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How Juneteenth Slipped By Unrecognized By Most of the Country

Juneteenth

*June 19, 1865 marks the day that every last enslaved Black American was set free. But why does it come some two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863? Black Enterprise commemorates June 19th, aka “Juneteenth,” by looking back at how the day came to be, and […]

Why Do Republicans Want to Defund the Police? | Video

GOP

*Last week wasNational Police Week. Local law enforcement departments celebrated people in law enforcement around the country, including all the alphabet boys and girls. Celebrating the FBI, CIA, and DOJ. But while some people applauded the “alphabeters,” others in Congress are talking about reducing the budgets of the Department of Justice. That means reducing the […]

Are White Supremacists Recruiting Latinos? | VIDEO

Enrique Tarrio (Noah Berger-AP-File)

*When most people think of a mass shooter, they picture an angry white man with a big firearm and lots of ammunition. That’s because 99 percent of the time that’s what mass shooters actually look like. But the face of white supremacy is changing in the United States. Are White people recruiting Latinos to their […]

Convicted Murderer of BLM Protester Could Get A Pardon | WATCH

Daniel Perry (AP Images)

*The criminal justice system is only as fair as the people in charge of it. And the people in charge of it – mostly white men who are politicians and judges – operate not with fairness, but with favoritism. The latest example of a shady politician is Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Abbott said he plans […]

Over $70k Raised for Woman Left Paralyzed by Thief During Robbery | Video

Nhung Truong attack

*A Texas woman was left paralyzed after being body slammed by a thief during a robbery in Houston on February 13.  Nhung Truong, 44, is a single mother of three who Houston police say had withdrawn over $4000 cash from a Bank of America on Blackhawk Boulevard before driving 24 miles to her next location, […]

Is Travel to Mexico Safe? | WATCH

*The kidnapping and murders last week of a group of Americans who traveled to Mexico has a lot of people asking ‘is travel to Mexico safe?’ Judging from U.S. State Department travel advisories, many areas of Mexico should be at the bottom of Americans’ travel itineraries. I travel to Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Cancun frequently, […]

Texas Woman Uses Car to Run Over Neighbor in Dispute Over Trash Bins | Video

Texas Woman Uses Car to Run Over Neighbor in Dispute Over Trash Bins | Video

*A Texas woman named Sydney Harris was arrested for using her vehicle as an assault weapon in a violent attack on her neighbor.  As the Daily Mail reports, Harris was caught on camera driving toward her neighbor, Lakisha Broomfield, at speed. The two women had been feuding over a garbage can. According to the report, […]

Police Searching or Violent Youths Linked to Hooters Attack in Texas | Video

Hooters

*Police in Plano, Texas are looking for a violent group of young Black males involved in a brutal attack at a Hooters on Thursday.  The brawl reportedly started after an argument over the group selling chocolate bars to patrons at the eatery located off Central Expressway and Plano Parkway, FOX 4 reports.  When a female […]