Well-Known Virginia Public School Could Be Renamed After George Floyd, Kamala Harris

Chrissy Clark
January 13, 2021 5:00 PM

A Virginia school district is considering a slew of progressive icons as candidates to become the new namesake of T.C. Williams High School, whose football team was the subject of the hit film Remember the Titans.

Harris: Biden and I ‘Would Never Condone Violence or Destruction of Property’

Harris promoted nonprofit that bailed out violent offenders in Minneapolis

David Rutz
September 3, 2020 2:30 PM

Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.) told a Minneapolis news station Wednesday she would "never condone violence or destruction of property," but she promoted a nonprofit that bailed out people arrested for violent offenses in the aftermath of George Floyd's death.

Professor Prohibits Students From Criticizing Abortion and Black Lives Matter

School says the policy violates the First Amendment

Chrissy Clark
August 18, 2020 7:20 PM

A university professor said that she will dismiss students from her class if they argue against abortion or the Black Lives Matter movement.

Dealers Report Surge in Gun Ownership Among Blacks

Survey shows that African Americans helped drive record gun sales in 2020

Stephen Gutowski
July 23, 2020 4:58 AM

African Americans have been a major driver of 2020's record-setting growth in new gun ownership, according to an industry survey.

Atlanta Mayor to Clear Protests After Death of Eight-Year-Old

'We are doing each other more harm than any police officer on this force,' mayor says

Alex Nester
July 6, 2020 6:20 PM

Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D.) called for an end to violent protests—which began after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others—in a press conference on Sunday after eight-year-old Secoriea Turner was fatally shot Saturday night near the Wendy’s parking lot where Rayshard Brooks was killed by police in June.

Pelosi, Schumer Mess Up George Floyd’s Name in Same Week

Washington Free Beacon Staff
June 26, 2020 3:00 PM

Democratic congressional leaders Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) and Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) both botched George Floyd's name in the same week as they pushed their version of police reform.

Prof Cleared Of Racism Charges May Still Resign

UChicago economist Uhlig may leave journal after colleagues' rush to judgement

Chrissy Clark
June 24, 2020 3:50 PM

The University of Chicago's Harald Uhlig may resign from a prominent academic journal even after he was cleared of allegations of racial bias. Uhlig told the Washington Free Beacon he is considering leaving his position as editor of the prestigious Journal of Political Economy (JPE) after facing calls for his ouster for criticizing the movement to defund the police following George Floyd's death..

Pelosi: I Won’t Apologize for Comparing GOP Police Reform Bill to ‘Murder of George Floyd’

Graham Piro
June 24, 2020 2:40 PM

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) doubled down on comparisons she made between the Republican effort to pass legislation reforming police practices and the murder of George Floyd.

Pelosi Compares GOP Police Reform Bill to Murder of George Floyd

Graham Piro
June 23, 2020 8:06 PM

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) said Republicans are trying to get away with "the murder of George Floyd" by pushing Sen. Tim Scott's (R., S.C.) criminal justice reform bill.

Decision Day For Civil War Between Far Left and Establishment

Tuesday primaries see establishment Dems face far-left challengers in big-money races

Collin Anderson
June 22, 2020 6:45 PM

Establishment-backed Democrats in Kentucky and New York are facing a left-wing backlash that could see millions of dollars go to waste and threaten party unity in the run-up to the 2020 election.