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Republicans Walk Out of Senate Chamber as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is Confirmed to the Supreme Court

Y.R.A (BMS)April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)April 8, 2022April 8, 20220528

Republicans walked out of the Senate chamber on Thursday as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the Supreme Court. Several Republican senators can be...

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Arizona House Committee Approves Bill To Make Filming Police Officers Illegal

Y.R.A (BMS)February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)February 24, 2022February 24, 202201762

On Monday, the Arizona House Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would make filming police on the job illegal in some cases. House Bill 2319...

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Louisiana Senate Candidate Gary Chambers Burns Confederate Flag in Latest Provocative Ad

Y.R.A (BMS)February 10, 2022February 10, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)February 10, 2022February 10, 202202891

In his uphill campaign to unseat Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr. released a new provocative ad on Wednesday. The one minute...

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Black Woman in Tennessee Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Trying to Register to Vote

Y.R.A (BMS)February 8, 2022February 8, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)February 8, 2022February 8, 202203425

A Black Lives Matter activist has been sentenced to six years in prison for trying to register to vote after authorities told her she could. ...

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U.S. Senate Candidate Gary Chambers Smokes Weed in New Campaign Ad

Y.R.A (BMS)January 18, 2022January 18, 2022

by Y.R.A (BMS)January 18, 2022January 18, 202202605

On Tuesday, Democratic Louisiana Senate candidate Gary Chambers released a campaign advertisement video showing him smoking marijuana and advocating for its legalization. The advertisement, titled...

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Trump Rejects Plan For Him and White House Staff To Be Among The First To Get COVID-19 Vaccine

BMS AdminDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020

by BMS AdminDecember 14, 2020December 14, 202002136

On Sunday, President Trump said that he would delay the plan for senior White House staff members to take the COVID-19 vaccine in the coming...

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Cori Bush Becomes the First Black Woman to Represent Missouri in Congress

BMS AdminNovember 4, 2020November 5, 2020

by BMS AdminNovember 4, 2020November 5, 202002179

Cori Bush was elected to Missouri’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, making her the first Black woman from Missouri ever elected to Congress. Bush,...

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Study Links Trump Rallies to 30,000 COVID-19 Cases and 700 Deaths

BMS AdminNovember 4, 2020November 4, 2020

by BMS AdminNovember 4, 2020November 4, 202001410

A recent study conducted by Stanford University economists concluded that Trump rallies may have caused approximately 30,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and lead that 700...

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Ice Cube Clarifies His Role in Advising Trump on Plan for Black America

BMS AdminOctober 15, 2020October 15, 2020

by BMS AdminOctober 15, 2020October 15, 202002653

Ice Cube has been getting a lot of backlash on social media after senior Trump advisor Katrina Pierson posted a tweet thanking him for his...

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Nigerian State Announces New Law That Will Punish Child Rapists With Castration and Execution

BMS AdminSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 2020

by BMS AdminSeptember 22, 2020September 22, 20202 2456

Kaduna, Nigeria has announced a new law that will punish child rapists with castration and death. Under the new legislation, which was signed by the...

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Police Stop Illinois state Representative Kam Buckner Because He Was Wearing A Mask After leaving Store

BMS AdminMay 6, 2020May 6, 2020

by BMS AdminMay 6, 2020May 6, 202018602

An Illinois state representative who is black said he was stopped by a police officer while leaving a store and wearing a mask and gloves....

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Michigan Senator Dale Zorn Wears Mask That Resembles Confederate Flag On Senate Floor

BMS AdminApril 26, 2020April 26, 2020

by BMS AdminApril 26, 2020April 26, 20203 3459

Republican Sen. Dale Zorn apologized for wearing a face mask with a pattern that resembled the Confederate flag on it during a senate debate. Senator...

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Largest Economic Rescue Bill In History: $2 Trillion Rescue Bill To Include Direct Payments To Americans

BMS AdminMarch 25, 2020March 25, 2020

by BMS AdminMarch 25, 2020March 25, 202001618

The White House and Senate of both parties have announced early Wednesday that they have agreed on a $2 trillion emergency bill to rush aid...

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Trump Administration is Trying to Make it Easier for Banks to Reject Loans to People of Color

BMS AdminFebruary 1, 2020February 1, 2020

by BMS AdminFebruary 1, 2020February 1, 202014807

The Trump administration is trying to reverse the Obama-era rules that helped fight racial discrimination in housing. The administration is also aiming at a federal...

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Eric Garner’s Mother Pushes Anti-Police Brutality Bill That Would Set National Standard for Excessive Force

BMS AdminSeptember 25, 2019September 25, 2019

by BMS AdminSeptember 25, 2019September 25, 201912388

On Thursday, Eric Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, testified at the congressional hearing of police misconduct that there has been no accountability for her son’s death...

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Trump’s 2020 Campaign Caught Using STOLEN Photos Of Black People With Photoshopped MAGA Hats

BMS AdminSeptember 16, 2019September 16, 2019

by BMS AdminSeptember 16, 2019September 16, 201950 282992

Rykard Jenkins is mostly known for his appearance on the U.K. reality show Love Island but he has recently been getting attention for something else....