Politics

Since 1964, the New York State Thruway has been named after Governor Thomas Dewey. There is currently a bill in the Senate that is expected to have been passed Monday that would rename the freeway after Frederick Douglas. The bill was brought into the Senate in April by Tim Kennedy, the Senate Transportation Committee chairman, […]

New York State is giving you more options to vote with Early Voting in 2020. Every registered voter can participate in Early Voting in Monroe County. Voters can vote at any of the locations in the county that is most convenient for them during Early Voting. Polling sites for Early Voting will be similar to […]

Snoop Dogg says he’s “definitely” going to vote this election year. Why is that news? Because Snoop has never voted before. In a recent interview. Snoop said; “For many years, they had me brainwashed thinking that you couldn’t [vote] because you had a criminal record. I didn’t know that,” Snoop was convicted for felony drug […]

During his press briefing on Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo revealed a plan called the “Say Their Name” Reform, in response to the protests and demonstrations against the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. The 4 cornerstones of the reform are as follows: Transparency of prior police disciplinary records – known […]

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is demanding President Donald Trump remove the hundreds of US military forces that are stationed outside the city. The troops were deployed by the President as his way of “dominating the streets.” TThe presence of the active duty military has been clouding the chain of command and increasing tensions between […]

As a result of the protests and demonstrations across the nation against the murder of George Floyd, the movement to defund the police is taking hold with lawmakers and state officials. For some time now, activists have advocating for spending to be prioritized on outdated social services instead of on an increasingly militarized police force. […]

Send cards to the Louisville Kentucky Attorney General to bring Breonna’s Family Justice   June 5th, 2020  Fill out a birthday card in honor of Breonna Taylor, who was slain by the Louisville Kentucky Metro Police Department in her own home on March 13th earlier this year. The event takes place  Friday, June 5th, 2020 at […]

In response to the President deploying US military forces against protestors, former Defense Secretary James Mattis released a statement on June 3 saying that Trump is dividing the country. “Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people – does not even pretend to try. Instead […]

Snapchat parent company Snap will stop promoting President Trump’s account on its Discover tab. Which made me wonder, What is the Discover tab? Well, it’s stories from publishers, creators and popular Snapchat accounts. The President’s account will remain. CEO, Evan Spiegel, wrote in a staff memo. “We simply cannot promote accounts in America that are […]

A bronze confederate statue named “Appomattox” was removed from the city of Old Alexandria in Virginia on Tuesday by a team hired by the owners, The Sisters of the Confederacy. The news was broken by Alexandria’s mayor Justin Wilson, as he tweeted images from the worksite. Although the Sisters of the Confederacy could not be […]