George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Wesley Bell laughs during his speech after being sworn in as St. Louis County Prosecutor during a New Year’s Eve celebration on Tuesday, Jan. 01, 2019 in St. Louis, Mo. Between jokes Bell took a serious note, stating there is a lot of work that needs to be done. Photo by […]
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Bell fires veteran St. Louis County prosecutor who presented grand jury evidence in Michael Brown case | St. Louis Post-Dispatch
CLAYTON: On his second day in office, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell fired the veteran assistant prosecutor Kathi Alizadeh, who was primarily responsible for presenting evidence to the grand jury that declined to indict a Ferguson police officer in the 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown.
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Letitia James, the 67th New York State Attorney General, is also the first woman to ever hold this particular state-wide office. | Essence
Breanna Edwards, Essence THE BROOKLYN BOROUGH OF NEW YORK CITY, NY – DECEMBER 01: NYC Public Advocate Letitia James speaks on stage at World AIDS Day 2017 at Kings Theatre on December 1, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York. (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images for Housing Works, Inc. ). Featured […]
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Ayanna Pressley Will Get The Old Office Of Shirley Chisholm, First Black Congresswoman | Huffpost
Massachusetts’ first black woman elected to Congress said Shirley Chisholm is her “shero.”
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Virginia GOPs Appeal Decision for New Legislative Map That Won’t Pack Black Voters Into Certain Districts | Atlanta Black Star
Associated Press , Atlanta Black Star Photo illustration by Tracy Ma. Source photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, via Library of Congress. Featured Image [dropcap]WASHINGTON (AP)[/dropcap] — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear an appeal by Virginia Republicans who are trying to preserve state legislative districts that have been struck down by a lower court […]
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FBI Confirms Gillum Is Not Corrupt And That DeSantis Lied | NEWSONE
DeSantis led a racist campaign the poured million of dollars into painting Gillum as a corrupt politician.
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Deval Patrick to Announce He Will Not Run for President in 2020 | The New York Times
Deval Patrick, the former two-term Democratic governor of Massachusetts, plans to announce shortly that he will not run for president in 2020, according to a person close to Mr. Patrick.
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Hakeem Jeffries Emerges as New Face of House Democrats | The New York Times
WASHINGTON — At a leadership table of septuagenarians, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York has just emerged as the Democrats’ face of generational change.
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The Abrams Machine Is Not Done Yet | The Atlantic
Democrat Stacey Abrams acknowledged that Republican Brian Kemp would become Georgia’s governor, but she promised to continue her fight against voter suppression.
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Why Isn’t Voter Suppression A Crime? | Medium
William Spivey , Medium Illustration by Curt Merlo. Featured Image [dropcap]Voter[/dropcap] suppression is illegal, but is it a crime? Voter intimidation is a crime; threatening, coercing, or attempting either is punishable by fine, imprisonment for up to one year, or both. Voting illegally could get you sent to jail, depending on your color and who […]
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