July 2021 Blog Posts (102)

Dozens of Christian churches on indigenous lands in Canada have been torched and vandalized since unmarked graves of indigenous children near First Nation boarding schools were first discovered at the end of May. 

Since then, more than 1,000 graves have been found near Native American boarding schools - many of which were run by the Catholic Church and were part of an abusive system that the country's Truth and…

• • Countless unlicensed street vendors have taken over blocks of Manhattan's Chinatown selling knock off designers bags, hats, belts and other accessories  
  • According to locals, the surge started in March when the city's Department of Consumer…

A Texas man who waited for “a lit bit over six hours” at a polling center in Houston last year for Super Tuesday has been charged with illegal voting.

According to a June 24 indictment from the Texas attorney general’s office, Hervis Earl Rogers, 62, voted in the November 6, 2018, general and special elections and the March 3, 2020, Democratic primary election despite being…

• An upstate New York police officer has been placed on administrative leave after video footage showed him punching a woman in the throat while arresting her
• Officer Rory Spain has been identified by body cam footage as the officer who punched Tyreana Edmonds after she allegedly tried to bite…

The Trinidad and Tobago government Saturday announced a reopening of its borders on July 17, but warned that foreigners who are not vaccinated will not be allowed into the country as the government moves to deal with socio-economic impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley, speaking at the weekly news conference here, said that the…

One of New York City’s most popular comedy clubs has refused to allow Bill Cosby to book the venue to make his return to stand-up comedy. 

Here’s more from TMZ: 

Cosby is plotting a tour on the heels of…

Black people in England are being told to be on high alert. Bands of White supremacists are going around attacking Black people, after the loss in yesterday's soccer match.

In what looks like a real-life version of The Purge, hundreds of Black people are being attacked across the European nation.

England and Italy were tied in yesterday's European Sup Soccer finals. The game went into overtime, and Italy won - because three England players missed penalty…

Barack Obama‘s musical taste is as diverse as they come, and the former POTUS’s annual summer playlist has become something of a privilege for entertainers who make the cut. For many, it’s simply not easy to fathom that the man who once ran one of the greatest nations in the world is also jamming to the same hits and underground acts as they are.

Alas, it’s time to check out what and who President Obama has and will be bumping in his ear this…

A Jamaican vessel, ‘Falling Star’ with 15 people on board is being searched for at this time. Since Tuesday the lobster fishing vessel, which is owned by Rainforest Seafoods went missing.

• Billionaire Richard Branson flew to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight on Sunday
• Virgin owner and crewmates reached 53.5 miles above Earth to experience weightlessness for four minutes
• The flight was a confidence-boosting plug for Virgin Galactic, which plans to start taking customers next year…

• A so-called 'Trump card' was handed out by a conservative group at CPAC detailing a '7-PT. plan to restore' Trump to office 'on days, not years'
• The group Patriots SOAR is not affiliated with CPAC event organizers 
• The far-fetched plan requires Trump be third-in-line in presidential succession, which is House Speaker, and then remove…