North Carolina's Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper appointed a former Bloods gang member convicted of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder to a state task force on racial equity in criminal justice, a record his Republican opponent is now using against him. Cooper created the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice by executive order […] The post Roy Cooper put a convicted felon on his criminal justice task force — now it's a Senate race liability appeared first on American Almanac .
North Carolina's Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper appointed a former Bloods gang member convicted of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder to a state task force on racial equity in criminal justice, a record his Republican opponent is now using against him. Cooper created the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice by executive order in June 2020, weeks after the death of George Floyd. Among the members he chose was Kerwin Pittman, who had been convicted in 2007 for his role in a drive-by shooting in Raleigh that killed 19-year-old Jamel Amiens Jeffreys. A North Carolina Court of Appeals opinion described Pittman as a "ranking member of the Bloods." He was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison and ultimately served 11…Open
“This isn’t a problem that started with the storm. We are a predominately Black city that tends to get ignored,” says Grammy award-winning rapper Freddie Gibbs as his hometown of Gary, Indiana remains without power after two weeks.
More than 75,000 customers in northwest Indiana remained without electricity a full week after storms carrying 99-mph winds leveled trees and killed seven people, with the local utility warning that full restoration in hard-hit Gary may not come until August 25. The storms tore through the region beginning August 11, initially knocking out power to […] The post Northwest Indiana residents endure a week without power after deadly storms — and the utility says full restoration is still days away appeared first on American Almanac .
More than 75,000 customers in northwest Indiana remained without electricity a full week after storms carrying 99-mph winds leveled trees and killed seven people, with the local utility warning that full restoration in hard-hit Gary may not come until August 25. The storms tore through the region beginning August 11, initially knocking out power to roughly 300,000 customers across northwest Indiana. By late afternoon on Wednesday, August 17, that number had dropped to about 75,000, but for the families still sitting in the dark, the progress felt painfully slow. More than 20,000 of those customers were in Gary alone, a city where approximately 300 utility poles and 44 power transmission poles need repair or replacement, the Associated…Open
The mayor said in recent interviews that it was important to acknowledge the city’s role in slavery but that he could not commit to payouts before his racial equity commission completes its report.
White British students are now a minority at nearly one in five British universities, sparking debate over the fairness of race-based scholarships.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: White British students have become a minority at 27 universities in the United Kingdom, according to a Telegraph analysis. This demographic shift has likely been driven in part by the fact that many universities offer scholarships exclusively to students from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, while white and especially white male applicants have fewer opportunities. IMPACT: The exclusion of white students from certain scholarships has led to calls for the abolition of “racially discriminatory” programs. White working-class students, in particular, are now among the most underrepresented in higher education. DETAIL: Prominent universities such as Imperial College London and…Open
The attack follows soon after a United Kingdom stabbing victim, Henry Nowak, was handcuffed by police after his attacker, a Sikh man, falsely claimed Nowak had been racist toward him.
British police forces are under scrutiny for hiring high-salary diversity officers amid public backlash over the Henry Nowak scandal and rising crime rates.
British police forces are under scrutiny for hiring high-salary diversity officers amid public backlash over the Henry Nowak scandal and rising crime rates. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Police forces across the United Kingdom are actively hiring diversity officers with salaries as high as £75,000 (~$100,000), despite rising crime rates in their jurisdictions. Reports from late 2024 previously found that British police forces were spending at least £15 million (~$20 million) on such roles. This has sparked criticism from politicians and the public, who argue that resources should be focused on crime prevention and public safety. DETAIL: The hiring of diversity officers comes amid a backdrop of increasing crime rates, with London…Open
Nigel Farage called out Prime Minister Keir Starmer for ignoring and denying codified anti-white bias in British policing following the murder and wrongful arrest of white teenager Henry Nowak.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage appeared on Fox News on Thursday to criticize Prime Minister Keir Starmer for denying two-tier, anti-white bias in British policing, following the murder of white teenager Henry Nowak by Vickrum Digwa. Nowak was arrested by responding police officers instead of being helped, despite reporting that he had been stabbed, because Digwa falsely accused him of racism, resulting in the teenager passing out and dying while handcuffed. KEY QUOTE: “[Starmer] is a left-wing human rights lawyer who believes in positive discrimination, who believes in DEI, and who has accepted that the police in my country now treat white people differently to black people. And I believe that is a road to ruin.” – Nigel…Open
