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The Root· 1 day agoLet’s just start off by saying that Virginia’s Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax ain’t shit. For context: In 2019, two women made public allegations that Fairfax assaulted them. Vanessa Tyson, a professor ...
Lawmakers boost pension benefits for police with veto override
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoNelson said recruitment and retention has always been a challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic and the...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 17 hours agoKanye West had another eventful weekend, and like everything he does nowadays, it was all bad. And because there seems to be no low for him lately, on Sunday, the “Power” rapper took to Instagram ...
Journalist shot in eye by Minneapolis police during 2020 protests enters hospice care
MinnPost· 10 hours agoJay Boller at Racket reports Linda Tirado, a journalist who was shot in the eye by Minneapolis...
Los Angeles council OKs study of removing police from traffic enforcement
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoFour years ago, after George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis, reform advocates in Los Angeles...
Bestselling author Nicola Yoon says her new novel is a Black 'Stepford Wives'
The Spokesman-Review· 5 days agoGeorge Floyd had just been murdered. Bestselling author Nicola Yoon was hurting. In the novel, a...
Juneteenth 2024: Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 13 hours agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, Breonna Taylor in Kentucky and George
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 9 hours agoOn Valentine’s Day, The Root reported that LAPD officers came under fire for allegedly circulating a Valentine-style photo of George Floyd that read, “You ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 3 hours agoHolding police accountable for unnecessary violence toward Black people is nearly impossible without video evidence. On Tuesday, Louisiana joined several other Republican-controlled states in ...
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Augusta-area residents need to know
Gannett via AOL· 12 hours agoThe holiday rose to prominence in 2020 amid the nationwide protests about racial inequality after...
