Lori Lightfoot: Chicago’s First Black Woman and LGBTQ Mayor
Mayor Elect Lightfoot. Lori Lightfoot, Mayor-Elect of Chicago said, “Out there tonight, a lot of little girls and boys are watching. They’re watching us and they’re seeing the…
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Selective Smollett Outrage: Where Was Chicago Mayor Emanuel After Van Dyk’s Spaghetti Sentence?
Rahm Emanuel. Now he's angry. Photo: Facebook Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has criticized the decision of Cook County prosecutors who dropped all charges against Empire actor Jussie Smollett…
Hypocrisy On Race Matters: Ilhan Omar’s Courage Is Exposing Democratic Party’s Selective Outrage
Speaker Pelosi. CNN screenshot. The recent condemnations and largely baseless mischaracterization, of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar is exposing the Democratic Party’s hypocrisy and failures in fighting against White…
Black Power Vote: In November We Must Eject Crooked Politicians Who Shield Police Brutality
Wesley Bell beat the bad guy, McCulloch. We need many more such wins. Photo--Twitter. This November, Black Americans will be going to the polls in the most monumental…
Las Vegas and Texas Police Killings: Why Black People Fear Cops More Than ISIS
Officer Lopera. KTNV screenshot. The violent armed assault Wednesday, in Virginia, on some Republican lawmakers was followed by a steady stream of rhetoric against violence on the floors…
Justice Sotomayor Rejects Dred Scott Principle as Supreme Court Okays Police Brutality
The loathsome Judge Taney--his legacy lives. Monday Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor denounced the American judicial system's tendency to protect prejudiced police who brutalize and murder Blacks and…
Trumpland: James Jackson’s Execution of Timothy Caughman
Face of pure murderous hate On Monday, White supremacist murderer James Jackson was charged with murder as terrorism for the cold-blooded execution of Timothy Caughman, last week in…
Mandating Body-cams Through Rep. Rush’s “Laquan McDonald Camera Act”
Van Dyke: face of pure evil--gunned down unarmed Laquan in cold blood Rep. Bobby Rush, (D-Illinois), last week introduced the "Laquan McDonald Camera Act of 2017" that would…
Chicago Killer Cop LaRoyce Tankson Charged With Murder
LaRoyce Tankson Last Friday, an Amtrak police officer was charged with first-degree murder for shooting a fleeing Black man in the back—because he was suspected of having marijuana…
Unabated Police Murders of African Americans: King, Crutcher, and Scott
King-- another child executed? As Black Americans in North Carolina protest the death of a handicapped man at the hands of police against the backdrop of another police…