Washington, DC

Columbus, OH

California State

BlackStars News

The California State Senate has recently passed three reparations bills as part of a broader legislative effort to provide restitution to descendants of slaves. The bills, authored by Democratic State Senator Steven Bradford, will create

This is what California’s three reparations bills mean for Black Americans

Reading, PA

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Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
The post Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Straight Arrow News SANcom

In an historic move, California is setting aside $12 million for reparations to Black residents as part of its next budget.

California sets aside $12 million for nation’s largest reparations effort

NewsOne

The monument depicts an enslaved Black woman known as a "mammy."
The post 192 House Republicans Voted To Restore A Confederate Monument Depicting White Soldiers And Black ‘Mammies’ appeared first on NewsOne.

192 House Republicans Voted To Restore A Confederate Monument Depicting White Soldiers And Black ‘Mammies’

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Denver, CO

David Heitz

The mother of a Denver homeless man told the City Council Monday that city-sponsored services have failed her son. Barbara Hallick Yeomans made her remarks during public comment period of the City Council meeting. She said her son grapples with substance abuse and mental illness and repeatedly has been harassed by police. She said her son also suffered verbal abuse by a guard in the Denver County Jail. Yeomans said she heard the guard harassing her son over the phone.

Mother says Denver homeless services have failed her son

Bellingham, WA

Bossip

Paul Jonathan Bittner was arrested for assaulting and using racist slurs against an 11-year-old Black child on a Whatcom Middle School field trip.

Hate Crimes: Washington Man Arrested For Punching Black 6th Grader, ‘You Going To Talk To A White Man Like That?’

Fox News

A California Democratic lawmaker held back tears during a discussion on slavery reparations after his Republican colleague said it would be unfair to make Asians and Latinos pay.

Dem lawmaker in tears after Republican says its unfair for Asians, Latinos to pay reparations

Newark, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Clark County, WA

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Timothy A Gruver

Dentist Ellis B. Jardine of Clark County has been suspended for allegedly practicing outside the scope of his licenses and subpar care, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Friday.

Dentist Suspended for Subpar Care & Unlicensed Practices

Georgia State

WashingtonExaminer

During a Republican primary debate for Georgia‘s 2nd Congressional District on Sunday, Chuck Hand walked out over issues with his opponent Wayne Johnson. Johnson was asked the first question of the debate sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club, but when Hand was asked his first question, he delivered a statement unrelated to the question asked […]

Georgia Republican storms off primary debate stage after one question

Douglas City, CA

Daily Coffee Press

This afternoon, Kentaiwon Durham, the Douglas City Commissioner of Ward 2, entered a guilty plea for wire fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. Consequently, Durham is mandated to resign from his position as a city commissioner.

Georgia City Commissioner Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud in $20K PPP Fraud Scheme

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

New York City, NY

Manhattan, NY

New York Post

Support for a Manhattan mom booted from a parent council for speaking out against antisemitism is ramping up, with over 2,500 emails sent and numerous organizations speaking out.

Maud Maron was removed from the Community Education Council for District 2 — which stretches from lower Manhattan to the Upper East Side — after being quoted in The Post blasting a public high school’s anonymous, anti-Israel op-ed.



NYC activists slam DA Bragg for dropping charges against anti-Israel Columbia protesters: ‘A betrayal’



“Maud should be reinstated immediately,” a letter from the NYC Public Schools Alliance, an antisemitism advocacy group, demanded. “She has been an unwavering...

Support grows for Maud Maron, the school board mom booted for denouncing antisemitism

Coffee County, GA

Douglas, GA

A 49-year-old woman from Douglas was recently arrested for allegedly submitting a life insurance policy for her ex-husband without his knowledge. According to a Coffee County Sheriff’s Office incident report, detectives met with a man on May 7 at the Coffee County Law Enforcement Center concerning a reported case of insurance fraud.

Georgia woman charged for allegedly filing life insurance policy application on ex-husband

Colorado State

The Finance and Governance Committee of the Denver City Council voted Tuesday to ask voters whether the U.S. citizenship requirement for police and firefighters should be dropped.

Committee OKs removing citizenship requirement for police, firefighters in Denver

Ali Carney, 46, of Newark, received a 65-month prison sentence for conspiring to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Gang Member Sentenced to 65 Months for Drug Trafficking

USA TODAY

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins the NY-14 primary, defeating moderate challenger Marty Dolan.

AOC defeats moderate challenger in Democratic primary

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

Former teacher Jeffrey Clayton, convicted of lewd behavior with a student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, walked briskly up to the Duval County Courthouse on Friday carrying a small backpack.

The Good News - Reducing High School Dropouts

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