The daughter of a member of The Neville Brothers was given a receipt with a racial slur on it at a New Orleans restaurant on Friday and reports she “had a breakdown” after the incident. “I’ve never been through anything like this,” Liryca Neville-Branch told reporters Friday, alongside her attorney. “I like to consider myself […]
UPDATE, 14MAY15, 08:00 a.m. Eastern: NBC News reports that Georgia principal Nancy Gordeuk has been fired over her racist remark. “In light of recent events, the board of directors of TNT Academy has moved to dismiss Nancy Gordeuk as principal,” chair of the board Dr. Heidi Anderson wrote to a local NAACP chapter. A Georgia […]
Lt. Brian Rice, the highest ranking officer charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, allegedly threatened to kill himself and the husband of his ex-girlfriend, during a series of incidents that led to him being suspended and having his guns confiscated twice. According to an article published Tuesday by The Guardian, Rice was […]
A video of U.S. Rep. Steve Knight (R-CA) threatening a protester during a discussion about immigration last Friday is going viral. The Los Angeles Times reports that the confrontation took place in front of Knight’s district office where the congressman was holding an open-house. Protesters gathered outside the Simi Valley office holding “Stop Illegal Immigration” […]
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson (D-FL) has been speaking out against the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade promotion authority bill since its inception. He thoroughly destroyed the legislation while speaking on Friday April 10, 2015 in Santa Monica, California, calling the bill “the fast track to hell.” In the clip, below, Grayson explains that: The Fast […]