Riverside, CA

Columbus, OH

Georgia State

NBC News

For years, lawyers and advocates fought the use of “stop and frisk,” a policing tactic that left a majority of Black and brown men who experienced it physically and mentally scarred and distrustful of law enforcement. After a lengthy legal battle, a federal judge in 2013 found it unconstitutional, essentially banning it.

Trump courts Black men as he pledges return to a policy that disproportionately targeted them

California State

Straight Arrow News SANcom

CA passes a law, preventing public school employees from disclosing a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to parents.

New CA child gender identity law sparks backlash and legal battles

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles Times

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a ruling dismissing charges against members of the Rise Above Movement, a group suspected of inciting brawls at California political rallies.

Appeals court revives charges against alleged white supremacists over protest violence

Texas State

Houston, TX

The Independent

Lauren Ashley Simmons was heartbroken.Simmons, a queer Black woman and labor organizer from Houston, watched her Democratic state representative break with her party and vote in favor of three Republican-led bills limiting rights for transgender teens and children. All of them became law.Those laws supported by State Rep. Shawn Thierry “put a target on some families that are already extremely vulnerable and dealing with so much, living in a state like Texas,” Simmons tells The Independent.“To know that this Democrat representative for a big blue district in a pretty blue city turned her back – that betrayed and hurt me,”...

A Texas Democrat voted against rights for trans kids. This queer Black mom challenged her – and won

 A majority of Republicans don’t support same-sex marriage, according to a new Gallup poll.Forty-six percent of GOP respondents said they think same-sex marriage should be legal, down from 49 percent the previous year.Even fewer Republicans, 40 percent, said they find same-sex relationships morally acceptable.The new findings mark a sudden decline from 2021 and 2022, the first and only two years in which GOP respondents told Gallup they were in favor of same-sex marriage since 1996.These views put the party at odds with a majority of their fellow Americans, according to the data.Overall, 69 percent of respondents signaled their legal...

Majority of Republicans once again disapprove of gay marriage, poll finds

Black Enterprise

 New research shows that a much larger percentage of Black Americans, particularly women in that group, now make less money than their peers nationwide.
While 23% of all U.S. workers are bagging low wages as defined in a report under $17 an hour, the proportions are much higher when broken down by race and gender.
Some 32% of Black workers earn less than $17 an hour, versus 21% of white workers, based on a fresh analysis by Oxfam, which describes itself a global organization fighting inequality to end poverty and injustice. And 35% of Black women earn low wages, compared to 29%...

Report: Black Americans, Particularly Black Women, Among Those Hit Hardest By Wage Disparities

Coral Gables, FL

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Edmond Thorne

Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

Clarke County, MS

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Mississippi News Group

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

A new study commissioned by the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) has found 65% of Black people in the United States are “supporters of Black LGBTQ+ people and rights,” including 57% of regular churchgoers and 71% of Gen Z. But the study also found significantly lower support for Black transgender and nonbinary people in particular, and identified strategies for increasing support among those who are still ambivalent.

New Study Finds That the Majority of Black Americans Support Black LGBTQ+ Rights

New York City, NY

New York Post

They’re here, they’re queer — and they’re not invited.

Trump-loving LGBT conservatives say they are marching to the tune of their own drum after finding themselves ostracized by the increasingly left leaning gay rights movement.  

Mark Dorman, a retired teacher from Hell’s Kitchen, said he has been all but blacklisted from the Atlas Social Club, his local gay bar, since he spoke positively about the former president there last summer.





Former ‘Doctor Who’ David Tennant tells UK Minister of Women and Equalities to ‘shut up’ during LGBTQ rights speech

Atlas Social Club did not respond to a request for comment from The...

MAGA gays feel left out of LGBT movement

With Donald Trump and J.D. Vance now confirmed as the official 2024 Republican presidential ticket, LGBTQ+ advocates are sounding the alarm about what a prospective second Trump administration might mean for queer and trans rights. Although Trump has attempted to distance himself from the far-right Heritage Foundation’s “Project 2025” plan to consolidate conservative rule, the former president is running on a remarkably similar platform of his own, dubbed “Agenda47.”

Donald Trump Plans to Gut Queer and Trans Rights in a Second Term

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Carol Perez

There are lots of places in the US where you don’t necessarily need a car. There might be good public transportation and/or your area might be walkable, but for others, this might not be the case.

Free Car Programs: 16 Ways to Get a Car Without Paying

Detroit, MI

Michigan State

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson attend the Detroit NAACP's annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in Detroit, Mich., on May 19, 2024. (Photo by Andrew Roth/Michigan Advance) On the same day the Republican National Convention kicked off in Milwaukee, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and former...

RNC and Trump campaign sue Whitmer and Benson over voter registration efforts

Latin Times

Two federal judges in Texas have prevented the Biden administration from enforcing a series of protections for LGBTQ+ students included in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The judges, Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo and Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth, cited a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision saying that...

Texas judges prevent Biden administration from enforcing protections for LGBTQ+ students

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Charlottesville, VA

NewsOne

A federal appeals court ruled that participants of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville must pay $26 million.
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Appeals Court Restores $26M Judgment Against ‘Unite The Right’ Rally White Supremacists

North Carolina State

Town Talks

Death Disclosure Laws and Property Disclosures in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there is no legal obligation for homeowners or real estate agents to disclose if a death has occurred in a home, whether by natural causes, murder, or suicide. However, if a potential buyer directly inquires about any deaths on the property, the seller is required to provide that information.

If someone dies at your house do you have to tell a potential buyer? What North Carolina law says

Shenandoah, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

NORTHERN SCHUYLKILL – The following is a collection of police incidents reported by local law enforcement...
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Police Log, 7/10/2024

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

March Air Reserve Base, CA

Grand Terrace, CA

Moreno Valley, CA

Colton, CA

Bloomington, CA

Fontana, CA

Mira Loma, CA

Norco, CA

Corona, CA

Loma Linda, CA

NewsBreak

Inland Empire leaders see ‘buffet of hate’ as discriminatory attacks and bias increase

Hate crimes have risen in recent years, but the scapegoats vary with the political winds, several experts said Tuesday at a panel discussion about combating hate...

Inland Empire leaders see ‘buffet of hate’ as discriminatory attacks and bias increase

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