1. George Floyd’s Brother Pleads With Congress To Stop The Pain What You Need To Know: One day after the burial of George Floyd, his brother, Philonise Floyd, gave an emotional testimony before the first House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Justice in Policing Act 2020. 2. Election Update What You Need To Know: Results […]

1. George Floyd’s Funeral What You Need To Know: As the world stopped to pay their final respects to George Floyd, leaders from around the country and around Houston’s 3rd Ward, lent their voices and support to the Floyd family. 2. Heat, Rain, Long Lines: Georgia Election Plagued By Problems What You Need To Know: […]

1. May 25, 2020: An American Turning Point What You Need To Know: In just a little over two weeks, the world has turned upside down. 2. Defunding Police Departments: What Does It Mean? What You Need To Know: In recent weeks, the calls for “police defunding” have increased. While this has been an issue […]

1. Biden Formally Clinches Democratic Presidential Nomination What You Need To Know: The term “presumptive Democratic nominee,” can now be removed from any news stories describing Joe Biden. 2. Do The Right Thing: Protest, Register and Vote What You Need To Know: As protests continue in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, questions are not […]

1. Memorials and Funerals for George Floyd What You Need To Know: Thursday began the series of memorial services honoring the life of George Floyd. A memorial for family, friends and special guests in the age of the coronavirus, practicing social distancing, was held Thursday afternoon at North Central University in downtown Minneapolis. 2. Who […]

1. President Obama Speaks What You Need To Know: Answering the call of Tom Joyner and others, President Barack Obama spoke to the nation for the first time on camera about the murder of George Floyd and nationwide protests. 2. All Officers in George Floyd Murder Charged, Chauvin’s Murder Charge Upgraded What You Need To […]

1. Biden Goes to Church, Trump Takes A Photo Op Too Far What You Need To Know: Joe Biden and Donald Trump each made a visit to local churches Monday. As his political opponent took protesters off the street in order to create a “photo op,” in front of a Washington DC church, the presumed […]

1. Trump Uses Military To Disperse Protesters, Threatens to Deploy Troops Nationwide What You Need To Know: Monday evening, Donald Trump announced from the Rose Garden that he would deploy the military to stop nationwide protests that have erupted over the death of George Floyd and long-term police brutality of Black Americans and people of […]

1. Days of Rage, Injustice and Murder What You Need To Know: We stand here today, Monday, June 1, 2020, one week after the murder of George Floyd. 2. Biden & Trump Response To Protests Are Like Night and Day What You Need To Know: As the country erupts in protest over the death of […]

1. George Floyd Murder Update What You Need To Know: Video was released Monday night of a white police officer with a knee on the neck of African American George Floyd. 2. Christian Cooper Accepts Apology As NYC Officials Call For Police Probe Of White Woman’s 911 Call In Central Park What You Need To […]

1. Say His Name: George Floyd What You Need To Know: His name: George Floyd His age: 46 His death: MURDERED by strangulation by a Minnesota police officer while three other Minnesota police stood close by and watched. 2. For The First Time Twitter Adds Fact-Check Warnings To Trump Tweets What You Need To Know: […]

1. Another Eric Garner Case? Video Shows Officer Kneeling On Neck Of Black Man Who Died What You Need To Know: Is this dejà vu all over again? The FBI is investigating the death of a Black man recorded on the ground repeating, “I can’t breathe,” as a white policeman kept his knee on the […]