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April 19, 2021 AP – Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand. As the co-founder of the Chicago-based youth organisation GoodKidsMadCity-Englewood, he grieved the loss of Delmonte Johnson, a young community activist, more than two years ago to the very thing the teen fought fiercely against: gun violence. He’s also been angered and frustrated by the onslaught of stories of Black Americans killed at the hands of police across the nation throughout the past year. First, there was Breonna Taylor, ...

Closing Arguments In Derek Chauvin Trial Set To Begin Monday By Dustin Jones  April 18, 2021 Monday marks the beginning of the end in regards to the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin, who is accused of killing George Floyd last year by kneeling on his neck for more than 9 minutes. The defense and prosecution have each rested their cases and both sides are set to deliver their closing arguments Monday. After three weeks of emotional testimony and expert opinions, coupled ...

MINNEAPOLIS (US): Jesse Jackson (right) greets demonstrators during a protest over the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a police officer last week.—AP Minneapolis: High-ranking Congress member Maxine Waters called for an overhaul of policing in the United States as she joined the seventh consecutive night of protests in a Minneapolis suburb over the death of Daunte Wright, a young black man shot dead by a white policewoman. The 20-year-old was killed during what should have been a routine t...

On January 6, decorated U.S. Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt was killed by a U.S. Capitol Police officer. She was among the crowd of protesters who entered the U.S. Capitol and was shot as she attempted to climb through a broken door outside the Speaker’s lobby, an area that leads to the House Chamber. Babbitt was unarmed and should not have been considered a threat by police officers. She was not a convicted criminal, in fact, she was a military hero. Babbitt served in the U.S. Air Force ...

Kevin McCarthy Threatens Action Against Maxine Waters Over Protest Remarks On 4/19/21 at 8:16 AM EDT The House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has warned Speaker Nancy Pelosi that he will "bring action" against Rep. Maxine Waters this week if the Democratic leader fails to punish the lawmaker for inciting confrontation. Posting on social media, Rep. McCarthy (R-CA) accused Waters (D-CA) of inciting violence in Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis at the weekend, and engaging in dangerous rhetoric amid...

Roy Exum: Our Woke USA Is Nuts Monday, April 19, 2021 - by Roy Exum Roy Exum Most of you will know that on April 13 our Centers for Disease Control and the Federal Drug Administration issued joint orders to “pause” distribution of the Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine because immunizations of the drug were believed to cause blood clots in some women. What you may not know it that “some women” really equaled a total of six women. I am not a physician who knows the mechanics of “v...

What self-care means for me as a Black woman It becomes harder to practice any type of self-care when there’s a target on your back for no other reason than attempting to exist while Black. A memorial for Daunte Wright stands in the neighborhood where he was shot and killed on April 12 in Brooklyn Center, Minn.(Stephen Maturen / Getty Images) By Lorrie Irby Jackson In the last few months, more than any other time, many of us have learned the value of self-care. For some, it’s a long pier, a...

Attorneys at Chauvin trial in Floyd death make final pitch MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd are set to make their closing arguments Monday, each side seeking to distill three weeks of testimony to persuade jurors to deliver their view of the right verdict. For prosecutors, Derek ... 6 hours ago|Washington, United States USA TodayC We must show up no matter what: Foreboding air as people gather in George Floyd Squa...

  Share Source: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy called on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to take action against Rep. Maxine Waters over comments she made "inciting violence," vowing to take matters into his own hands if she doesn’t. “Maxine Waters is inciting violence in Minneapolis — just as she has incited it in the past,” McCarthy said in a statement. “If Speaker Pelosi doesn’t act against this dangerous rhetoric, I will bring action this week.” ...

RALEIGH, N.C. —  Several protesters were taken into custody Sunday night after authorities in North Carolina declared a police brutality demonstration an “unlawful assembly.” For a third night in a row, demonstrators marched through downtown Raleigh protesting the police killings of 20-year-old Daunte Wright in Minnesota and 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Chicago. The evening started as a vigil for Wright, Toledo and others killed by police. Around 8 p.m. about a 100 people began marching a...