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U.S. Army corrects miscarriage of justice in Jim Crow-era Texas

December 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM

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December 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM

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Simply the tip of the iceberg of atrocities against and disregard for black soldiers who fought to defend American 'rights' that they themselves would never enjoy!
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December 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM

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Let me be clear... the Republican party is no place for a SELF RESPECTING black American who values their dignity and reputational integrity!
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The Republican Party has revealed who they ALWAYS have been.

Ashley B on Instagram: "Gentrification didn’t come out of nowhere. It followed redlining. The same neighborhoods banks starved of loans were later called ‘up-and-coming’ once Black and Brown people we...

December 22, 2025 at 12:44 PM

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Historic redlining and modern day gentrification go hand in hand... here's how!
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3,885 likes, 183 comments - ashleytheebarroness on December 19, 2025: "Gentrification didn’t come out of nowhere. It followed redlining. The same neighborhoods banks starved of loans were later called...

Cambria Nwosu, DNP, RN, LNC, CNOR(E), CSSM(E) on Instagram: "12/17/25 The American Academy of Pediatrics just lost millions in federal funding after criticizing RFK Jr. and vaccine policy. According t...

December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM

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Americans should not be distracted by last night's tirade of emesis...
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A recent decision by the Department of Health and Human Services to terminate federal grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics has sparked concerns about the impact on children's health. The contr...

Elizabeth Booker Houston on Instagram: "This connection between TrumpRx and BlinkRx seems like another way to make the Trump family richer while costing working class Americans more money. That's why ...

December 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM

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Buyer beware...

"TrumpRx" much like all of his other fraudulent ventures, is just another corrupt scam designed to bilk unsuspecting Americans and enrich the venture's namesake!
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Democrats are calling for an investigation into Trump's pharmaceutical company, TrumpRx, after links to BlinkRx and Don Jr. were exposed. Experts question the true motives behind Trump's business vent...

Casual Racism Exposed: Why Trust is a BIG Problem #shorts

December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM

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Sorry Tucker... but I was damn near an adult before this country even approached the notion of blacks being widely viewed by whites as "just individuals"...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM

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A dime to doughnuts, THIS is what moved the president to vomit all that nonsense at the country last night!

'With other men, Mr. Epstein might discuss tax shelters, international affairs or neuroscience. With Mr. Trump, he talked about sex.' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...

‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women

Colorado Officials Reject Trump’s ‘Pardon’ of a Convicted Election Denier

December 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM

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'The prison sentence made Ms. Peters, 70, a martyr for the election-denial movement, and launched a so far fruitless campaign by Mr. Trump’s followers to win her release from state prison. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/u...

December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM

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The current president has NEVER accomplished ANY legislation of value to the masses of average Americans... his only accomplishments are to destroy the accomplishments of his predecessors! Obama gave us expanded healthcare coverage... Trump gives us LIES!
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National Trust Sues to Block Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction

December 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM

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''“No president is legally allowed to tear down portions of the White House without any review whatsoever — not President Trump, not President Biden, and not anyone else,” the suit states.'' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...

December 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM

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Beware... the playbook is being revived!😕

December 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM

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Destroying infrastructure destroys OPPORTUNITY for all!😉

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December 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM

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The ENTIRE Department of Justice has been totally corrupted and compromised!
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Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

December 12, 2025 at 7:29 AM

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'Additionally, Abrego Garcia is facing criminal charges in federal court in Tennessee, where he has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling. He has filed a motion to dismiss the charges, claiming the prosecution is vindictive.'
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A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.

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December 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM

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To the soft white nationalist critics in the Democrat party, listen up! I'm not even going to address the 'both parties are the same' set, because that's just intellectual laziness...
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Trump Says Americans Are Doing Great, Even as Views on the Economy Sour

December 11, 2025 at 2:44 PM

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As the dementia becomes more and more evident...😉

'But then he acknowledged that Susie Wiles, his chief of staff, told him recently, “We have to start campaigning, sir.” (Inexplicably, the president called Ms. Wiles “Susie Trump.”)' www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...

Jacob Lee Bard named as suspect in Kentucky State University shooting

December 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM

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'Police said that Bard is from Evansville, Indiana, located roughly 150 miles west of Frankfort. He is not a student at the university.'
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A shooting at a university residence hall on Tuesday left one student dead and another critically injured, officials said.

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December 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM

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It DIDN'T work...😉

'The Miami City Commission voted 3-2 on Thursday to postpone the city's November 2025 election to November 2026, a move that extends the terms of elected officials.'
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City of Miami postpones November 2025 election to 2026, extends officials' terms

Term-limited Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Joe Carollo's terms would be extended by one year.

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December 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM

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The more you know, the more you understand why so many Americans are bent on burying their history!
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Ashley B on Instagram: "America’s been using Black bodies to train violence longer than it wants to admit. On plantations, enslaved people were hunted with dogs. In Jim Crow prisons, Black inmates wer...

Discover the dark history of police dog training methods, including the use of prisoners as bait to train attack dogs. Explore how this racist history continues to influence modern law enforcement pra...

Keith Boykin on Instagram: "Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico are both running for Senate in Texas — two young Democrats with bright futures in the party. That’s not a problem. That’s democracy. And...

December 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM

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Don't do it Dems... its not a coronation, its a contest!
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Jasmine Crockett's Senate campaign in Texas has sparked debate within the Democratic Party, with some arguing it may divide the party. However, others believe competition is critical in the primary to...

ANDRÉS VILLALBA | LIFE COACH | SPEAKER on Instagram: "Being fooled isn’t the problem. Defending it is. And for all those that can admit and/or have admitted it was wrong. Thank you."

December 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM

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His supporters are just protecting their own PRIDE... He's not the real problem... THEY are!
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Admitting and learning from mistakes is a sign of strength, but defending them is a sign of weakness. Join the conversation about why it's time to rethink our approach to error and learn from our past...

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December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM

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When considering the president's apparent total lack of empathy, one needs look no further than the racial history of the nation!
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hoodoohistorianEmpathy: (noun) the ability to share someone else’s feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person’s situation Dr. Joy is the author of the must read book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome.You can find the full lecture, “Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary: Post Traumatic Slave Disorder”, on YouTube. #hoodoo #hoodoohistorian #americanhistory #drjoydegruy #blackbookstagram

December 9, 2025 at 3:32 PM

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These facts traverse the entirety of American history... from the era of bondage, to Emmitt Till, through Ahmaud Abery!
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