Atlanta mayor – and maybe, hopefully, probably the Vice Presidential running mate for Joe Biden – Keisha Lance Bottoms announced today that she has tested positive for the coronavirus. “COVID-19 has literally hit home,” Bottoms said in a tweet. “I have had NO symptoms and have … [Read more...]
Trump Inexplicably Demands Bubba Wallace Apologize for Noose “Hoax”
Our Racist-in-Chief has launched an attack on Bubba Wallace – the only black NASCAR driver – demanding he apologize (!!!) to everyone who supported him when it was reported a noose had been found in his garage stall. You might recall, last month a noose was found in Bubba's … [Read more...]
Colin Kaepernick Signs Disney Deal (There’s Already a Docuseries in the Works)
American hero Colin Kaepernick just signed a "first look" deal with Disney that "will focus on telling scripted and unscripted stories that explore race, social injustice and the quest for equity, and will provide a new platform to showcase the work of Black and Brown directors … [Read more...]
Soooo… Alan Dershowitz Hasn’t Been Seen at His Favorite Nude Beach In Months…
File under: Things We Didn't Need to Know... Also: Things We Can't Stop Thinking About.... Famed lawyer and Trump apologist Alan Dershowitz, 81, has apparently been MIA this summer at his favorite nude beach, Lucy Vincent Beach, on Martha's Vineyard. “Alan’s not been on … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: ”I’ve Upped My Standards, Now Up Yours.” – Pat Paulsen
''All the Problems We Face in the United States Today Can be Traced to an Unenlightened Immigration Policy on the Part of Native Americans.'' If you are having fun with the idea of Kanye West running for president, remember, please, Pat Paulsen (1927 -1997). Paulsen was a … [Read more...]
#QueerQuote: “This Is Your Fourth of July, Not Mine.” – Frederick Douglass, former slave, in an Independence Day Speech, 1852
Frederick Douglass (1818 -1895) was born a slave in Maryland in 1818 and became one of the first great black leaders when he published an autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American, where he described his life from slave to statesman and someone who … [Read more...]
Artivist Nikkolas Smith Creates Viral Portraits of George Floyd and Others Lost to Police Violence
You have probably seen Nikkolas Smith's moving portraits of Americans like George Floyd, whose lives were cut short during police encounters. Now meet the "artivist" behind the … [Read more...]
Research Indicates Black Lives Matter May Be the Largest Movement in US History
Four separate polls found that between 15 and 26 million Americans joined the recent protests against racism and police brutality, leading experts to conclude Black Lives Matter may be the largest political movement in American history. Via [Read more...]
Police Officers Fired After Mocking Elijah McClain Killing in Photo at Memorial Site. Watch
Aurora, Colorado Interim Police Chief Vanessa Wilson announced that three police officers have been fired for their roles in a photo mocking the 2019 chokehold and death of resident Elijah McClain. One of the officers made the initial stop on McClain. CBS News [Read more...]
Trump Surrogate Herman Cain Hospitalized For COVID-19 After Attending Tulsa Rally
Herman Caine, the former GOP presidential candidate who now co-chairs Black Voices for Trump, has been hospitalized in Atlanta for COVID-19. This happens after he posted a photo of himself (below) at the Tulsa rally in which he (and everybody else) ignored CDC social-distancing … [Read more...]
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