Blerds United1/20/21Jan 20SaveBlerds United1/20/21Blerds UnitedTa-Nehisi Coates’ 5-Year Run on Black Panther Coming to a Close in AprilJoe Jurado8In 2015, when my best friend/then-roommate told me that Ta-Nehisi Coates was going to write Black Panther, my…
News1/20/21Jan 202News1/20/21NewsNooses Placed Outside Illinois School Over MLK Day Weekend Spur Police InvestigationJoe Jurado21A pair of nooses found outside an Illinois high school over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday has spurred a hate…
Crime1/20/21Jan 202Crime1/20/21CrimeFlorida Deputy Charged for Making Written Threats Against Federal Officers After Capitol RiotJoe Jurado26Apparently, cops are only cool with other cops using deadly force as long as the victim is Black. A deputy in…
News1/19/21Jan 191News1/19/21NewsSelma, Ala., Lawmaker Announces Legislation That Would Allow Voters to Change the Name of Edmund Pettus BridgeJoe Jurado9Legislation was introduced on Martin Luther King Jr. Day that would allow voters to change the name of the…
Crime1/19/21Jan 192Crime1/19/21CrimeWhite Man in Texas Harasses Black Woman at Her Home; Law Enforcement Tells Her to Stay at a HotelJoe Jurado34A Black woman in Texas has had to leave her home after facing racial harassment from a white man in her…
Coronavirus1/19/21Jan 19SaveCoronavirus1/19/21CoronavirusCoronavirus Disparities Continue as Black People Have Been Vaccinated at Much Lower Rates Than White People: ReportJoe Jurado17As we approach one full year of dealing with COVID, we’ve seen the pandemic exacerbate existing inequities and…
History1/15/21Jan 15SaveHistory1/15/21HistoryBoth Illinois Senators Ask Joe Biden to Designate Site of 1908 Springfield Race Riot as a National MonumentJoe Jurado10Both of Illinois’ senators have sent a request to President-Elect Biden to designate the site of a 1908 race riot,…
Joystick1/15/21Jan 15SaveJoystick1/15/21JoystickCelebrate Your 3-Day Weekend With Some Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass PricesJoe Jurado8What it do, y’all! This Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and while I know at least one hour of your…
News1/15/21Jan 152News1/15/21NewsFor the 1st Time in Over 100 Years, Virginia Won’t Celebrate Lee-Jackson Day. Trust Me, It’s Exactly as Racist as It SoundsJoe Jurado38So, we need to have a serious conversation about how Virginia might take the cake for most racist state in the…
Criminal Justice1/14/21Jan 14SaveCriminal Justice1/14/21Criminal Justice#Flint: Former Michigan Officials Face Charges of Involuntary Manslaughter, Willful Neglect Over Flint Water CrisisJoe Jurado18Prosecutors in Michigan announced on Thursday that former Governor Rick Snyder and several others will face charges…
Law Enforcement1/14/21Jan 14SaveLaw Enforcement1/14/21Law Enforcement2 Virginia Police Officers Face Federal Charges After Posting About Participation in Capitol RiotJoe Jurado11Another day, another group of dumbasses face charges for rioting at the Capitol last week. Today’s crop of dumbasses…
Law Enforcement1/14/21Jan 14SaveLaw Enforcement1/14/21Law EnforcementResearchers Find That ‘Less Lethal’ Measures Deployed by Police During George Floyd Protests Weren’t ‘Appropriate for Crowd Control’Joe Jurado4After reviewing hospitalization records related to last year’s George Floyd protests, researchers have found that…
Criminal Justice1/13/21Jan 131Criminal Justice1/13/21Criminal JusticeBlack Man Who Spent 25 Years on Mississippi's Death Row Released From Prison After Evidence is DiscreditedJoe Jurado4A Black man in Mississippi who spent over 25 years on death row has been freed after key evidence used in his…
Criminal Justice1/13/21Jan 13SaveCriminal Justice1/13/21Criminal JusticeU.S. Military Chiefs Remind Troops of Their Oath to the Constitution as Investigations Begin Into Service Members Who May Have Participated in Capitol RiotJoe Jurado20The Joint Chiefs of Staff of the U.S. military released a memo on Tuesday reminding troops of their oath to the…
Politics1/13/21Jan 131Politics1/13/21PoliticsTrump Impeached for the Second TimeJoe Jurado61Congrats are in order for President Donald J. Trump, as he accomplished a truly notable first today. Following a…
News1/13/21Jan 13SaveNews1/13/21NewsVirtual Memorial to Phoenix Civil Rights Activist Calvin C. Goode Disrupted by Hackers Yelling Racial SlursJoe Jurado8A virtual memorial held for Calvin C. Goode, a civil rights activist and a 22-year member of the Phoenix City…
News1/12/21Jan 12SaveNews1/12/21News#Flint: Several Former Michigan Officials, Including Ex-Governor Rick Snyder, to Face Charges Over Flint Water CrisisJoe Jurado16Michigan’s former governor, Rick Snyder, as well as several other former officials have been informed that charges…
Police Brutality1/12/21Jan 12SavePolice Brutality1/12/21Police BrutalityCharges Will Not Be Filed Against 2nd Officer Involved in Oscar Grant ShootingJoe Jurado6Just months after the investigation into the Oscar Grant’s shooting was reopened, the Alameda County district…
Coronavirus1/11/21Jan 11SaveCoronavirus1/11/21CoronavirusNew Jersey Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Has Tested Positive for Coronavirus Following Last Week’s Riot at the CapitolJoe Jurado7Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) announced on Monday that she has tested positive for coronavirus following the…
Crime1/11/21Jan 11SaveCrime1/11/21CrimeMemphis Cop Faces Charges for Kidnapping and Killing Man While on DutyJoe Jurado14In case you haven’t said “what the fuck” enough over the past several days, a now-former cop in Memphis is facing…