Who is Elijah McClain?
Elijah McClain was a 23-year-old Black man who was stopped and killed by police in Aurora, Colorado after a civilian called the cops on him on August 24, 2019. McClain was walking home from a gas station when a nearby person thought he looked “suspicious” and called 911. McClain, who was anemic, was wearing a […]
Louisville and Lexington, the Most Diverse Cities in Kentucky, Will Have One Polling Station Each
The state of Kentucky closed a majority of its primary polling stations, citing the pandemic as the reason it reduced voting locations from 3,700 in a regular year to just 170 on Tuesday. In particular, urban centers with large populations of non-white people will be most adversely affected; Louisville, which is 70 percent Black, will […]
Trump Called Covid-19 “Kung-Flu,” Defended Confederate Monuments in Tulsa Rally
Updated on Sunday, June 21 ‘The Latest News’ is a weekly thread where we update our readers on events that affect our communities. Trump Called Covid-19 “Kung-Flu” and Defended Confederate Monuments in Tulsa Rally In his controversial Tulsa rally on Saturday, President Donald Trump referred to Covid-19 as the “Kung-Flu” publicly for the first time […]
USCIS Deputy Director Criticized The Supreme Court’s DACA Decision
In a statement published on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) website, Deputy Director Joseph Edlow sharply criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to retain DACA. “The fact remains that under DACA, hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens continue to remain in our country in violation of the laws passed by Congress,” he wrote. “And […]
Some People Are Getting Juneteenth Off For the First Time Ever
Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865. Although the Thirteenth Amendment was not passed until December of that year, Juneteenth became a celebratory day in the Black community that grew in popularity during the Civil Rights era. On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Texas were […]
Taco Bell Fired an Employee For Wearing a Black Lives Matter Face Mask
Denzel Skinner, a former Taco Bell employee in Youngstown, Ohio, was allegedly fired for refusing to take off a face mask with “Black Lives Matter” printed on it. In a video posted on social media, Skinner filmed himself arguing with someone who is off-camera telling him that he “can’t bring politics into the building.” “I’m […]
