Author: Sydney Robinson

Protesters Stage Mass Turn-Ins to Oppose Arrest of Those Who Toppled Confederate Statue

Protesters Stage Mass Turn-Ins to Oppose Arrest of Those Who Toppled Confederate Statue

Posted by | Aug 17, 2017 | , |

Though the protest that toppled a statue of the Confederacy was carried out on Monday, protesters were forced to return to the streets today in protest of the arrest of one of their demonstrators who faces felony rioting charges for her role in the removal. Under the hashtag #DefendDurham, protesters staged mass turn-ins at the Durham police station, alerting police that if they wish to punish some of the actors from this week’s statue vandalism, they would need to punish them all.   Mass turn-in at the jail today to demand charges be dropped! If you target some of...

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Fox Guests Reduced to Tears When Discussing Trump’s Nazi-Cheering

Fox Guests Reduced to Tears When Discussing Trump’s Nazi-Cheering

Posted by | Aug 16, 2017 | |

When Fox News invited on two politically-opposed black commentators, they likely expected that the individuals would go head-to-head, doing the work of the racist network without the negative optics we so often see on Fox. Instead, both Wendy Osefo and Gianno Caldwell found themselves in strong agreement as they urged the President to speak from his heart and work to heal the nation. Article continues below video. Osefo said that as a black woman, she feels the ongoing issues surrounding the rise of neo-Nazis and Trump’s tacit endorsement of those individuals during his press conference on Tuesday went far...

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Woman Faces 10 Years in Prison For Altering Absentee Ballots in Miami Mayoral Race

Woman Faces 10 Years in Prison For Altering Absentee Ballots in Miami Mayoral Race

Posted by | Aug 16, 2017 | , , |

An elderly woman faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to voter fraud after she was caught altering absentee ballots in a Miami Mayoral race. On Monday, Gladys Coego pleaded guilty to filling out strangers’ mail-in ballots for a mayoral race between two Republican candidates. Coego was arrested shortly before the election last November after it was discovered that she and another poll-worker had engaged in illegal behavior. Coego was hired by a temp agency to open, count, and sort absentee ballots sent in via the mail. Instead, Coego smuggled a pen into the ballot-sorting room...

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Woman Who Helped Topple Confederate Statue Arrested on Felony Riot Charges

Woman Who Helped Topple Confederate Statue Arrested on Felony Riot Charges

Posted by | Aug 16, 2017 | , |

While hundreds of neo-Nazis, White Nationalists, and violent demonstrators go free from this weekend’s riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, police have arrested a woman in North Carolina who took part in the removal of a confederate statue. In response to the weekend’s violent racism, groups all across the south renewed their efforts to have symbols of the confederacy removed from their town squares and city centers. One such effort was succeeded on Monday when a group of protesters successfully toppled a civil war monument using a rope and teamwork. During a protest held in Durham, North Carolina, members of the...

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