Black Caucus Demands a Vote on Guns, Warns of 'Long Hot Summer' If Action Not Taken
Just a day after the Congressional Black Caucus met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch and FBI Director James Comey on issues around police brutality, the Caucus returned to the podium on Friday to renew their plea for more stringent gun control measures, including a ban on assault weapons. "The two acts of murder this week must be addressed by law enforcement and it must be addressed by the Congress of the United States. If we fail to act this will be a long hot summer," said Rep. G.K. But..>> view originalBlack Lives Matter protesters return to the streets, condemn Dallas violence
Tensions ran high between police and protesters, resulting in a few arrests and scattered scuffles. The Friday protests came a day after a sniper killed five police officers during a demonstration in Dallas. "Black activists have raised the call for an end to violence, not an escalation of it. Yesterday's attack was the result of the actions of a lone gunman. To assign the actions of one person to an entire movement is dangerous and irresponsible. We continue our efforts to bring about a better ..>> view originalDallas Shootings Spark War of Hashtags
WASHINGTON— Ed Harder is thinking about the blue shirts that made the police officers in Dallas targets. He circles the handwritten notes and flowers at the center of the National Law Enforcement Memorial here that memorialize the five dead and seven wounded at the end of an otherwise peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas. Even as details emerged about the shootings Thursday night, a familiar battle erupted online. The blue shirts of police became the hashtag Blue Lives Matter,..>> view originalFlags to be flown half-staff and Capitol will turn blue in wake of Dallas attack
To honor the four Marines and one sailor killed in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Thursday, July 16, 2015, President Obama ordered flags to be flown at half-staff. × Flags to be flown half-staff and Capitol will turn blue in wake of Dallas attack To honor the four Marines and one sailor killed in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Thursday, July 16, 2015, President Obama ordered flags to be flown at half-staff. OKLAHOMA CITY– Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has ordered flags to be flown at half-staf..>> view originalWinning Mega Millions numbers have been drawn - KTRK
DES MOINES, IA -- One jackpot-winning ticket was sold in Friday night's Mega Millions drawing, a lottery official said.Virginia Lottery spokesman John Hagerty told The Associated Press the winning ticket was sold in Indiana.The consortium of lottery organizations that runs Mega Millions said a ticket matching all five white balls and the yellow ball would win a an estimated $540 million.The winning Mega Millions numbers are white balls 8-19-20-55-73 and yellow ball 5.An estimated $1 billio..>> view originalProtests Over Police Violence Spread Around U.S.
Demonstrators march through downtown Atlanta to protest the shootings of two black men by police officers Friday, July 8, 2016. Thousands of people marched along the streets of downtown to protest the recent police shootings of African-Americans. Atlanta Police Chief George Turner and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said earlier in the day that people have the right to protest this weekend but urged them to cooperate with law enforcement. People take part in a protest against the killing of Alto..>> view originalPolice officer slain in Dallas ambush was married to detective
Senior Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, 48, is survived by his wife, a detective in the same department, and their two children. (Handout). BY Tobias Salinger. NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. Friday, July 8, 2016, 7:58 PM. A Dallas police officer killed in the ambush at a ...>> view originalClinton says 'implicit bias' still exists in US
Speaking to a largely African-American audience at the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Clinton also addressed the fatal shootings of five Dallas officers Thursday night, acknowledging the heightened racial tension in the country. But she also said it was important to acknowledge the "implicit bias" in society and some police departments and, in particular, called on white Americans to empathize with African-Americans."I will bring law enforcement and communities together to d..>> view originalNRA will comment on Philando Castile's death following investigation
"Where is the gun rights lobby?" wrote Amanda Marcotte on Salon.com of Castile's case and that of Alton Sterling, who was shot and killed by police in Louisiana after a 911 caller said he brandished a gun. "Here are two American citizens that were killed while doing what the NRA claims is a constitutional right. Surely this must be a gross injustice in the eyes of the NRA! Surely they will be demanding action, petitioning congressmen, demanding the Department of Justice to step forward and make ..>> view original
Saturday, July 9, 2016
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