On Saturday, July 4, a man named James Garcia was shot and killed by police while sitting in the front seat of a car parked on a driveway in Phoenix, Arizona. Details surrounding the incident were extremely murky, but this…
On Monday, Colin Kaepernick announced that he has signed a deal with Disney to create a new documentary series to be produced by ESPN Films. The series will chronicle Kaepernick’s journey from 49ers quarterback to social justice activist. The endeavor…
On Sunday, a statue of Frederick Douglass in Rochester, New York, was damaged after being toppled from its pedestal. The statue, which stood in Maplewood Park, was vandalized on the 168th anniversary of Douglass’ famous Independence Day speech, in which…
President Trump plans to hold a rally at Mount Rushmore this Friday with fireworks and celebrations in honor of Independence Day. In a saner age, one might have thought that the president of the United States could visit one of…
When Al Sharpton demanded, three years ago, that the funding for the Jefferson Memorial’s upkeep be cut off, people laughed. But they’re not laughing now. Actually, they’re still laughing, but now it’s more of a nervous chuckle in dismal expectation…
The California legislature thinks it has taken a bold new stride toward equality by moving to strike from the state Constitution a clause banning discrimination on such bases as race and sex. Motivated by present civil unrest, the legislature hopes…
In the aftermath of the protests that have swept the nation in the past month, President Trump has once again said that the government should prohibit the desecration of the American flag. He tweeted Tuesday, “It is ashame [sic] that…
On Monday, demonstrators protesting systemic racism and the death of George Floyd attempted to instate an autonomous zone in the heart of the nation’s capital. The activists built barricades and set up tents just a few blocks from the White…
The state of Florida has enjoyed remarkable success in combating the coronavirus. Under Gov. DeSantis, Florida has sustained minimal harm from COVID-19, in terms of lives lost, despite its above-average elderly population. According to the CDC, Florida has only reported…