Despite plenty of warnings of a possible insurrection and ample resources and time to prepare, the Capitol Police planned only for a free speech demonstration Three days before supporters of President Donald Trump rioted at the Capitol, the Pentagon asked the U.S Capitol Police if it needed National Guard manpower. And as the mob descended on the building Wednesday, Justice…
The variants carry multiple mutations but share one in common that’s believed to be the reason they are more contagious New research suggests that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two easier-to-spread variants of the coronavirus that erupted in Britain and South Africa. Those variants are causing global concern. They carry…
Round two of the impeachment process could begin for Donald Trump sooner than expected. On Thursday, Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee introduced Articles of Impeachment to have Donald Trump removed from office. The move came after Wednesday’s attack of the Capitol following condemnation of Trump’s instigation by several high-ranking and senior officials. The resolution can…
Biden and Kamala Harris will take the oath of office from the Capitol’s West Front, one of the locations where a violent mob overpowered police The violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is intensifying scrutiny over security at the upcoming inauguration ceremony for President-elect Joe Biden that already has been reshaped by the pandemic and the prospect…
Details are emerging about the death of a police officer who died from injuries sustained during a coup attempt by right-wing domestic terrorists on Wednesday. U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died Thursday. But it was the reported manner in which he sustained the injuries that contributed to his death that was under scrutiny in…
Trump will be the first incumbent president since Andrew Johnson to skip his successor’s inauguration President Donald Trump said Friday he won’t attend President-elect Joe Biden’s Inauguration on Jan. 20. He will be the first incumbent president since Andrew Johnson to skip his successor’s inauguration. “To all of those who have asked, I will not…
Journalist Jesse Washington was tapped to work with the Georgetown Hoyas Hall of Fame coach on the book After decades of silence, renowned Georgetown Hoyas basketball coach John Thompson decided to write his autobiography to show what went on behind the scenes of his extraordinary life. From becoming the first African American head coach to win…
Once upon a time Brandy and Wanya Morris of Boyz II Men were a 90’s R&B power couple. That time is long past, but since then some unsavory gossip about the former couple has persisted. Now Morris has come forward to put those rumors to rest. Morris held an Instagram Live where he addressed the…
Twitter users are arguing that the #SayHerName hashtag should not be used in reference to the Donald Trump supporter who was killed during the invasion of the Capitol building by a pro-Trump mob on Wednesday, Jan. 6. After some users began to use the hashtag to refer to Ashli Babbitt, a white, pro-Trump rioter who…
There is at least one menace to society off of the U.S. streets Friday morning. Miya Ponsetto, the woman more popularly known as “SoHo Karen,” was finally arrested for assaulting a Black teen following a viral — and quasi violent — confrontation in New York City the day after Christmas when she leveled false accusations…
