Niko Mann

The parents and leaders of the NAACP are calling for a federal investigation after 22-year-old Nygil Cullins was shot and killed in Atlanta as he suffered from a mental break. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that NAACP leaders joined the family for a news conference in Atlanta.

Georgia NAACP state conference President Gerald Griggs along with Atlanta NAACP President Richard Rose said that they want the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct an investigation into the patterns and practices of the Atlanta Police Department.

Cullins was killed on May 18 after a confrontation with the police at the Fogo de Chao steak house on Piedmont Road. Cullins had been with his parents, Dr. Mya Speller Cullins and Quinten Cullins, earlier in the evening at his apartment. He suffered from bipolar schizophrenia and his parents called 911 for help after noticing their son was having a mental break. ...

A woman in Louisiana is being denied an abortion despite her fetus being nonviable, according to WAFB. Nancy Davis was 10 weeks pregnant when an ultrasound revealed that her fetus has acrania — a condition in which the skull of the fetus is missing.

Acrania causes the death of a newborn baby within hours of being born and doctors at Woman's hospital in Baton Rouge advised her to have an abortion.

Davis and her attorney Ben Crump gave a press conference on Friday in front of the Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge....

Donald Trump has filed an appeal seeking to dismiss a civil suit filed by a Capitol Police officer on Friday. The lawsuit accuses the former president of inciting the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which resulted in several deaths and 140 injured police officers.

According to documents shared by CBS News Congressional Correspondent Scott MacFarlane, Trump is arguing "Absolute Immunity" in the appeal.

"MEANWHILE Donald Trump is going to an appeals court to *again* seek dismissal of a civil suit filed by Capitol Police officer," wrote Macfarlane. "Suit accuses him of provoking Jan 6 attack Arguing 'absolute immunity.'"...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told President Joe Biden to "Go to hell" on Friday. The MAGA Republican made the comment following the Aug. 24 reveal from the White House that Greene had $183,504 in PPP loans forgiven.

Greene made the remark on Twitter and also shared a video of Biden saying that he did not respect MAGA Republicans. "I don't respect these MAGA Republicans," said the president in the clip. Greene responded by accusing Biden of allowing drugs into the country by leaving the border "wide open," arming the Taliban and supporting the genital mutilation of children.

"I don’t respect you for leaving our border wide open allowing an invasion & deadly drugs in daily," she whined. "Arming the Taliban, wrecking our economy, killing our energy independence, & supporting killing the unborn & genital mutilation of children. Go to hell Joe."
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A report by NBC News on Thursday revealed a Black pastor in Childersburg, Ala. was arrested as he watered his neighbor's flowers. Officers from the Childersburg Police Department arrested Pastor Michael Jennings on May 22 for obstructing government operations after he refused to provide identification.

Video of the arrest shows released this week shows Jennings being a good neighbor by watering his neighbors' lawn when he is approached by the police. Another neighbor—a white woman—did not recognize the pastor when she first called the police about a suspicious person in the area.

The police asked Jennings what he was doing and he replied that he was "watering flowers." After the police ask him whose car was in the driveway, Jennings replied that it was his neighbors' vehicle. After being told that someone called the police, Jennings identified himself and noted that he lived across the street and was just taking care of his neighbors' flowers while they were out of town. ...