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Acquittals in Manuel Ellis’ death put Washington state’s police accountability law in the spotlight

A Washington state law aimed at improving police accountability is in the spotlight after three Tacoma officers were acquitted in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained face-down on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath. The measure approved by voters in 2018 was designed to make it easier to prosecute police accused of wrongfully using deadly force. Initiative 940, referred to as I-940, removed a requirement that prosecutors prove an officer acted with actual […]

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Biden urged to further expand approach to Black voters

ATLANTA (AP) — Some top Democrats are worried that a dip in Black voter turnout, along with other challenges, could doom President Joe Biden and his party in 2024. A group of Democrats is offering a new analysis of the most recent campaigns in Georgia and Michigan, pitching those battlegrounds as models for drawing in more Black voters next year and beyond. They argue that Democratic power players need to think — and spend money — in new ways, going beyond efforts that can be […]

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White House defends its hard stance against Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act

With Uganda’s controversial Anti-Homosexuality Act being challenged in court, Biden-Harris administration officials are vowing to continue holding the African nation accountable, even as the United States simultaneously works to reestablish ties on the continent after years of dormant engagement.  Uganda’s law, which penalizes homosexual acts, including the death penalty for so-called “aggravated homosexuality,” has received considerable condemnation from the U.S. and Europe since being signed into law by President Yoweri Museveni in May. The law requires the public, including health […]

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Harris to start 2024 with campaign stops in Nevada, South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Nevada and South Carolina next month, two of the earliest states on the Democratic presidential calendar, where she’ll court voters she and President Joe Biden hope to win over. Harris will meet with members of the powerful casino workers’ Culinary Union in Las Vegas on Jan. 3, which offers one of the most powerful endorsements in Nevada Democratic politics, the White House said Thursday. Three days later, she plans to head to Myrtle Beach […]

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Poll shows Black voters are displeased with Supreme Court and want immediate reform

A new poll shows that Black voters are displeased with the Supreme Court’s recent rulings and demand the court undergo reform to restore balance and equity, theGrio exclusively reports. The Just Majority Coalition, a nonprofit organization that advocates for Supreme Court expansion, partnered with Black Voters Matter, Drum Major Institute, National Action Network, and Demand Justice to illustrate that Black voters have lost faith in the highest court in the nation. FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2012 file photo, […]

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Group founded by Norman Lear keeps his legacy of political activism alive

While celebrated television writer and producer Norman Lear is best known for his hit TV shows and films, many might not know about his decades-long political activism that extended beyond Hollywood. In 1980, Lear founded People For the American Way, a progressive advocacy group he created to combat the rise of a Christian right-wing that was dominating American politics. Norman Lear speaks at an event in NYC to celebrate People For the American Way Foundation (PFAW) founder and national treasure, […]

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Republican impeachment inquiry against Biden is a Trump-inspired farce

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The Republican-controlled U.S. House is expected to vote this week on whether to authorize an impeachment inquiry against President Biden, even though there is no evidence he committed an impeachable offense and no chance the Senate will convict him and kick him out of office. House Republicans have come up empty after launching their impeachment inquiry in September, authorized […]

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Biden seeks to redress racial disparities with marijuana pardons and drug clemencies

Christmas has come early for some as President Joe Biden announced the commutation of 11 nonviolent drug offenders and moved to pardon thousands convicted of simple possession and use of marijuana on federal lands. “It’s time that we right these wrongs,” Biden said in a statement released Friday morning.  Biden announced that the nearly dozen people having their sentences commuted had served “disproportionately” long sentences for nonviolent drug offenses, explaining, “All of them would have been eligible to receive significantly […]

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Congressional Black Caucus members don’t mince words in reaction to McCarthy’s resignation

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus bid adieu to former House Speaker U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after he announced that his last day in office would be Dec. 31. “It’s just interesting, he went from speaker to being vacated, to saying he was going to run for reelection to now resigning,” said U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy delivers a speech after he was elected on the 15th ballot at the […]

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