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October 15th, 2024
MARCELLUS WILLIAMS Charlie Kirk, a co-founder of Turning Point USA, a non-profit organization that promotes conservatism among high school and college students, recently debated a group of college students on whether abortion is murder. Any legal dictionary will define murder as the unlawful and intentional act of causing death to a living being. Killing, on … Continued
October 14th, 2024
There’s been a notion that Black men have been defecting away from their traditional Democratic voting habits and are now leaning more toward siding with Republican candidates and views. While this may be true for some Black men, by and large, most Black men still tend to have left-leaning views and voting habits. According to … Continued
October 13th, 2024
Photo: Getty Images Twenty-one days before the 2024 presidential election, Charlamagne Tha God is set to have a conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris. The co-host of The Breakfast Club announced on Friday, October 11, that he will sit down with the Democratic nominee in a live event titled We The People: An Audio Town … Continued
October 11th, 2024
By Ralph Clark Imagine, for a moment, that you live in a community with an elevated risk of fire. And despite interventions—such as updating building codes and conducting regular building inspections—fire incidents, while mitigated, persist. For this reason, the local city government mandates every structure must install and maintain a smoke alarm, even to the … Continued
October 11th, 2024
Photo: Getty Images Former President Donald Trump launched an attack on Whoopi Goldberg, calling her a “demented” and “disgusting” person during a rally in Pennsylvania. On Wednesday (Oct. 9), Trump spoke at a rally in Reading, Pennsylvania where he bashed The View co-host following Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent appearance on the daytime talk show. … Continued