During an interview with CNN , Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) could not agree that the term “white nationalist” refers to someone who is racist. Continue reading “Tommy Tuberville: ‘White Nationalists Are Not Racists’”
Buffalo Grocery Store Shooter Pleads Guilty
Payton Gendron (screen capture via CBS News)Payton Gendron, the white 19-year-old who drove over 200 miles to carry out a deadly mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood, pleaded guilty today to state charges including one count of domestic terrorism motivated by hate.
Eleven of the 13 people he shot that day were Black. Continue reading “Buffalo Grocery Store Shooter Pleads Guilty”
Video: Milwaukee Man Holds Special Needs Man By The Throat
A viral video shows a Milwaukee man holding a special needs young Black man by the neck while he calls the police saying he believes the young man knows someone who might have stolen a neighbor’s bicycle.
The young man is clearly frightened and confused. Continue reading “Video: Milwaukee Man Holds Special Needs Man By The Throat”
NJ Man Confronts Amazon Driver For Entering His ‘Racist Neighorhood’
John Vincentini (via Facebook)A New Jersey man was charged with bias intimidation and terroristic threats after following an Amazon driver and asking him if he wanted to be shot in the head for entering his “racist neighborhood.” Continue reading “NJ Man Confronts Amazon Driver For Entering His ‘Racist Neighorhood’”
Loretta Devine On ‘Drag Race’ And ‘Dreamgirls’ + More News
Loretta Devine (image via Depositphotos)Some news items you might have missed:
• Instinct Magazine: My colleague Michael Cook spoke to forever ‘Dreamgirl’ Loretta Devine about her experience on RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race, and the longtime love and reverence the LGBTQ community has held for Devine. Continue reading “Loretta Devine On ‘Drag Race’ And ‘Dreamgirls’ + More News”
Three White Men Found Guilty Of Hate Crime In Arbery Murder
Three white men have been found guilty of hate crime charges in the February 2020 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery. They were found guilty of violating Arbery’s civil rights and other violations when they hunted him down and killed him for the crime of jogging while Black. Continue reading “Three White Men Found Guilty Of Hate Crime In Arbery Murder”
Dozens Of Racist Messages Introduced In Hate Crimes Trial Of Arbery’s Killers
L-R Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, William Bryan (mug shots)Day two of the federal hate crimes trial of the three men convicted of murdering 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery began with an FBI analyst presenting dozens of racist social media messages sent and shared by the men. Continue reading “Dozens Of Racist Messages Introduced In Hate Crimes Trial Of Arbery’s Killers”
Two White Men Chased & Shot At Black FedEx Delivery Man
Gregory Case, Brandon Case (mug shots via Lincoln County Sheriff)Two white men chased and shot at a Black FedEx delivery man in Brookhaven, Mississippi. Continue reading “Two White Men Chased & Shot At Black FedEx Delivery Man”
Arbery Killer Withdraws Guilty Plea For Hate Crimes Charges
Travis McMichael (top left), who was convicted of shooting and killing Ahmaud Arbery in state court, has withdrawn his earlier guilty plea regarding his upcoming a federal hate crimes trial. Continue reading “Arbery Killer Withdraws Guilty Plea For Hate Crimes Charges”
Plea Deal For Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers In Hate Crimes Case
UPDATE: U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood has rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for Travis McMichael. Continue reading “Plea Deal For Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers In Hate Crimes Case”