It’s officially Black History Month! Stay on the look out as we continue to highlight important topics that matter most to our community!
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Biden Signs Order to Uphold Racial Equity by Phasing Out Prison Privatization
Tuesday marked a new day for the business of bondage in America. Prison stocks tumbled as President Biden signed an executive order to end the DOJ’s contracts with private prisons proving that crime is paying many.
“I ran for president because I believe we’re in a battle for the soul of this nation, Biden said prior to signing the bill. “And the simple truth is, our soul will be troubled as long as systemic racism is allowed to persist. I firmly believe the nation is ready to change but government has to change as well.”
Source: AP Photo/Eric Risberg “For too many American families, systemic racism and inequality in our economy, laws and institutions, still put the American dream far out of reach, stated the domestic policy advisor Susan Rice before Biden‘s official signature. She further affirmed the horrific impact private prisons have had on Black Americans by saying “Private prisons profiteer off federal prisoners and are proven to be, or found to be by the Department of Justice inspector general, less safe for correctional officers and prisoner. President Biden is committed to reducing mass incarceration, while making our communities safer and that starts with ending the federal governments reliance on private prison.”
Prison privatization has been a center focus for the Democratic party and social justice activist nationwide. Biden vowed that ending the governments toxic relationship with private oppressors is only a first step in numerous to prohibit corporations from profiting off of unsafe and inhumane incarcerations.
The current measure isn’t applicable to immigrant detentions centers but did also address a plaintiffs ability to litigate unequitable housing discrimination.
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Melania Trump Breaks White House Tradition Ashley Biden Calls it “Unfortunate”
On Tuesday President-elect Joe Biden’s daughter reacted to Melania Trump not offering her mother Jill Biden a “House” tour. The “tea and tour” is a tradition that allows the outgoing First Lady to show the successor around the White House. Biden’s daughter Ashley said “No, I don’t think they’re doing the traditional protocol, which is unfortunate, but I think we’re all OK with it” according to NBC.
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Source: Twitter This keeps with the Trumps tradition of disregarding protocols and follows her husbands refusal to attend Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday. A notion that President-elect Joe Biden welcomed calling it “One of the few things” they ever “agreed” on and “a good thing.”
Melania Trump did find the time to post a digital “farewell” where she described her time in the White House as “unforgettable.” While asking American’s to “focus on what unites us.“
Despite Trumps impending inaugural absence or Melania’s lack of hospitality power will be transferred on January 20 and former Presidents Barack Obama, George Bush and Bill Clinton are scheduled to be in attendance.
Source: BG-Robb Carr Is Colin Kaepernick being called a “son of a b**ch, nonexistent federal mask mandates in the midst of a global pandemic something you’d be thrilled to forget about? Or was it the terms of endearment to Capitol Hill invaders for you?
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GOP Lawmaker Discusses Viral Prayer Video During Capital Riot
Trump supporters flooded Capitol Hill but could not drown American values as congress members resiliently joined hands to denounce fear. While chaos ensued a video of Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester would go viral. Now the GOP member is speaking out explaining why she chose faith in a national moment of uncertainty. The viral video shows Rochester travailing in prayers as Trump intruders breached the House Chamber.
Source: Instagram The Capitol riot was due to Trump supporters who wished to alter the Nov. election results that elected Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris. The congresswoman detailed the experienced saying “We knew that something was going to happen, but I don’t think anyone expected what we saw.“ Prior to that day she’d requested a special seat in the House Chamber to have a special view of Biden’s Presidential affirmation. She described the day as suspicious stating that House members were receiving packages that prompted a building evacuation. “And the next thing we know, the rioters were right there at the chambers typically , I think I would just be scared or nervous. But it was more of a react, react. ‘Where do I go? How do you open this gas mask?” While others were bunkered to safety Rochester’s special seat didn’t allow such so she was instructed to hide.
