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1. Day One of Derek Chauvin Murder Trial What You Need To Know: Opening statements began Monday morning in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the White former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. 2. Baltimore State’s Attorney Permanently Ends Low-Level Crime Prosecutions What You Need To Know: Criminal justice reform has […]
1. VP Harris Takes Lead in Border Response What You Need To Know: In an act reminiscent of the Obama administration, President Biden announced Vice President Harris will lead the administration’s handling of the growing migrant situation. 2. Kim Janey is the Nation’s Newest Black Female Mayor What You Need To Know: For more than […]
1. First Biden Press Conference What You Need To Know: President Biden held his first, and in the age of COVID-19, a pandemic-era press conference. Due to the pandemic, the White House limited attendance and only 30 socially distanced chairs for journalists were spread out in the large room. 2. Black Georgia Representative Arrested As […]
1. Boulder, CO: The 8th Mass Shooting in Nine Days What You Need To Know: For the 8th time in nine days, a mass shooting has occurred in the United States. Authorities define a mass shooting as a shooting that ends in four or more casualties (dead or wounded), excluding the shooter(s). 2. First U.S. […]
1. Dems Continue Fight for DC Statehood What You Need To Know: The effort to make the District of Columbia the 51st state of the U.S. is back before the Congress. 2. Social Justice Lawyer Lee Merritt Announces Run for Texas Attorney General What You Need To Know: Civil rights lawyer Lee Merritt has his […]
1. Way More Than a Really Bad Day, Captain Baker What You Need To Know: Robert Aaron Long has been charged with eight counts of murder in the Tuesday night mass shooting at three Atlanta-area spas. 2. Armed Man Arrested Outside Vice President Harris’ Residence What You Need To Know: An armed man was arrested […]
1. VA Governor Restores Voting Rights to Former Felons What You Need To Know: As many governors and Republican majority state legislatures are continuing efforts to suppress voting rights, one state executive is seeking to expand those rights of a segment of citizens, ex-felons. 2. Man Opens Fire on Police in Domestic Violence Case […]
1. Senator’s Racism is as Clear as Black and White What You Need To Know: No stranger to controversy, Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is facing charges of racism. 2. Texas Seeks to Shrink Voting Access as Georgia Businesses Speak Out Against Suppression What You Need To Know: The state of Texas has become the […]
1. “Help Is Here Tour” Begins As Biden, Harris Promote Relief Plan What You Need To Know: President Joe Biden has signed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, some stimulus checks have been deposited and now the tour begins. 2. Flood of Children at the U.S. Border Creates Humanitarian Crisis What You Need To Know: […]
1. Kentucky Senate Bill Could Make Taunting Police a Crime What You Need To Know: During the year following the murder of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police, protests have become a way of life in and around the state. 2. Mass Shooting At ‘Pop-up Party,’ on Chicago’s Southside What You Need To Know: At least […]
