Google accused Parler of creating an ‘ongoing and urgent public safety threat’ Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are joining Google in removing Parler from their services. Parler, the social media network favored by Trump supporters and other far-right extremists, was among those used to organize Wednesday’s riots at the Capitol. Accusing Parler of creating an…
‘When love knocked Keri Hilson down, did she hit her head?’ tweeted Isha Thorpe Singer Keri Hilson expressed her thoughts about President Donald Trump’s widespread social media ban following the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. In her Instagram Story, Hilson shared a screen shot of Trump’s suspended Twitter account and called the ban…
Pelosi said that Trump’s involvement in the violence at the Capitol would not be overlooked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Saturday that the rioters who took part in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday chose their “whiteness” over democracy. The comment that was made during an online video meeting with constituents in San…
Draya Michele has went out and painted the town red with her new man, y’all! Draya Michele and her NLF beau Tyrod Taylor. (Photos: @drayamichele/Instagram, @tyrodtaylor/Instagram) The 35-year-old television personality was spotted during a Jan. 8 date night with her boo, L.A. Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor, 31. Dressed in a cherry red shirt and pants…
The Capitol’s attending physician notified all lawmakers Sunday of the virus exposure, urging they be tested House lawmakers may have been exposed to someone testing positive for COVID-19 while they sheltered at an undisclosed location during the Capitol siege by a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump. The Capitol’s attending physician notified all lawmakers…
Officer Howard Liebengood, 51, died Saturday A second U.S. Capitol Police officer has died this week. Officer Howard Liebengood, 51, died Saturday, January 9, 2021 while off-duty. U.S. Capitol Police issued a statement on Sunday, but did not say whether or not the officer’s death was related to the deadly revolt at the Capitol on…
Trump’s strategy of divisiveness was on display this past week President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed in the final months of his presidency — and without a trace of irony — to have done more for Black Americans than anyone with the “possible exception” of Abraham Lincoln. He boasted that the African American unemployment rate dropped to record…
Valarie Carey, a retired New York City policewoman, highlights difference in policing of Black and white people days after Capitol attack As the carnage of the Capitol riot was unfolding in Washington D.C., many Black Americans were dumbfounded by the disparity of treatment by law enforcement between a predominantly white mob versus Black citizens. Valarie…
It remains unclear what caused the passenger jet to crash after departing Jakarta, Indonesia, and there is zero sign of survivors Authorities said they determined the location of the crash site and black boxes of a Boeing 737-500 on Sunday, a day after the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board…
‘There’s quite a big difference when the Black Lives Matter protests come up to the capitol,’ said one officer In an exclusive interview with Buzzfeed News, two Black Capitol police officers shared their experiences fighting off racist pro-Trump supporters in Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol. According to one Black veteran of the U.S. Capitol Police,…
