The Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as a hurtful burden to advertisers, consumers and even the U.S. government. The government alleges that Google’s plan to assert dominance has been to “neutralize or eliminate” rivals Read More…
Politics
How The Black Panthers Got Their Start – Policing The Police
How The Black Panthers Got Their Start – Policing The Police Members of the Black Panthers line up at a rally at DeFremery Park in Oakland, Calif Courtesy of Stephen Shames and Firelight Media Nearly 50 years ago, in 1966, a group of six black men in Oakland, Calif., came together in an effort to Read More…
18-Year-Old Makes History as the Youngest Black Mayor Ever
Meet Jaylen Smith, an 18-year-old college freshman, who became the youngest Black mayor in U.S. history after being elected mayor in the town of Earle, Arkansas. Smith has been elected mayor of Earle, a small town in Arkansas with a population of 1,831. He reportedly received 235 votes while his opponent, Nemi Matthews, Read More…
The Gantt Report Twisting The Night Away
Twisting the Night Away By Lucius Gantt I felt sorry for President Joe Biden’s Press secretary when conservative journalists badgered her about government documents found at Biden’s home and his old office. They asked the same or similar questions over and over and it seemed to frustrate the African American press secretary. She’ll never ask Read More…
The Gantt Report Hakeem The Dream
Hakeem The Dream By Lucius Gantt I was thankful to see Rep. Nancy Pelosi step down from her position as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives to give Rep. Hakeem Jeffries the opportunity to serve as the first African American Minority Leader in Congress. Jeffries was a good person to hand the political Read More…
THE GANTT REPORT- American Politics Go Unchecked
The Gantt Report By Lucius Gantt It has been said that I have a way with words. More than a few newspaper publishers have suggested that I write things that may be on the minds of many African Americans that they are reluctant to express. I’m just happy that I don’t have a reputation for Read More…