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Monday, January 22, 2024

State spending to prosecute – and defend – gang members on the docket for Georgia General Assembly

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Several state agencies are seeking millions more in state funds to handle the growing caseload resulting from the state’s recent crackdown o...

Civilian boards overseeing police in FL are in jeopardy and could be dissolved

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MITCH PERRY     There are 21 such agencies in Florida, with 10 formed after the death of George Floyd in 2020 In 21 jurisdictions across Flo...

'Wrong Side of History': NYC Mayor Adams Vetoes Solitary Confinement Ban

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By Olivia Rosane     "With this veto, the mayor has condemned New Yorkers to suffer in solitary confinement and isolation, and he did s...
Friday, January 19, 2024

How Patrice Lumumba’s assassination drove student activism, shaping the Congo’s future!

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During a recent visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), King Philippe of Belgium made a speech to the national parliament in Kinsh...

Baltimore’s New Nonprofit Outlet Looks a Lot Like the Same Old Corporate News

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JUSTINE BARRON The   Baltimore Banner , an online news outlet, broke a story in November ( 11/2/23 ) about a man’s death being ruled a homic...

New Right-Wing Owner to Baltimore Sun Reporters: 'Go Make Me Some Money'

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By Brett Wilkins "The Sinclair TV owner bought The Baltimore Sun for the same reason Elon Musk bought Twitter," opined one critic....
Monday, January 15, 2024

MLK's Radical Revolution of Values Needed to Heal U.S.

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Open and avowed white supremacists operate in the government, engaging in whites-only policies based on a false racist theory of white genoc...
Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Chief financiers remain at large following the January 6 insurrection on the US Capitol

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Those who faced harsh consequences for storming the Capitol were not the ones that bankrolled the events of January 6 by  Natalia Marques Th...