Ray AllisterUS Senator Tom Cotton defends slavery remarksbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA senator for the state of Arkansas is defending comments he made on slavery in the United States. Republican Senator Tom Cotton said US founders viewed slavery as a "necessary evil upon which the union was built". His comments were criticised as an attempt justify the slavery of black people. He is …
Ray AllisterAtlanta police call in sick to protest murder charge against officer who shot Rayshard Brooksverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Katie ShepherdHours after the Fulton County district attorney announced felony murder and other charges against the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, in the back, a number of Atlanta police officers called in sick just before a shift change Wednesday evening. …
Ray AllisterJudge Schooled by Clerk Over Defense of Confederate Monumentsverified_publisherThe Intercept - Ryan GrimIn an email sent circuit-wide, Judge Laurence Silberman attacked Sen. Elizabeth Warren for her recent proposal on renaming Confederate monuments. The …
Ray AllisterTrump's embrace of the Confederate flag shows us all who he thinks owns Americaverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Linette LopezWhen President Donald Trump tells us he does not want to change the names of US military bases named after Confederate military leaders, or that he wants Confederate monuments left alone, he's telling you who owns this country — white Americans. And when he does so while the country is still reeling …
Ray AllisterThe four days in 1968 that reshaped D.C.verified_publisherThe Washington PostDisable animations The day had been warm and breezy, with a high near 70. But the teeming intersection of 14th and U streets was tense. There had been an ugly fight there two days before. Objects had been thrown at police, and two arrests had been made. As the sun set, this cultural and financial …
