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The House voted 422-3 to pass the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which would make lynching a federal hate crime. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Illinois). “By passing my Emmett Till Antilynching Act, the House has sent a resounding message that our nation is finally reckoning with one of the darkest and most horrific periods of our history and that we are morally and legally committed to changing course,” Rush said. The bill is named in honor of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy who was kidnapped and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly whistling and making advances at ...
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President Joe Biden has commented on the guilty verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery‘s case, saying he felt the convictions are “not enough” and that more must be done to unify the country. “While the guilty verdicts reflect our justice system doing its job, that alone is not enough. Instead, we must recommit ourselves to building a future of unity and shared strength, where no one fears violence because of the color of their skin,” Biden said. Biden said his administration “will continue to do the hard work to ensure that equal justice under law is not just a phrase emblazoned in stone above the Supreme...
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Kyle Rittenhouse, the 18-year-old who fatally shot two men and wounded many others during a Black Lives Matter protest last year, has been acquitted. Rittenhouse attempted to excuse his actions by claiming he was acting in self-defense during the protest, which occurred in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. “So many people look at this case and they see what they want to see,” said Thomas Binger, the prosecutor in the trial. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) commented on the verdict, claiming it shows “armed vigilantes” that “you can break the law, carry around weapons built for a military, sho...
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2020 and 2021 have been brutal years for many places in the United States, but none quite as brutal as in Minneapolis, Minnesota. From the murder of George Floyd to months worth of protests, Minneapolis has been in a fraught state. Calls to defund the police have been made nationwide, but nowhere quite as fervently as the place where George Floyd, Daunte Wright, Philando Castile and other black men have died at the hands of the police. Question 2 on the Minnesota election ballot was on whether residents wanted the police department to be replaced with a public safety system. The push to ‘defun...
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The people shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last August cannot be referred to as “victims” during his trial a judge ruled on Monday. The judge also decided that the people he shot will be allowed to be called “arsonists” or “looters.” “The word ‘victim’ is a loaded, loaded word. And I think ‘alleged victim’ is a cousin to it,” said Judge Bruce Schroeder on Monday. “Let the evidence show what the evidence shows. And if the evidence shows that any or more than one of these people were engaged in arson, rioting or looting – then I’m not going to tell the defense they can...
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George Floyd could receive a posthumous full pardon, after a recommendation by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles, for a 2004 drug charge he received in Houston. Five months ago, Houston public defender Allison Mathis submitted a clemency application for Floyd, whose death sparked national outcry and protests. Mathis claims that fabricated evidence was used against Floyd in 2004. According to Mathis, former Houston police officer Gerald Goines fabricated evidence in the case. “Goines manufactured the existence of confidential informants to bolster his cases against innocent defendants,” sh...
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According to new documents that were filed in court on Wednesday, prosecutors are urging Judge Peter Cahill to impose a 30-year prison sentence for Derek Chauvin, the ex-cop who has been convicted in the murder of George Floyd last May. After more than two days of intense deliberation, the jury found Chauvin guilty on all counts in April. The decision was met with applause across the country and higher hopes for an improved justice system. Assistant State Attorney General Matthew Frank led the prosecution team along with three other members. Their main evidence was the viral video that showed ...
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Democrat Melanie Stansbury, a scientist who has served in the New Mexico state House since 2019, has been elected to the 1st congressional district of New Mexico in a special election. The election was called following former Rep. Deb Haaland’s (D) resignation from the House to join the Biden Administration as Secretary of the Interior. This election did not alter the balance of power in the House of Representatives, but did help widen Democrat’s hold over it from 219 to 220 seats, while Republicans hold 211 and 4 are vacant. CHECK OUT DEB HAALAND’S uBIO HERE! First Lady Jill Biden, and Seco...
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Mark McCloskey, a personal injury lawyer from St. Louis, is considering running for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat. Current Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Missouri) will not be running for re-election in 2022, leaving the seat open. “I can confirm that it’s a consideration, yes,” McCloskey said in a brief interview on Tuesday night. In June 2020, McCloskey and his wife, Patricia, menaced protesters with their guns who passed their house during a BLM protest sparked by the killing of George Floyd. Images of the couple defending their home went viral on social media and later resulted in charges of unlawfu...
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Daunte Wright, a 20-year old resident of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, was accidentally shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop on Sunday. In a graphic body-camera video released on Monday, the officer appeared to be shouting “Taser” before firing her gun. “It is my belief that the officer had the intention to deploy their Taser, but instead shot Mr. Wright with a single bullet,” said Tim Gannon, Chief of the Brooklyn Center Police Department, about the video. “This appears to me, from what I viewed, and the officer’s reaction and discharge that resulted in a tragic death of Mr...
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