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Legendary equal rights advocate, Dr. Angela Davis, received the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Fred L. Shuttlesworth Award on Friday. According to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Award is the highest recognition given out by the institute and is rewarded to people who have made “significant contributions to civil and human rights.” “Through her activism and […]
It appears as though K-pop fans were able to reserve hundreds of tickets for President Trump‘s rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon, without any intention of going, the Daily Mail reports. Various posts on social media speculated about the alleged ploy from K-Pop fans. Images from the rally attested to the odd framing of alleged […]
Despite warnings from U.S. health experts, Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Saturday night, holding his first in-person rally since the coronavirus pandemic began. And of course, his speech was full of culture war fodder. The event took place at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma—a city that’s become a COVID-19 hot spot over the last several days. Hours before the […]
President Trump is heading back on the road despite the coronavirus pandemic still in full effect. Yet, it seems like this decision might have come at the cost of some employees’ health. Ahead of Trump’s Tulsa rally on Saturday, it was reported by the New York Times that six staff members who were scheduled to work […]
Cases of COVID-19 have begun to surge in Oklahoma with 450 new cases recorded on Thursday resulting in a 110% rise across the state. This surge also occurred ahead of President Trump‘s scheduled rally in Tulsa, where the city saw 82 new cases in the spike. Before the surge in cases, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt shared his excitement for […]
Public Enemy, Flavor Flav included, have returned in full force with a new song taking at the era of Trumpism. “State of the Union (STFU),” produced by DJ Premier, is now available either as a free download at Public Enemy’s website and/or via the streaming provider of your choice. If you download the track from the […]
Today, as demonstrators continue to fight for justice for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and a growing list of others, the country is getting ready to celebrate the 155th anniversary of a milestone in the liberation of Black people by way of America’s other holiday: Juneteenth. In the wake of those killings, and in the midst of nationwide protests against racial injustice and […]
All Californians are now required to wear a face covering whenever they are outside, KTLA reports. California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued the statewide order earlier today after Los Angeles County reported a new record number of coronavirus cases (2,126) on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the state as a whole appears to be trending in the wrong direction with confirmed […]
As if a global pandemic and the persistence of racist ideologies masquerading as policing and/or “heritage” weren’t enough, 2020 is also bringing us another presidential election. If you’re unfortunate enough to also remember how everything ultimately shook down for the United States back in 2016, then you need no reminder of what’s at stake as Americans once […]
It seems New York City will enter phase 2 of its reopening plan sooner than expected. During his daily briefing on Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the city was on track to lift additional coronavirus restrictions as soon as Monday, exactly two weeks after phase 1 began. Previous projections from lawmakers, including Cuomo and NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, had the […]
