Mississippi has a long and troubling history when it comes to disenfranchising Black people, and the recent passage of House Bill 1020, also known as the Capitol Complex Improvement District bill, is just the latest example of that legacy. This bill, which was passed with no consultation or consideration from the greater Jackson community, the residents of Jackson, the state senators and state representatives who represent Jackson, the Hinds...
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Tyre Nichols cried out for his mother as he was beaten by 5 men. 6’3” 145 pounds punched, kicked, stomped and mocked by over 1,000 pounds of people inflicting violence with impunity against his fragile body. Disgust, sheer emptiness is what i feel right now. The outrage is justified. The action taken was swift. The response and transparency is encouraging. My wish is that this would be the last...
“Public service is not about what you are willing to win but what you are willing to lose over.” President Biden said while giving remarks about Rusty Wallace, for Arizona Republican lawmaker who lost his career after standing up for democracy in the face of election deniers. On Friday, January 6, 2023, two years after insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol, President Biden delivered remarks and awards to fourteen courageous...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries unwilling to ‘save Republicans from their dysfunction’
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On January 3, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives did not elect a speaker, after three rounds of votes. This was the first time a speaker was not elected on the first round of votes in 100 years, as Republican Kevin McCarthy could not get enough votes to become the next House Speaker. During a C-Span interview Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries [NY] – who was unanimously elected...
As a fan of Viktor Bout‘s (aka The Merchant of Death and the person Brittney Griner was exchanged for) fictional work in the movie Lord of War, I for one can’t wait to see if Nicolas Cage will be starring in a potential sequel. GREAT MOVIE. Well, assuming a sequel is green lit because it was a movie that came out in 2005. And it was a movie that...
