CBS42: “At 90, Myrlie Evers-Williams still speaks in a clear, strong voice as she says she terribly misses her first love, civil rights icon Medgar Evers, and as she reflects on his work — and her own — to push the U.S. toward a promise of equality and justice for all. It’s been 60 years…
“Biden Aims to Flip North Carolina”
Political Wire: “USA Today: “Biden’s reelection campaign is targeting North Carolina as a top state to try to flip in 2024, with Democrats convinced that the Tar Heel state’s booming suburbs with college-educated voters around Charlotte and Raleigh’s Research Triangle, combined with its sizable Black population, make it prime for a Democratic pickup.” “It’s a…
“North Carolina Republicans Censure Thom Tillis”
Political Wire: “Republican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state’s senior U.S. senator, for backing LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and gun violence policies,” the AP reports.”
“Garth Brooks Plans ‘To Serve Every Brand Of Beer’ At His Bar Amid Bud Light Backlash”
HuffPo: “Garth Brooks has promised to “serve every brand of beer” at his new Tennessee bar in the wake of conservative outrage over Bud Light’s partnership with transgender TikToker Dylan Mulvaney. During a Wednesday interview with Billboard, the country singer detailed his plans for Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk, which is set to open in Nashville….
In Surprise, SCOTUS Rules Alabama Discriminated Against African Americans Under Voting Rights Act. Roberts & Kavanaugh Side With Liberals
The Guardian: “Alabama discriminated against Black voters when it drew its seven congressional districts last year, the supreme court has ruled, a decision that is a major victory for the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The decision was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joining the court’s three liberal justices in the…
“White Woman Arrested and Charged in Fatal Shooting of Black Neighbor in Florida”
Yahoo! News: “After calls for her detainment, police in Florida have announced the arrest of a white woman who allegedly shot and killed her Black neighbor earlier this month. Online jail records show 58-year-old Susan Louise Lorincz’s booking date as June 7. Listed charges include manslaughter with a firearm, culpable negligence, battery, and assault in the shooting death of Ajike Owens. Per the…
“Pat Robertson, Who Gave Christian Conservatives Clout, Is Dead at 93”
NY Times: “Pat Robertson, a Baptist minister with a passion for politics who marshaled Christian conservatives into a powerful constituency that helped Republicans capture both houses of Congress in 1994, died on Thursday at his home in Virginia Beach, Va. He was 93. His death was announced by the Christian Broadcasting Network, which Mr. Robertson…
“Amazon Fires Leader of Union Organizing Drive in Bessemer, Alabama”
Democracy Now!: “Amazon on Friday abruptly fired union organizer Jennifer Bates, who’s been a leading spokesperson of the unionization campaign by warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama. Bates often spoke out against Amazon’s workplace safety issues and its attacks on union efforts, including in Congress and on Democracy Now! in 2021.”
“After decades of attempts, major Alabama bill to cut state’s 4% grocery tax wins final passage”
Dothan Eagle: “Alabama families could soon pay less at the grocery store after lawmakers gave final passage Thursday to a landmark bill that would gradually remove half of the 4% state sales tax on food, capping decades of fruitless attempts at such a tax cut. The legislation now heads to the desk of Gov. Kay…
“Family calls for arrest of White woman who fatally shot Black neighbor [in FL]”
WaPo: “Calls are growing for an arrest to be made in Florida after a Black mother of four was shot and killed by her White neighbor through the neighbor’sdoor — apparently over a dispute involving the victim’s children. The neighbor had reportedly thrown roller skates at the children Friday, after which their mother knocked on…