“I don’t know if they forgot we were in the balcony and all the doors were locked. So we got to that other side and I looked over the balcony and I saw law enforcement with their guns drawn at the door. And that’s when it really, really hit what this moment was all about. I saw these two poofs..come through the window and I didn’t know if it was a gunshot or not. But that was when it really hit how much we were in jeopardy.”
From there she divulged the range of emotions she was feeling, from fear to faith. Also sharing that her best friend in Congress namely U.S. Rep. Val Demings was in agreement with her in those moments.
“She grabbed my arm, and I grabbed her arm and she just looked at me and said: ‘Lisa…we know God is in control or God is bigger than this’…but that was the moment where I just kind of laid down my sadness and my anger, and I just started to pray–pray for healing, pray for peace pray for everyone’s safety.”
Source: Instagram Later in the evening when Congress was secure to reconvene she made a statement via social media excerpts said “We came back and didn’t let that chaos that hate deter or destroy our purpose and so I’m just grateful.”
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Donald Trumps Earns 2nd Impeachment for “Incitement of Insurrection” at the Capitol
In what feels like a political deja vu Donald Trump has earned his second impeachment. In a race to the bottom he is the first President to receive a second congressional rebuke. Republicans and Democrats joined hands on Wednesday as they were forced to do during the Capitol riots to indict the disgraced President. Ultimately delivering a bipartisan blow with a final vote in The United States House of Representatives that tallied 232-197.
Trump supporters invading Capitol Hill on Wednesday Jan. 6 2020.- Source: John Minchillo The article impeachment said Trump “gravely endangered the security of the United States and it’s institutions of Government” by continuing to promote election conspiracies in regards to his loss. In an attempt to unlawfully overturn the election results by encouraging his base to attend a rally on January 6 that caused five deaths.
Source: Twitter “He threatened the integrity of the democratic system, interfered with the peaceful transition of power and imperiled a coequal branch of Government, the impeachment article went on to say “He thereby betrayed his trust as President, to the manifest injury of the people of the United States” according to the impeachment article.
While the vote was underway Trump released a statement condemning any further far right protest saying “In light of reports of more demonstrations. I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind. That is not what I stand for and is not what Americans stands for. I call on All Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers. Thank you.”
He has yet to call the Capitol rioters turned killers sons of b***hes as he did former NFL player Colin Kaepernick for quietly taking a knee in order to bring awareness to systematic racism and police violence. Kaepernick became a free agent shortly after his peaceful protest commenced and has been without a NFL job every since.
R to L- Colin Kaepernick is seen kneeling beside Eric Reid during the national anthem before an NFL game in support of efforts to cease police brutality, racial injustice and social inequality. Source: San Francisco 49ers BY: BEWITTY Staff
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Feds Put Americans on Notice of Planned Armed Protest Preceding the Inauguration
Inauguration Day is fast approaching and so is the threat of “armed protest” according to the FBI. “On 8 January, the FBI received information on an identified group calling for others to join them in “storming” state, local and federal government courthouses and administrative buildings in the event POTUS is removed as President prior to Inauguration Day. This identified group is also planning to storm government offices including in the District of Columbia and in every state, regardless of whether the states certified electoral votes for Biden or Trump, on 20 January. They went on to say “armed protest are being planned at all 50 state capitols from 16 January through at least 20 January and at all the US Capitols from 17 January through 20 January.“
Source: Dept. Of Homeland Security Web Portal On Monday President Trump invoked a state of emergency for Washington DC until January 24 which allows the Department of Homeland security to act in prevention of a “catastrophe.” Over 10,000 National Guards members have been deployed to the capitol with 5,000 additional on standby in an effort to peacefully transfer Presidential power. Donald Trump has said he will not attend the Biden-Harris Inauguration which effectively obstructs a 150 year tradition. Biden has welcomed that notion saying it’s a “good thing” following the attempted Capitol coup that took place by his base that left 5 people dead on Capitol Hill. Notably former President Barack Obama, George Bush and Bill Clinton are scheduled to be in attendance alongside sitting Vice President Mike Pence.
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