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November 21, 2023

US universities have spent years sowing seeds of today's antisemitism

For decades, U.S. universities have sowed the seeds of today’s antisemitism by ignoring or even condoning violence, if it came from supposed oppressed groups against supposed oppressors.

November 20, 2023

NY's highest court upholds law banning chokeholds and diaphragm compression by police

New York's highest court has upheld a city law prohibiting police from using chokeholds or compressing a person's diaphragm during arrests despite opposition from unions.

November 20, 2023

Supreme Court rejects ex-cop Chauvin appeal for a new trial in George Floyd murder

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a Minnesota ex-police officer convicted in the May 2020 murder of George Floyd.

November 15, 2023

Derek Chauvin claims new evidence shows he didn't cause George Floyd's death, attempts to overturn conviction

Derek Chauvin asked an appeals court to throw out the former Minneapolis police officer's federal civil rights conviction in the murder of George Floyd.

November 13, 2023

Ilhan Omar faces Democratic primary challenge from candidate hitting her 'missteps'

Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels announced that he will once against try to unseat Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in the 2024 Democratic primary.

November 8, 2023

Statue of Native American leader replaces toppled monument of Spanish missionary in California

A statue depicting Native American leader William J. Franklin Sr. has been unveiled in California, replacing one of St. Junípero Serra.

November 1, 2023

Black Lives Matter activist sentenced for fundraiser fraud; took thousands for expensive lifestyle: report

Black Lives Matter activist Xahra Saleem of London was sentenced to time behind bars after funneling tens of thousands of pounds into her personal account.

October 23, 2023

‘Mao’s America’ bears a terrifying resemblance to China that took 20 million lives. I know, I lived through it

‘Mao’s America’ bears a terrifying resemblance to China that took 20 million lives. I know, I lived through it. The Cultural Revolution canceled 3,000 years of history.

October 10, 2023

Biography of George Floyd, Geraldine Brooks’ ‘Horse’ both win Dayton literary awards

A George Floyd biography and a novel entitled “Horse" won awards from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation. They were chosen for their power to foster peace and social justice.

October 8, 2023

NY Times columnist roasts Kendi’s ‘antiracist’ philosophy as ‘strident, simplistic’

A New York Times columnist slammed "antiracist" thinker Ibram Kendi for his "simplistic" philosophy and the institutions that pushed it in 2020.