Tribute to the legendary Congresswoman, the former Gentlelady from Texas, the voice that made a nation listen to a painful truth, the Honorable Barbara Jordan.
Dr. Candice Matthews just dropped some receipts on Greg Lewis, the Colin County District Attorney who oversaw the prosecution of Karmelo Anthonyโผ๏ธ๐ง
A federal lawsuit accused him of systemic sexual harassment and inappropriate touching with subordinatesโผ๏ธ
A $1.75 million settlement was finalized to completely resolve the case, paid by Colin Countyโs private insurance policyโผ๏ธ๐
Hegseth is a far right Christian Nationalist. Project 2025. Loyalty and whiteness over professionalism and rights. Despicable.
Does he know ending of Crusades?
A training instructor described her team striking out passages about Black service members from military materials - by hand, page by page - after Hegseth's executive order.
She planned to serve 20 years for her pension. She's leaving before the end of this year.
"I can't ethically and morally continue down this road."
Sec. Hegsethโs actions continue to be despicable โ and they certainly arenโt representative of the Army I served in.
Weโve repeatedly seen how this White House has disparaged and mistreated both active-duty service members and the veterans who raised their hand to serve this country. Iโm glad that people are continuing to stand up and speak out.
theatlantic.com/magazine/202โฆ
Hegseth removed Chappie James's portrait from the Air Force Art Gallery and left the wall empty.
James flew 179 combat missions across two wars. First Black four-star general in US military history.
Curry passed that portrait every day for a decade. When it came down, he retired.
The wall is still empty.
Sec. Hegsethโs actions continue to be despicable โ and they certainly arenโt representative of the Army I served in.
Weโve repeatedly seen how this White House has disparaged and mistreated both active-duty service members and the veterans who raised their hand to serve this country. Iโm glad that people are continuing to stand up and speak out.
theatlantic.com/magazine/202โฆ
Black Americans have been getting screwed by this white supremacist system since its inception. The wheat is now being separated from the chaffe. We know how to navigate the hell that's coming. White social welfare recipients are in trouble.
NASHVILLE: โIf a data center project is not good for a zoo, itโs not good for an HBCU.โ
Rep. @brotherjones_, students, alumni at @Fisk1866 U opposed a mysteriously-funded on-campus data center project shrouded in secrecy.
(His environmental racism class was abruptly canceled๐ค)
As Malcolm X reminded us, Black women are too often unprotected and disrespected. Cherrie Moore deserves REAL accountability, including more serious charges against the former Shelby (NC) Police Department officer. We must ensure no woman endures this kind of violence again.
This is so insanely corrupt, I canโt even believe it.
More than half the donors to Trumpโs $400 million White House ballroom just won over $50 billion in new federal contracts in six months.
And hereโs the part that should make your blood boil.
Sixteen of these 27 donors were facing federal enforcement actions, antitrust reviews, labor cases, securities charges. Many of those cases have been quietly dropped or scaled back since Trump took office. You write a check, your legal problems disappear. Thatโs not a coincidence.
The White House wonโt even release the full donor list. Theyโre hiding it on purpose, because daylight is the one thing pay-to-play canโt survive. A federal judge already ruled ballroom construction has to stop until Congress authorizes it.
Government is supposed to serve the people, not auction itself off to the highest bidder. When access goes to whoever pays the most, working families always end up paying the price.
We either end the corruption, or the corruption will end us.
wapo.st/3QmJjSz
โจโจGentrification, The Quiet Eviction
They drain the value, flood the streets with harm, price out the locals, and call the theft โregenerationโ while the community pays in bodies and displacement. This is a clip from Boyz n the Hood (1991).โฉ
๐จBREAKING: All-White Jury Selected in Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial
In Collin County, Texas, a jury of 12 people and 6 alternates โ none of them Black โ was selected today for the trial of Karmelo Anthony.
Anthony, a Black teenager, is charged with murder in the 2025 stabbing death of white student Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet. Anthony claims self-defense. His defense team accused prosecutors of improperly striking the final three Black candidates from the jury pool.
The selection of an all-white jury in this racially charged case has sparked debate about fairness and public confidence in the verdict. Critics point to past cases, such as the acquittal of Asian store owner Chikei Rick Chow by an all-white jury despite strong evidence against him.
Does striking Black jurors โ even for stated race-neutral reasons โ in a high-profile, racially sensitive murder trial involving a self-defense claim undermine trust in the justice system?