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New DNC chair stands by Israel amid progressive headwinds Jaime Harrison, who challenged Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), says Democrats will follow Biden’s lead on Israel policy By Share Jaime Harrison, the newly appointed chairman of the Democratic National Committee, emphasized in an interview with Jewish Insider on Friday that his party would follow President Joe Biden’s lead with respect to U.S.-Israel policy. “We as a party take our guidance from the White House and the Biden-Harris...

After Floyd died, his soft-spoken younger brother stepped into new roles as family patriarch and advocate for racial justice.

HBO’s  Last Week Tonight host John Oliver is urging his viewers, specifically “White America,” to take the streets in protest over what he sees as a “cycle of state violence against black lives.” While the British comedian didn’t advocate for violent insurrection, he criticized President Joe Biden’s recent calls for peaceful protest as just “another way to prioritize compliance over righteous dissent and to protect property over human lives.” John Oliver said during Sunday�...

Anguish cannot be allowed to translate into violence. But neither can it translate into silence.

Surge in assaults on media, including in Paso Robles April 18, 2021 By JOSH FRIEDMAN Black Lives Matter protests picked up nationwide this week spurred by uproar over the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright by a Minnesota police officer, which occurred as the George Floyd murder trial was taking place nearby. Attacks on journalists picked up, too, occurring at protests as well as at a Kristin Smart vigil in Paso Robles. The fatal shooting of Wright placed the national spotlight on Brooklyn Center...

New Haven rally calls to end police violence and defund Yale Police Department The march went from New Haven City Hall to the Yale Police department, where calls to disarm and dismantle the department were made. Author: Dave Puglisi Updated: 11:07 PM EDT April 18, 2021 NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial are set to begin Monday. The former officer who knelt on the neck of George Floyd is facing charges of second and third-degree murd...

CNN He said reform will only happen when "white peoples kids start getting killed." Cuomos words sparked mixed reactions. CNN host Chris Cuomo said police reform wont happen in the United States until "white peoples kids start getting killed." On Saturdays episode of his show, "Cuomo Prime Time," Cuomo discussed police reform in light of the killings of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo, as well as the Derek Chauvin trial. "George Floyd, Daunte Wright. I wonder if youl...

Closing arguments set for Monday in the Derek Chauvin trial HOUSTON - Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. The former police officer is accused of second degree murder, third degree murder, and second degree manslaughter, relating to the death of Houston’s own George Floyd.  Last week, Chauvin chose not to testify in court.  "He needs to be convicted for the things he did," said Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd. ...

Media Credit: Hatchet File Photo The D.C. Council established an independent commission in September to create the report following the protests against police brutality last summer. News By Zachary Blackburn Apr 19, 2021 1:22 AM Local leaders are pressing for dozens of recommendations to reform law enforcement in the District. The D.C. Police Reform Commission, a 20-member group of local legal experts and reform activists, published a 259-page report earlier this month outlining more than ...

Minneapolis is about to blow up over as the Derek Chauvin trial draws closer to its conclusion. Chauvin is the former police officer at the center of the death of George Floyd which set off a whole summer of rioting, unrest, and looting throughout the country. Brooklyn Center, which is in the greater Minneapolis area, is also on edge after the police-involved shooting of Daunte Wright. And now, we have another officer-involved shooting in Chicago. Adam Toledo was just 13 years old but was armed...