Politics3/10/21Mar 101Politics3/10/21PoliticsNearly a Year After Ahmaud Arbery’s Killing, the Georgia House Passes Bill to Reform the State's Citizen’s Arrest LawJoe Jurado3The killing of Ahmaud Arbery by two white men who thought they could take the law into their own hands sent a ripple…
Race Matters3/9/21Mar 91Race Matters3/9/21Race MattersProtesters at a North Carolina Confederate Monument Have Received KKK Flyers at Their HomesJoe Jurado37While most of us can acknowledge the fact that this country built so many monuments to a bunch of racist losers is…
LGBTQ3/9/21Mar 91LGBTQ3/9/21LGBTQCalifornia State Lawmaker Introduces Bill That Would Repeal Law Critics Say Unfairly Targets Black and Brown Trans People for...Walking. Yes, WalkingJoe Jurado5A state senator in California has crafted a bill that would repeal a 26-year-old solicitation law that has been seen…
Coronavirus3/9/21Mar 9SaveCoronavirus3/9/21CoronavirusVice President Kamala Harris Announced $250 Million Grant That Will Be Distributed Among Organizations Combating Racial Disparities in Covid ResponseJoe Jurado2At this point, you’re probably tired of the phrase “Black people are disproportionately affected” when it comes to…
Law Enforcement3/8/21Mar 82Law Enforcement3/8/21Law EnforcementFBI Report Finds That White Supremacists Seek to Join Armed Forces and Law EnforcementJoe Jurado26In news that is absolutely shocking to no one who’s been paying attention, an internal report distributed by the FBI…
Movies3/8/21Mar 81Movies3/8/21MoviesOn Its 30th Anniversary, New Jack City Is Still the Hardest Crime Drama in the GameJoe Jurado22Once I reached middle school, my mom’s policy on R-rated movies got a little...racial? For instance, I wasn’t…
Coronavirus3/8/21Mar 81Coronavirus3/8/21CoronavirusReceived Your Covid Vaccine? Great! Here’s What the CDC Says You Can Safely Do NowJoe Jurado15There’s some good news today for anyone who has received both doses of the coronavirus vaccine. The Centers for…
Wypipo3/5/21Mar 52Wypipo3/5/21WypipoApparently Human Scrabble Is a Thing, and a Group of White Teachers in Missouri Have Managed to Make It RacistJoe Jurado9Oh boy, y’all. Today I learned that human Scrabble is apparently a thing people do, and leave it to a group of white…
Environmental Justice3/5/21Mar 5SaveEnvironmental Justice3/5/21Environmental JusticeUnited Nations Human Rights Officials Release Report Calling for an End to the Environmental Racism of Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’Joe JuradoThe more I learn about how horrific the nooks and crannies of this country are, the less I understand how anyone can…
Joystick3/5/21Mar 5SaveJoystick3/5/21JoystickFree Games Galore in This Week’s Good-Ass Games at Good-Ass PricesJoe Jurado4It’s Friday night, and we just got paid. I mean, I didn’t, but you might have! Hold on to those coins though,…
Race Matters3/4/21Mar 44Race Matters3/4/21Race MattersPredictably Florida: White Men Caught on Video Shouting Racial Slurs at Black FishermanJoe Jurado33Proving once more that Florida is always going to Florida, a group of white men was caught on camera yelling racial…
Criminal Justice3/4/21Mar 43Criminal Justice3/4/21Criminal JusticeMaricopa County Attorney’s Office Is Under Scrutiny for What Advocates Say Has Been Years of Unfair Sentencing for Black and Brown People in ArizonaJoe Jurado3Living in Arizona is odd, to say the very least. Folks with some of the most progressive politics live side-by-side…
Race Matters3/4/21Mar 4SaveRace Matters3/4/21Race MattersWWE Superstar Big E Is Bringing the Power of Positivity to Black History With Our Heroes Rock!Joe Jurado6Ettore Ewen, a.k.a WWE Superstar Big E, is a lot of things. He’s a 10-time WWE tag team champion, the current…
Race Matters3/3/21Mar 3SaveRace Matters3/3/21Race MattersNo Charges Filed Against Man Who Flew KKK Flag Near Black Woman’s HomeJoe Jurado19A Michigan prosecutor has declined to file charges against a man who hung a KKK flag near a Black woman’s home.
Criminal Justice3/3/21Mar 3SaveCriminal Justice3/3/21Criminal JusticeGet Your Money, Black Man: Mississippi Judge Orders State to Pay Curtis Flowers $500,000 for Wrongful ConvictionJoe Jurado9The last two decades and some change have been an arduous journey for Curtis Flowers, a Mississippi man who spent…
Coronavirus3/3/21Mar 3SaveCoronavirus3/3/21CoronavirusTexas and Mississippi Lift Mask Mandate, Once Again Proving the GOP Is Truly the Anti-Life PartyJoe Jurado14As we reach the first anniversary of the start of our year-long, COVID-induced Netflix binge, there is a glimmer of…
Politics3/2/21Mar 23Politics3/2/21PoliticsDespite Previously Acknowledging There Was No Evidence of Voter Fraud, Georgia House Republicans Still Vote to Pass Restrictive Voting BillJoe Jurado32The wrong people voted. That seems to be the general consensus among Georgia Republicans, because despite repeatedly…
News3/2/21Mar 2SaveNews3/2/21NewsFederal Program Will Send Every Chicago Public Schools Student $450 for Food ExpensesJoe Jurado7I’m sure at this point you don’t need me to reiterate how disruptive the coronavirus pandemic has been. In an effort…
Books3/2/21Mar 22Books3/2/21BooksDr. Seuss’ Estate Pulls 6 Books From Circulation Due to Racist Imagery. Conservatives Predictably Throw a Temper Tantrum Over ‘Cancel Culture’Joe Jurado37Another day, another instance in which conservatives find yet another meaningless battle to wage in their ongoing…
Joystick3/1/21Mar 1SaveJoystick3/1/21JoystickSnoop Dogg Rage-Quits Madden Twitch Stream After 15 Minutes Only to Leave Stream On for Over 7 HoursJoe Jurado11I’m not much of a Twitch streamer, but on the few occasions that I do dabble, I’m hit with a very real fear that…