New York’s Cuomo defends Columbus statues for symbolism to Italian Americans
New York should keep statues honoring Christopher Columbus even though the brutalization of the West Indies inhabitants he encountered on his voyages to the New World is inexcusable, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.
Congressional Republican U.S. police reform plans delayed
The U.S. Senate’s only black Republican said on Thursday he plans to introduce the party’s police reform bill by the middle of next week – a delay from his previous Friday target – as Republicans wrestle with their response to a sweeping Democratic pro…
North Carolina to expand absentee voting access in 2020 elections
North Carolina’s legislature on Thursday passed a bipartisan election reform law to expand absentee voting and make in-person voting safer amid rising concern over states’ ability to hold smooth elections during the coronavirus pandemic.
Are you an anarchist? Lawyers say New York police grilled protesters’ politics
“Are you with anarchist groups?” was one typical question. “Are you in antifa?” was another.
Defying Trump, Republican-led Senate panel backs stripping Confederate names from military bases
(This June 11 story corrects reference to Missouri in paragraph 13.)
Minneapolis police officers condemn officer charged in George Floyd’s death
More than a dozen Minneapolis police officers on Thursday condemned the former policeman charged with killing George Floyd in an open letter and said they were prepared to embrace “change, reform and rebuilding.”
U.S. Treasury’s Mnuchin: It’s still not time for Harriet Tubman $20 bill
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday it still is not time to introduce a new $20 bill picturing escaped slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman despite recent protests over police treatment of African Americans – but insisted the reaso…
Trump faces backlash from African-American leaders on Tulsa rally
Republican President Donald Trump is facing criticism for his decision to hold a campaign rally next week on Juneteenth, a holiday marking the end of slavery, in a city known for a horrific race massacre in 1921.
Oklahoma City suspect who died said he couldn’t breathe; police officer said ‘I don’t care’
Police in Oklahoma have released body camera footage showing the 2019 arrest of a man who said “I can’t breathe,” to which an officer responded “I don’t care” just minutes before the suspect became unresponsive and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Amid protests, Harris emerges as top contender for Biden’s V.P. slot
Amid the nationwide protests over racism and police brutality, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris may have found the powerful and lasting moment that eluded her failed presidential bid but could now land her the No. 2 spot on the Democratic ticket.
