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Fani Willis said she didn’t take the witness stand to emasculate Black men
Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney of Georgia, was the surprise witness at her trial on Thursday, in which supporters of former President Donald are pushing to disqualify her for alleging Trump attempted to overthrow the 2020 election. Willis told Trump’s fleet of lawyers, “You think I am on trial, but you are…
Read MoreBoston Mayor Michelle Wu issues an apology for two men arrested for the Carol Stuart murder in 1989
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued an apology for two Black men who were arrested by police and vilified in the press for the 1989 murder of a White woman, only to learn that the brother of the killer said he murdered his wife for insurance money. On behalf of the Boston Police Department, the entire City…
Read MoreDallas Mayor switches from Democrat to Republican
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson switched from Democratic to Republican, blaming his former party for their mismanagement of the homeless crisis and increased crime. “The future of America’s great urban centers depends on the willingness of the nation’s mayors to champion law and order and practice fiscal conservatism,†Johnson wrote. “Our cities desperately need the genuine…
Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson names new top cop
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Sunday selected Larry Snelling as Chicago’s next top cop. Snelling heads the police department’s counter-terrorism unit. Snelling will succeed David Brown after Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost the mayoral primary in April. “Today, a new chapter begins in our journey to create a better, stronger, and safer Chicago,†Johnson said in…
Read MoreFounder of the Chicago-based African American Patrolmen League dies
Renault Alvin Robinson, the founder of the African American Patrolmen League, died July 8, 2023. Mr. Robinson was 80. During his career as a police officer, Robinson was responsible for bringing a lawsuit against the Chicago Police Department for discrimination against minorities, primarily Blacks, and Hispanics. One of the few times I met him was when he…
Read MoreChicago Police Sergeant who led a botched police raid is fired
The Chicago Police Board voted to fire Sergeant Alex Wolinski, who led police officers to raid the wrong house in 2019 armed with a “no-knock warrant.†The house belonged to Anjanette Young, a social worker who had just gotten off work. She can be heard screaming at the cops that they had the wrong house…
Read MoreBlack women state’s attorneys are being forced out
Two progressive Black women state’s attorneys in St. Louis and Chicago have either thrown in the towel or have been forced to retire early. Kimberly M. Gardner, 48, is the circuit attorney for the city of St. Louis, Missouri, until she resigned early Thursday. She will remain in office until June 1, although Republicans are attempting to push her out early. Kimberly…
Read MoreTyre Nichols’ family sues Memphis police for $550 Million for beating death of their son
The parents of Tyre Nichols, who was beaten by five Black Memphis police officers and left to die by an ambulance driver who refused to get out of her truck, sued the city of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department for $550 million. Nichols was beaten on January 7, 2023, and died three days later…
Read MoreCongressman Jim Jordan will hold a hearing attacking Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg about crime in New York City
Congressman Jim Jordan, Republican of Ohio, is scheduled to hold a hearing Monday in New York City concerning what he calls Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s anti-crime policies, which he claims have led to increased violent crime for New York City’s residents. In reality, however, there has been a drop year-over-year in crime in the Big Apple. The…
Read MoreJustin Jones is reinstated
By a majority vote of 36 to zero, Justin Jones was reinstated to his House seat that Tennessee Republicans had taken away from him last week. They had expelled Jones and Justin Pearson, both young Black male lawmakers, from the State Senate for violating the Senate’s decorum by using bullhorns to speak from the well…
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