The Messenger: “Joe Biden’s trip to North Carolina on Thursday is an official White House visit, but the underlying politics are clear: Democrats think Biden can win the state back from Republicans in 2024. It’s a reach, top Democrats told the Messenger – but it may be Biden’s best and perhaps only chance to expand…
“Judge in Trump Georgia case orders hearing on Fani Willis misconduct claims”
WaPo: “A state judge overseeing the election interference case against former president Donald Trump in Georgia has scheduled a hearing for Feb. 15 to hear evidence regarding accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis (D) and her lead prosecutor engaged in an improper relationship and mishandled public money.”
“Haley says US has ‘never been a racist country’”
CNN: “Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley claimed the US has “never been a racist country” during an interview with Fox News on Tuesday. Haley’s remarks were in response to MSNBC host Joy Reid’s comments on whether Haley could win the GOP nomination as a woman of color. Haley suggested Reid “lives in a different America than I do,” pointing…
“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
AFSCME: “Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness. One day a man came to Jesus; and he wanted to raise some questions about some vital matters in life. At points, he wanted to trick Jesus, and show him that he knew a little more than Jesus knew, and through this, throw him off base….
“The UAW wants to recruit Southern auto workers. Here’s why that failed in the past”
WWNO 88.9: “After notching its biggest victory in decades, the United Auto Workers union is setting its eyes on an old battleground — the South. A six-week-long, targeted strike in 2023 against the Big Three automakers — GM, Stellantis and Ford — led to new contracts guaranteeing wages going up at least 25% over the next…
“Kentucky Man Pleads Guilty to Shooting Into Crowd at 2020 Breonna Taylor Protest, Killing Photographer”
The Messenger: “A Kentucky man pleaded guilty on Jan. 3 to shooting into the crowd at a protest for Breonna Taylor in 2020, which resulted in the death of a photographer. Steven Lopez agreed to a plea deal for a recommendation of 30 years in prison, including 18 years for the death of Tyler Gerth, WDRB reported. He pleaded guilty…
“SPLC-SPONSORED FILM DOCUMENTS BATTLE OVER CONFEDERATE STATUE IN KENTUCKY TOWN”
SPLC: “The Western Kentucky city of Murray seems an unlikely place for racial reckoning. It is home to only about 19,000 people – a population that is overwhelmingly white – and a university. In 2012, it successfully campaigned to earn the moniker “friendliest small town in America” from a national tourism marketing association. It sits…
“[TN] Lawmakers create new rules after ‘Tennessee Three’ protest”
WVLT8: “Before lawmakers walk back into the State Capitol building, there will be new House rules to follow after three Tennessee lawmakers protested on the House floor. Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis and Knox Co. Rep. Gloria Johnson were involved in the protest advocating for more gun laws after the Covenant School…
“Asa Hutchinson Drops Presidential Bid”
Political Wire: “Former Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R), who entered the presidential race as an outspoken critic of Donald Trump but never gained traction, suspended his bid for the Republican nomination on Tuesday, the New York Times reports.”
“North Carolina Guv Frontrunner Had Secret Meeting With Ginni Thomas After Jan. 6”
The Daily Beast: “Publicly, the Trump-loving lieutenant governor of North Carolina, Mark Robinson, has embraced the role of a zealous 2020 election denier. In April 2021, for instance, Robinson told a crowd that President Joe Biden “stole the election.” “Yeah, I said that,” Robinson added for effect. Days before making that declaration, however, Robinson was privately meeting with one…