Opinion3/4/21Mar 4SaveOpinion3/4/21OpinionResearchers Decry Declining Births in America, But What Incentives Are There for People to Have Babies?Ishena Robinson22The pandemic has helped usher in a decline in new babies being born in America, continuing a trend of diminishing…
News3/4/21Mar 41News3/4/21NewsHouse Passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, Republicans Predictably Reject Proposed ReformsIshena Robinson15On Wednesday, the House passed a comprehensive police reform bill named in honor of George Floyd, the 46-year-old…
News3/3/21Mar 32News3/3/21NewsCapitol Police Says Militia Planning March 4 Attack; General Says Pentagon Took 3 Hours to Approve National Guard to Subdue InsurrectionIshena Robinson37There’s still a lot being unpacked regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, and it doesn’t help that white…
News3/3/21Mar 3SaveNews3/3/21NewsJudge in Derek Chauvin Trial Says Only One of George Floyd’s Family Members Can Be in Court; Other Stories Come Out About Cop’s Use of ForceIshena Robinson16The presiding judge in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis cop captured on video kneeling on…
Coronavirus3/3/21Mar 3SaveCoronavirus3/3/21CoronavirusBiden: There’ll Be Enough Vaccines for Every Adult By the End of MayIshena Robinson36You have to give the Biden administration credit—as it appears the new president is doing his very best to pull the…
Obituary3/2/21Mar 21Obituary3/2/21ObituaryBunny Wailer, Founding Member of Iconic Reggae Group, Dies at 73Ishena Robinson5Bunny Wailer, who was the last remaining founding member of the iconic reggae group The Wailers, has died at 73.
News3/2/21Mar 21News3/2/21NewsSupreme Court Hears Arguments in Case With Critical Implications for Voting Rights ActIshena Robinson6It’s no secret that Republicans are inimical to people with melanin having equal, fair access to the ballot box. And…
Obituary3/2/21Mar 21Obituary3/2/21ObituaryCivil Rights Icon and Political Adviser Vernon Jordan Dies at 85Ishena Robinson7Vernon Jordan, an iconic civil rights leader, presidential adviser and lawyer who held leadership roles at the…
Coronavirus3/1/21Mar 1SaveCoronavirus3/1/21CoronavirusWorld Health Organization Says It Is 'Unrealistic' to Expect Pandemic to Be Over by This YearIshena Robinson4As we approach the anniversary of the day the World Health Organization officially declared the COVID-19 pandemic…
News3/1/21Mar 13News3/1/21NewsLawyer Alleges T.I. and Tiny Drugged, Assaulted and Kidnapped Several Women; Calls on Authorities to InvestigateIshena Robinson18Warning: This story contains details that are graphic and may be triggering for survivors of sexual assault.
Crime3/1/21Mar 11Crime3/1/21CrimePolice Officer in New Orleans Killed By Man Who Refused to Wear MaskIshena Robinson45Horrific and senseless killings continue in America on top of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has caused the…
News2/26/21Feb 26SaveNews2/26/21NewsBlack Lives Matter Says $3 Million Fund for People Struggling From Pandemic Depleted After One Day, Seeks More DonationsIshena Robinson2A day after announcing a $3 million fund to support grants to Black people struggling during the ongoing COVID-19…
News2/26/21Feb 26SaveNews2/26/21NewsFederal Judge in Texas Rules Government's COVID-Related Eviction Moratorium Is UnconstitutionalIshena Robinson25Sometimes it really feels like America is The Bad Place.
Education2/26/21Feb 26SaveEducation2/26/21EducationConservative-Funded Group Asks Supreme Court to End Affirmative Action in College AdmissionsIshena Robinson14The conservative-funded Students for Fair Admissions group is taking its legal challenge to Harvard’s consideration…
News2/25/21Feb 25SaveNews2/25/21NewsCapitol Chief Says Extremists Want to 'Blow Up the Capitol' at Biden's State of the Union AddressIshena Robinson13The U.S. Capitol is still at risk of a domestic terrorist attack—potentially one even bigger than the violence white…
News2/25/21Feb 25SaveNews2/25/21NewsBiden Administration Will Send Masks to Low-Income Communities Across the CountryIshena Robinson10We’re a year into the pandemic, but the U.S. government is still getting around to implementing some common-sense…
News2/25/21Feb 25SaveNews2/25/21NewsPentagon Report Spotlights White Supremacism in U.S. Military That Can Increase ‘Potency of Planned Violent Attacks’Ishena Robinson7The recent revelations of a Pentagon report sent to Congress ahead of the 2020 election probing white supremacy in…
Coronavirus2/24/21Feb 24SaveCoronavirus2/24/21CoronavirusThird COVID-19 Vaccine, This Time From Johnson & Johnson, Could Soon Be Available in the U.S.Ishena Robinson3Another COVID-19 vaccine is likely to hit the scene in the coming weeks, hopefully hastening the day when the nation…
Mass Incarceration2/24/21Feb 241Mass Incarceration2/24/21Mass Incarcerationlllinois Becomes First State to End Cash Bail After Governor Signs Historic Criminal Reform Measure Into LawIshena Robinson9Illinois on Monday became the first state to eliminate cash bail, the system under which people are kept in jail…
News2/24/21Feb 242News2/24/21NewsProsecutors Say 20-Year Veteran of NYPD Attacked Cop at Capitol ‘Like a Junkyard Dog,’ Beat Him With Metal PoleIshena Robinson68A former officer with the New York Police Department, whose duties once included guarding City Hall and the mayor’s…