President-elect Joe Biden nominated Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for a leadership role with the Democratic National Committee on Thursday. In the vice chair role would Bottoms will be at the helm of civic engagement and voter protection initiatives. “Mayor Bottoms is the only Mayor in Atlanta’s history to have served in all three branches…
Johnson, who his lawyers argued was mentally disabled, was granted a stay of execution earlier this week. Convicted murderer Corey Johnson was executed in an Indiana prison Thursday for his role in a 1992 Virginia gang violence rampage that ended with 11 people killed in 45 days. He and two others were sentenced to death…
OPINION: Jason Johnson reflects on past Black heroes who saved lives and democracy and yet disappeared into oblivion Once upon a time, there was a Black security guard who saved American Democracy. His quick thinking and eye for detail allowed him to stop an organized group of Right Wingers who had broken into important government…
Source: Chip Somodevilla / Getty UPDATED: 10:30 a.m. ET, Jan. 15, 2021 — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may be the most-iconic African-American figure of all time. The clergyman, activist, and Civil Rights Movement leader managed to impact race relations during one of the most-turbulent periods in America. His tireless devotion to promoting racial equality…
In Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina, less than 2% of the population had received its first dose of a vaccine The coronavirus vaccines have been rolled out unevenly across the U.S., but four states in the Deep South have had particularly dismal inoculation rates that have alarmed health experts and frustrated residents. In Alabama,…
The investigation by the inspector general’s office will examine whether information was shared by the Justice Department to other agencies, including the Capitol Polic The Justice Department’s internal watchdog said Friday that it will investigate how the department and its law enforcement agencies prepared for and responded to last week’s riots at the U.S. Capitol. The…
Days off may be a thing of the past for funny man Kevin Hart who recently announced a major multi-project deal with the streaming giant Netflix. Making the most of his bankable comedy, creativity and expanding acting chops, Hart is expected to bring four feature projects to the platform. The actor also inked a deal…
Source: Kent Nishimura / Getty Details continue to trickle in regarding the planning behind last week’s attack on Capitol Hill. As the FBI warns of more political attacks across the country, Black lawmakers and civil rights advocacy groups expressed concerns about the role several Republican congressional members may have played in the attack. a group…
Jacob Anthony Chansley had a failed career as an actor and voice-over guy. The Trump lover is finally famous. Jacob Anthony Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, had a failed career as an actor and a voice-over artist. Now, he is finally famous. Jacob Anthony Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli, screams “Freedom!” inside the…
Since the violent riots on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, it has been revealed that dozens of police officers were either in the crowd or complicit with it. Citizens have decried the actions of the Capitol police officer seen taking selfies with pro-Trump rioters, as well as those who seemed to escort rioters into…
