Ben & Jerry’s declared U.S. policing is “violent, racist, ineffective, and punitive” while launching a new ice cream flavor in support of a public safety bill by Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., on Monday. Change is Brewing, the new ice cream flavor “boldly celebrating safety & liberation for all,” was launched in support of Bush’s People’s […]
Former FBI director James Comey faced loud protests throughout his speech at Howard University’s convocation ceremony Friday, as activists chanted and sang traditional African-American spirituals over his remarks. The protests began immediately after Comey took the podium at the historically black university in Washington, D.C., As the ex-FBI director stood quietly, chants such as “no […]
More than 100 gay men have been detained and at least three have been killed by authorities in Chechnya, according to a Russian newspaper cited Saturday in The New York Times. The disturbing report from Novaya Gazeta, which cites government and police sources, follows a week of rumors about gay men mysteriously disappearing off the […]
WASHINGTON — Setting up a high-stakes legal and political battle, President Trump said Monday he will announce his Supreme Court choice in a prime-time address Tuesday night, two days earlier than initially scheduled. Trump did not disclose the identity of his nominee, but told reporters that his pick is “unbelievably highly respected” and people will […]
In his first speech as president-elect, Donald Trump pledged early Wednesday to serve as a leader representing “all Americans.” Racial and religious minorities viewed the promise skeptically. They noted that it came from a man who, over the course of his campaign, had called for mass deportations and a wall along the Mexican border, floated […]
A tearful Norman Mayor Lynne Miller proclaimed October 2016 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History Month in Norman during Tuesday’s city council meeting. It was a landmark moment on the heels of a hostile history that, for a time, looked like it would repeat itself. Anger simmered on social media this week, threatening to […]
