Christopher Columbus Says Slavery Was ‘Better than Getting Killed’ in New Videos Approved for Florida Students Florida has approved using controversial animated videos created by an unaccredited, right-wing group as supplemental teaching materials by Don Mooney Published on August 10, 2023 01:31PM EDT Months after Florida canceled a class on […]
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Protestors Show Up For Bonner HQ Opener
Daily Memphian Published: July 23, 2023 4:00 AM CT Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner opened his mayoral campaign headquarters in East Memphis Saturday, July 22, with a lot of emphasis on the city’s crime problem and a picket line of a dozen protesters. “If crime is the No. 1 issue, […]
Uncle Thomas On The Grind
Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo Payments to Rajan Vasisht, an aide from 2019-21, underscore ties between the justice and lawyers who argue cases in front of him Luxury trips and property deals: supreme court controversies explained Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington @skirchyWed 12 Jul 2023 […]
Our Tragic History That Must Be Taught
A trip to the birthplace of the blues is also a visit to a region soaked in the history of bigotry and the struggle for civil rights. It’s a past that we need to acknowledge and that today’s students need to learn about. OPINION | June 23, 2023 • Jabari Simama […]
China, #1 World Predator Lender Ready To Pounce
‘In a lot of the world, the clock has hit midnight’: China is calling in loans to dozens of countries from Pakistan to Kenya BYBERNARD CONDON AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS May 18, 2023 at 6:11 PM CDT Protesters storm the office building of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, demanding he resign after President […]
Three-Card Molly With Residents Property Taxes
Tarrant homeowners stung by high values have lost option to protest online. Will it return? Story by Jess Hardin, Last month, Tarrant Appraisal District Chief Appraisal Jeff Law said, despite website issues, Tarrant County property owners will be able to protest their appraisal values online, but that doesn’t appear to […]
Nigerians allege that Shell is dragging the oil spill lawsuit laid against them
CHINEDU OKAFOR April 5, 2023 12:10 PM Shell Plc has been stopped from selling its Nigerian offshore assets; here’s why Shell Plc is seeking to hide from scrutiny over pollution in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta, lawyers for over 13,000 Nigerians said in London’s High Court on Tuesday, charges that […]
Vote Thursday To Expel Tennessee State Lawmakers
by Don Mooney Memphis, Tenn—Tennessee a state known for waving the GOP red flag, who until recently voted to remove slavery as a form of punishment from its constitution, is back in the national spotlight. Tennessee’s Republican supermajority is poised to poised to exact direct political retribution and take the […]
Hold Up-Wait A Minute Tennessee
Federal judge temporarily halts Tennessee’s ‘drag ban’ law The law, which criminalizes some drag performances, was set to take effect Saturday. Hayley Williams and a Nashville Drag Queen performs for a benefit concert in Nashville, Tenn., on March 20, 2023. Ed Rode / Invision/AP file March 31, 2023, 9:46 PM […]
Gun Control Activists Storm Tennessee State Capitol In Nashville
By ALEX HAMMER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 14:34 EDT, 30 March 2023 | UPDATED: 17:40 EDT, 30 MARCH 2023 Gun control activists were seen storming Tennessee‘s State Capitol Thursday amid rising fears of a left-wing uprising at a rumored protest in Washington, DC. Footage of the insurrection shows progressive protesters battling with cops as they attempted to gain access to the […]