HEADLINES
Secret Service Director Resigns
2- Christopher Dunn was 18 when he was accused of fatally shooting 15-year-old Ricco Rogers on the night of May 18, 1990. Despite no physical evidence linking Dunn to the crime, he was convicted of first-degree murder, based mainly on the testimony of two young witnesses who said they saw the shooting. (Dunn's mother and sister had said he was home with them at the time, watching television and talking on their landline phones.)
3—President Biden announced that he would speak Wednesday evening from the Oval Office about his plans, his first remarks since he announced Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
4- A new study by Stanford Medicine researchers and collaborators, which takes into account both exposure to air pollution and susceptibility to its harms, found that Black Americans are significantly more likely to die from causes related to air pollution compared with other racial and ethnic groups.
When We Call for Help
Team Harris raised $95 million, adding to the near quarter-of-a-billion-dollar war chest already amassed this election cycle.
One day after Black women showed up on a Zoom 44,000 strong and led to record fundraising, Black men gathered, and we will tell you what happened!
President Joe Biden on Sonya Massey
We Ready!
“On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country. His remarkable legacy of accomplishment is unmatched in modern American history, surpassing the legacy of many Presidents who have served two terms in office.
“It is a profound honor to serve as his Vice President, and I am deeply grateful to the President, Dr. Biden, and the entire Biden family. I first came to know President Biden through his son Beau. We were friends from our days working together as Attorneys General of our home states. As we worked together, Beau would tell me stories about his Dad. The kind of father—and the kind of man—he was. And the qualities Beau revered in his father are the same qualities, the same values, I have seen every single day in Joe’s leadership as President: His honesty and integrity. His big heart and commitment to his faith and his family. And his love of our country and the American people.
“With this selfless and patriotic act, President Biden is doing what he has done throughout his life of service: putting the American people and our country above everything else.
“I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination. Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead. I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.
“We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”
DEMOCRACY UNDER PRESSURE
US election 2024: What happens next after Joe Biden withdraws
Democracy Under Pressure
Taking out Kamala Harris, we discussed it with journalist Lauren V. Burke.
Project 2025 Discussion with Texas Rep. Ron Reynolds.
HEADLINES
The president of Florida’s only publicly-funded historically Black university is resigning amid backlash over the school's apparent failure to properly vet a multi-million-dollar donation from a dubious donor.
2- Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the infamous police chokehold killing of Eric Garner
3- Initial autopsy results showed traces of cyanide in the blood of six Vietnamese and American guests at a luxury hotel in central Bangkok, and one of them is believed to have poisoned the others over a lousy investment, Thai authorities said Wednesday.
4- Forbes Magazine has pulled an op-ed that said Trump might use the shooting to appeal to Black voters and fired the contributor.
5-Second Judge In Young Thug Trial Steps Down!
Headlines
The judge has been removed from the Young Thug Trial. We have the latest
A South Side Chicago organization is paving the way for the next generation to become first responders. The Black Fire Brigade recently celebrated its 6th anniversary by opening a new educational center in Washington Park. And the impact is amazing.
A leaked video call between Trump and RFK Jr. shows them working together. The amazing thing is that RFK's own son leaked the video!
Project 2025: White Government Employees Only
Kobe Bryant's father, Joe Jellybean Bryant, has died at 69.
The Sickle Cell Consortium
TRUMP picks JD VANCE as VP, further threatening Black and brown folks' lives
AOC says senior dem who says Trump will win in November should retire
MAGA Judge and Future Supreme Court Justice Eileen Cannon dismisses Documents Case Against Trump
Project 2025: civil rights
A South Side Chicago organization is making a significant difference by preparing the next generation to be first responders. The Black Fire Brigade, which recently marked its 6th anniversary with the inauguration of a new educational center in Washington Park, is having a remarkable impact.
Sickle Cell Consortium Founder Dr. Lakiea Bailey and Sickle Cell Consortium Director of Operations Sharonda Sikes join the conversation.
Project 2025
2- Project 2025. We will continue to break it down. Today, we discuss its assault on Early Childhood Education and child care.
HEADLINES
We discuss the headlines Power96.
A House Divided
Who is conspiring against Joe Biden? We discuss with Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds and Reporter Lauren V Burke
No One is Coming to Save Us
Authorities in Georgia have rescued 200 missing children from a human trafficking ring.
Rudy Guiliani is disbarred in New York.
The Manhattan Prosecutor is not opposing Trump's request to delay his sentencing after the horrendous SCOTUS ruling.
The Supreme Court has greenlit this, and you best believe that Trump is already signaling that he will act immediately. He has called for a military tribunal against Liz Cheney for treason, and he is calling for the prosecutions of Biden, Harris, Obama, and others. Everybody is in trouble if he gets in.
ABOVE THE LAW
We discuss the SCOTUS decision
DAZED and CONFUSED
Stacy Brown talks to Donnell Suggs, Managing Editor of the Atlanta Voice
Justice ReImagined
How can a just system sentence innocent people to death?
Countless organizations, including @equaljusticeusa, are working to end the death penalty in the US by challenging it state by state and connecting with grassroots activists. - Jamila Hodge, CEO of Equal Justice USA, joins the conversation.
Post-Presidential Debate
Post-debate discussion.
UNACCEPTABLE
“CNN’s decision is an affront to the essence of press freedom and diversity. In a city where Black voices and perspectives are essential, this exclusion is both a slap in the face and a stark reminder of the ongoing struggles for equitable media representation.” Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. President and CEO of NNPA
Headlines
1- Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Health Crisis
2- Primary Election Results; How Did Jamaal Bowman do and what happened in Lauren Boebert's race
3- Only 1 in 5 workers nearing retirement have enough money to retire, according to the latest findings
4- A mother and son were killed when their car was hit by a Missouri City, Texas, police officer, who was responding to a robbery call Thursday night, police said.
HEADLINE
It's been 15 years since the death of Michael Jackson, the king of pop.
We discuss his tragic death and his legacy
Why is he still so influential among today's artists and a new generation of fans?
Our Conversation with Jamaal Bowman
Will the Supreme Court rule on Trump's immunity? What's taking them so long?
A white couple from rural West Virginia is back behind bars after a judge revoked the initial bond and raised it to $500,000 apiece — more than double the amount they faced last year when police arrested the pair on charges of locking their adopted Black children in a barn and forcing them to work as “slaves.”
