but Past Allegations Cast a ShadowThe state of Illinois can boast of being the home of many well-known Black politicians who made history—Harold…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 14, 2021
Derek Chauvin to Stand Trial Separately From Other Cops Charged in George Floyd’s DeathFormer Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin will be tried separately for his role in the death of 46-year-old…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 14, 2021
It’s 2021 and America Just Recorded Its Highest Single-Day Number of COVID DeathsWhile the deadly threat of Trump-supporting white supremacists continues to hover over the country, it would be…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 13, 2021
Democratic Lawmakers Ask HHS to Allocate Portion of COVID-19 Relief Funds to Grassroots Groups in Communities of ColorIn the midst of a vaccine rollout plagued by slowdowns as well as lingering suspicions from Black Americans and…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 13, 2021
Suspicions Build in Capitol Attack as Democrats Call Out White Supremacists in CongressThe continued unfolding of last week’s white supremacist coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol is now raising questions…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 13, 2021
As Democrats Seriously Consider How to Remove Trump, Republicans Plea to Biden to Save Him 'in the Spirit of Healing'House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has instructed members of her party to get ready to go to work in the coming…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 10, 2021
Surprise, Surprise: Off-Duty Cops From All Over the Country Were in D.C. During Capitol Coup AttemptSeveral police departments across the country have opened investigations into cops among their ranks to find out if…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 10, 2021
No Charges for Aurora, Colo., Cops Who Detained Black Children At Gunpoint and Laid Them Face Down on Asphalt After Wrongly Suspecting They Were in Stolen CarThe cops who traumatized a group of Black children by handcuffing them and holding them face down on the ground at…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 10, 2021
Rep. Maxine Waters and Others Raise Questions About How Easily Mob Broke into Capitol as Congress Plans Investigations into Police ResponseThere’s plenty that smells suspicious about the recent takeover of the U.S. Capitol building by supporters of…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 9, 2021
Report: D.C. Police Made At Least 5 Times More Arrests During One Day of BLM Protests Than at Capitol InsurrectionSurprising no one, but confirming of us what many suspected while watching a free-wheeling mass of Trump supporters…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 9, 2021
Trump Is Finding It Hard To Let Go of Twitter as More Platforms Begin Cracking Down on Incitements To ViolenceThe long-awaited and long-overdue day when Donald Trump is kicked off of Twitter came on Friday evening, but the…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 9, 2021
White Extremist Groups Could Descend on D.C. Again on January 19. Meanwhile, Trump Says He Will Not Attend Biden’s InaugurationOn the heels of their successful insurrection, which resulted in minimal arrests and even some hand-holding by law…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 8, 2021
Miya Ponsetto Mouths Off to Gayle King in Interview, Then Resists Cops During Arrest for Her Attack on Black TeenThe saga of Miya Ponsetto, popularly known as Soho Karen, continues—though I have to say, this chick is pretty…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 8, 2021
Capitol Police Officer Among Dead as Fallout From Siege Continues Amid Questions About Police PreparationA U.S. Capitol Police officer is among five people who died due to the insurrection into the Capitol building this…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 8, 2021
Republicans in Pennsylvania Refuse to Seat Newly Elected Democrat, Which Seems to Be What the GOP Is About NowRepublicans are still going full speed ahead with their attack on America’s democracy, despite the dangerous…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 7, 2021
'I'm Just Getting Cornered by 30, 40 People': A Trump Mob in Los Angeles Attacked a Black Woman on Same Day as U.S. Capitol TerrorYesterday’s wild storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Trump insurgents wasn’t the only violence perpetrated by…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 7, 2021
After Siege of the Capitol by Pro-Trump Mob, Congress Finally Certifies President-Elect Joe Biden's Election VictoryAfter a whirlwind day that saw a mob of Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol, which prompted the evacuation of…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 7, 2021
2 Louisville Police Officers Involved In Fatal Breonna Taylor’s Raid Formally FiredThe year has kicked off with the firing of two officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor.ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 6, 2021
President-Elect Biden Calls on Trump to ‘Step Up,’ Then Trump Issues Video Pushing Election Fraud Lie While Telling Supporters to ‘Go Home’Describing the ongoing chaos being wrought by Trump supporters in Washington, D.C. as a “dark moment” in American…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJanuary 6, 2021