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Rep. Ayanna Pressley deleted a tweet she posted praising Will Smith for smacking Chris Rock during the Oscars 2020 award show after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith and her alopecia condition.

The move comes following the county's decision to adopt a new map after data was published about Black and Brown population growth in the 2020 Census.

As funny as it may be for some people that Walker can't land his talking points right, republicans continue to distort the legal concept to get their voters worked up.

The hearing will focus partially on how universal healthcare coverage, with all types of medical care free at the point of service as it is in other wealthy nations, would help close health disparity gaps for people with disabilities, people of color, low-income and poor people, and other marginalized groups.

Keisha Russell, Associate Counsel with First Liberty Institute, spoke at Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to deny systemic racism, denounce critical race theory, and claim that both would make Jackson a biased justice.

Sen. Mike Braun said during a Tuesday press conference that the U.S. Supreme Court had legalized federal policies that should instead be left to states to decide. A reporter asked him if that applied to Loving v. Virginia, which legalized interracial marriage. Braun said "yes" but now he says he "misunderstood."

It's one thing to disagree with and clarify points of contention with a given nominee. It Is entirely different to inject debunked claims and distortions into the confirmation process. 

Looking to score cheap points, the GOP equated a Black woman with liberal leanings as being the boogeyman Republicans claim is destroying America. 

Missouri Democratic State Senator Steven Roberts, who has been accused of rape more than once, may be preparing to launch a primary campaign against progressive incumbent Congresswoman Cori Bush, who has been outspoken about her own experience as a victim of sexual assault.

A new generation of Black lawyers showed up to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation alongside Black public defenders and other legal professionals.