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Rep. Adams Delivers Floor Speech in Support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alma Adams (NC-12) delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives in support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Remarks as prepared for delivery are below: Mr./Madam Speaker, today I rise to speak in support of H. R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech

Philando Castile: Stopped 52 Times by Police: Was it Racial Profiling?

By Carla K. Johnson and Steve Karnowski, Associated Press – When Philando Castile saw the flashing lights in his rearview mirror the night he got shot, it wasn’t unusual. He had been pulled over at least 52 times in recent years in and around the Twin Cities and given citations for minor offenses including speeding, […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech

In Passionate Response to Recent Murders of Black Men by Cops, Black Police Officer Pleads for Biased Officers to Find Another Career

No words can express the hurt and agony a Black mother goes through seeing our children being murdered by the police. Imagine the hurt and shame when the Black mother is a police officer and must adhere to the code of silence. Well this strong sister, Nakia Jones, stood up and called a spade a […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech

Diamond Reynolds Has Strength to Broadcast Live Video After Police Officer Kills her Boyfriend When Stopped for Broken Light

BEWARE! THIS IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC CONTENT. All I can say is God Bless Diamond Reynolds, her daughter, and may her boyfriend, Philando Castile, Rest In Peace. Diamond had the strength and presence of mind to turn her phone on to document the situation after they were pulled over for a broken tail light by a […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech