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Oklahoma sheriff, 2 staffers recorded discussing lynching Black people are suspended from sheriffs’ association

By Corky Siemaszko The Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association suspended the McCurtain County sheriff and two other staffers Tuesday after they were secretly recorded talking about killing reporters and lynching Black residents after a public meeting. The vote to suspend Sheriff Kevin Clardy, sheriff’s investigator Alicia Manning and Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix was unanimous, the sheriffs’ association said on Facebook. The suspension does not remove them from their jobs with the sheriff’s department. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt called for the trio’s resignations Monday and for County Commissioner Mark Jennings to step down, as well. The McCurtain County Gazette-News identified the four as the officials who were

Fox News Settles Dominion Voting Systems Lawsuit For $787 Million, But Was It Worth Skipping The Public Trial?

By Zack Lilly Dominion Voting Systems has officially settled its lawsuit against white nationalist propaganda porn network Fox News, which was accused of joining Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and the rest of the idiocracy-infused fraternity of MAGA-lie-KKKappa in spreading demonstrable false claims about rigged voting machines costing Trump the 2020 election. But many people believe that all this last-minute settlement did was shield Fox “News” from having to admit during a nationally televised trial that it serves as a misinformation PornHub for conservative rubes and racists more than it serves as an institution of journalism. According to CNN, Tuesday’s $787.5 million settlement represents the largest

HBCUs are building a new prison-to-college pipeline

By Sequoia Carillo When he was 21, Stanley Andrisse hit rock bottom. “I was sitting in a courtroom facing 20 years to life and had this prosecutor telling me that I had no hope for changing,” Andrisse says. He was convicted on three felony counts and spent the next few years in a Missouri prison. He says his 21-year-old self could never have imagined his life today: Andrisse is now an endocrinologist, scientist and professor at Howard University’s College of Medicine. He has a Ph.D., an MBA, and a lab full of students who affectionately call him Dr. Stan. “So

Justin Pearson becomes second expelled Tennessee lawmaker to be reinstated

By Chloe Kim The second of two Tennessee lawmakers expelled from the state legislature after leading a gun control protest on the chamber floor has been reinstated. Justin Pearson, 29, got his seat back after a unanimous vote from seven members of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. His colleague Justin Jones, 27, was similarly voted back to the Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday. The two Democrats were expelled last week by the Republican-run statehouse. They were removed days after a school shooting in Nashville that left six people dead, including three children. After Wednesday’s vote, Mr Pearson addressed

Senate panel will hold a hearing on the Supreme Court’s ethical standards

By Washington Desk The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing about “the need to restore confidence in the Supreme Court’s ethical standards,” Sen. Dick Durbin, chair of the panel, wrote in a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts, following revelations in ProPublica last week that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted luxury vacations from a major GOP donor but didn’t disclose them. In his letter, Durbin also urged Roberts to “immediately open … an investigation and take all needed action to prevent further misconduct” on the court. “And if the Court does not resolve this issue on

Orchard Street Church restoration serves as homage to African-American history in Baltimore

By Alex Glaze Trueman Pratt founded Orchard Street Church with prayer meetings in 1825. He was also a trustee and layman in the church. In 1837, the church was built, and today, that building stands as the oldest standing structure built by slaves and freed African-Americans in Baltimore. For nearly two centuries, Orchard Street Church has been a beacon of freedom in Baltimore. It was also a stop on the Underground Railroad. “Over the years, it has served, as you can imagine, as a spiritual center for African-Americans to gather and plan and try to strengthen themselves and encourage themselves

Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones returns to Capitol after Nashville Council reinstates him

By Cynthia Abrams Nashville’s Metro Council has unanimously voted to reinstate freshman Democrat Justin Jones to his seat in the Tennessee House. The GOP-led legislature expelled Jones last week for gun reform protests he led on the chamber floor after the Covenant School shooting. The vote puts Jones into the seat on an interim basis until a special election can be held for the seat. “Justin Jones has been elected to the vacancy of Tennessee House 52 pursuant to the state law and the rules governing the Metropolitan Council,” Vice Mayor Jim Shulman announced at Monday’s specially called meeting, as cheers erupted in

Leo D. Sullivan, animator on ‘Fat Albert’ and ‘Flash Gordon,’ dies at 82

Leo D. Sullivan, an Emmy-winning pioneer in animation with a career of over 50 years and work on dozens of cartoons, has died. He was 82. Sullivan died March 25 of heart failure at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center. Throughout his career, Sullivan helped bring characters to life through his animation, storyboarding, directing and producing. His work spanned numerous television shows, including “Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “My Little Pony” and “Flash Gordon,” along with companies like Hanna-Barbera, Warner Brothers and Spunbuggy Works. Sullivan contributed to the opening animation on “Soul Train” which premiered

Harris meets with expelled Black Democratic lawmakers in Nashville

By Rebecca Shabad and ZoĂ« Richards Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday traveled to Nashville to meet with three Tennessee Democrats a day after state GOP lawmakers ousted two Black Democratic members for protesting against gun violence on the chamber floor. Harris met state Rep. Gloria Johnson and former Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson a day after all three faced expulsion votes from their Republican colleagues for participating in an unauthorized but peaceful protest in the Tennessee General Assembly. Johnson, who is white, is the only member of the group who survived her vote. During remarks at Fisk University, Harris said the three Democrats were “channeling”

Progressive Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor’s race

By Natasha Korecki Brandon Johnson will be the next mayor of Chicago, NBC News projected Tuesday, marking a stunning turn for a staunch progressive and former teacher whose campaign leaned into messages of racial and economic disparities and who overcame blowback over past comments about decreasing police funding. Johnson defeated the well-financed, tough-on-crime moderate Paul Vallas, a former CEO of the Chicago Public Schools who promised to immediately bulk up the Chicago police ranks to curb a crisis of gun violence. Vallas told his supporters Tuesday night that he called Johnson and “told him I absolutely expect him to be the

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