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Police Solidarity With White Supremacy Evident in Trump’s Capitol Hill Coup Attempt

Photos: YouTube The presence of pro-Trump police officers at last Wednesday's attempted coup, to keep Donald Trump in power, is now facing scrutiny--given reports that some police helped to orchestrate the treasonous assault on Congress. Above two Ro...

'It's unacceptable:' Deion Sanders rants about uneven playing field at Jackson State, HBCUs

clarionledger.com - Jackson State coach Deion Sanders ranted about the \Tweeted by @doritegrocery https://twitter.com/doritegrocery/status/1349720463837167617

Newark: Martin Luther King March on Saturday

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Pittsburgh Jim Crow

pittsburgh.momcollective.com - As I reported to you in a previous post, The North was not a shining example of equality when it came to civil rights. Pittsburgh had slavery and it …Tweeted by @Mister_C_Link87 https://twitter.com/Mister_C_Link87/statu...

Was the assault on the Capitol really ‘unprecedented’? Historians weigh in

nationalgeographic.com - Some experts say that the chaos in Congress is underpinned by a ‘hostility to democracy’ with roots in Reconstruction-era politics.Tweeted by @BeauregardAlle1 https://twitter.com/BeauregardAlle1/status/1349677204460994560

The Paralysis Ends: Trump, Fascism and the Capitalist State

liberationnews.org - Photo: Mob of Trump supporters outside the Capitol on Jan. 6. Credit: TapTheForwardAssist (Wikimedia Commons) Statement by the Party for Socialism andTweeted by @Gdecorso60 https://twitter.com/Gdecorso60/status/134956966415062630...

Majority say race was factor in how those who attacked Capitol were treated - CBS News poll

cbsnews.com - Views of how the assault was addressed were marked by stark partisan divisions.Tweeted by @ados_proud https://twitter.com/ados_proud/status/1349568535446523904

Mix of Extremists Who Stormed Capitol Isn't Retreating

usnews.com - BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As rioters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol, the seat of American democracy became a melting pot of extremist groups: militia members, white supremacists, paramilitary organizations…Tweeted by @ados_proud https://twitte...

Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder charged in Flint water crisis

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In 4 U.S. cities, the "student debt crisis is a civil right crisis," research finds

nbcnews.com - An analysis released Monday found a commonality that students in majority Black and Latino neighborhoods are more reliant on student loans.Tweeted by @DebDirtylooks https://twitter.com/DebDirtylooks/status/1349529698737467397

Did Pro-Trump Police Take Part in Riot?

Photo: YouTube In the aftermath of Wednesday's siege of the U.S. Capitol, attention is turning to the nation's police: How many sympathized with what happened? The head of the Chicago police union minimized the severity of the riot, while his counte...

Opinion: Democrats can do these four things to help the nation distance itself from Trumpism

sandiegouniontribune.com - This naked assault on American democracy by Trumpian Republicans has to be stoppedTweeted by @sdut https://twitter.com/sdut/status/1349511066309443584

Democrats, 10 Republicans Impeach Trump for Inciting Insurrection

Photo: Wikimedia Commons With only a week left in office, President Donald Trump on Wednesday became the first U.S. president in history to be impeached for a second time when all House Democrats—joined by just 10 Republicans—passed an article charg...

Federal Officials Warned Police Chiefs About Extremist Violence

Photo: YouTube Federal officials warned police chiefs in major cities during a call on Wednesday to be on high alert and generous with intelligence as police departments around the country ramped up preparations for the week leading into the inaugura...

Statement from Senator West on Opening Day of the 87th Legislature

AUSTIN – Today, the second Tuesday of January each odd year, as the state Constitution mandates, is the first day of the 87th Session of the Texas Legislature. During each Session of my 28 years in the Texas Senate, it has been a day of excite...