Friday, January 13, 2017

John Lewis: 'I Don’t See Trump as a Legitimate President'

In an exclusive interview for “Meet the Press,” Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said he believes Donald Trump’s election is illegitimate because of Russian interference in last year’s election. Watch that clip below.

DOJ unveils police reforms in Baltimore


Nearly two years after Freddie Gray's death in police custody led to protests, Baltimore and the US Justice Department agreed to terms Thursday on sweeping police reforms that include cameras in all police transport vans.
The 227-page consent decree comes after the Justice Department monitored Baltimore's policing methods for more than a year after the 2015 death of Gray, who suffered a fatal injury while being transported in a police van.
    "We now require cameras in those vans," Mayor Catherine Pugh said.
    "We want to make sure that individuals are transported singularly and that they're strapped into those vans correctly and that people are not harmed in that process."
    But the troubled police department's problems went beyond its transport of prisoners.

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    Thursday, January 12, 2017

    FULL TESTIMONY: Senator Cory Booker testifies against Senator Jeff Sessions

    In unprecedented move, Senator Cory Booker is about to testify against fellow Senator Jeff Sessions during his Attorney General confirmation. Listen to his passionate testimony below.

    Wednesday, January 11, 2017

    Three reasons I will never call Donald Trump President Trump

    By George L. Cook III African American Reports

    I am sick to my stomach that Donald Trump has been elected President of the United States and we have no choice but to live with it for the next four years. But I will cut off an arm before I refer to him as President Trump. Here are three reasons why I will never refer to Donald Trump as President Trump.

    Full Speech: President Obama Farewell Speech To The American People

    Watch one of our greatest, intelligent, thoughtful, and most caring presidents ever, President Barack Obama's farewell speech to the American People below.