Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)

Louisiana Trooper Suspended Over Violent Death of Shackled Man

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentMarch 3, 2021

This week, authorities announced they had suspended Louisiana State Police Master Trooper Kory York, and acknowledged that Ronald Greene, who was shackled, handcuffed and dragged, “was mistreated.” The admission came after Greene’s family viewed graphic body camera footage of the arrest that included York using a barrage of expletives as he detained the Black motorist. York and other troopers were seen on the video choking and beating Greene.

U.S. House Votes to Condemn President Trump’s Use of Social Media to Spread Racist Messages

Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire ContributorJuly 19, 2019

“Some of us have been victims of the stain, the pain, the hurt of racism. In the 50s and during the 60s, segregationists told us to go back when we protested for our rights. They told ministers, priests, rabbis, and nuns to go back. The told innocent, little children seeking just equal education to go back,” said civil rights legend and Georgia Congressman John Lewis on the House floor during debate.