by Jim Heath | Jun 7, 2020 | Headlines, Race
Demonstrations continued in the nation’s capital today over police brutality and racism in the United States, with smaller rallies spreading into the District’s surrounding suburbs. The 10th consecutive day of protests near the White House began quietly, laced with a...
by Jim Heath | Jun 6, 2020 | Headlines, Race, Trump
President Donald Trump and his allies for years have amplified racist messages on Twitter while simultaneously reaching out to black and Hispanic voters, a dissonant balancing act that’s now rocking the GOP amid nationwide racial-justice protests. The two competing...
by Jim Heath | Jun 6, 2020 | Headlines, Race
More than 10,000 people poured into the nation’s capital on the ninth day of protests over police brutality, but what awaited this sprawling crowd — the largest yet in Washington — was a city that no longer felt as if it was being occupied by its own country’s...
by Jim Heath | Jun 4, 2020 | Headlines, Race
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has spoken out against President Trump in an impassioned speech supporting the Black Lives Matter movement a week after George Floyd was killed by police officers in Minnesota. The 48-year-old megastar took to his Instagram this...
by Jim Heath | Jun 4, 2020 | Headlines, Race
Just about everyone on Capitol Hill will tell you, at least privately if not publicly, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) is a fairly loathsome person, and today he is earning his reputation. Earlier, Paul clashed with Kamala Harris and Cory Booker on the Senate floor over...
by Jim Heath | Jun 2, 2020 | Headlines, Race, Trump
President Trump considered using ‘tanks’ or other armored military vehicles to help restore order in Washington after chaos erupted outside the White House on Monday night, defense officials have revealed. As protests over the death of George Floyd enter...
