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In the wake of calls to address racism and police brutality, some black and Latino lawmakers in New York and New Jersey are urging their colleagues to pump the brakes on proposals to slash police department budgets. City councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, a liberal Democrat who represents a West Bronx district where over half of residents …

Members of Black Lives Matter Chicago held a rally on Monday night in support of more than 100 people arrested following widespread looting and rioting in the city the night prior. Speaking at the rally outside a police station in the South Loop where organizers said the suspected looters are in custody, organizer Ariel Atkins …

Debra Messing says she was “too skinny” during the filming of her beloved sitcom “Will & Grace,” after dropping from a size 8 to a size 2 during the show’s initial eight-season run. Messing, 51, spoke at length about her role as Grace Adler on Jameela Jamil’s “I Weigh” podcast, saying that when she started …

Most black Americans say they want police to continue their current presence in local areas, even as protests against racism and police brutality sweep the nation, and calls to reform and even defund police departments persist. Close to two-thirds, 61 percent, of black Americans said they want the police presence in their area to remain …

The Civil Rights Office for the city of Seattle has developed a curriculum on “institutionalized racial superiority” that appears designed to train white people only, according to documents obtained by independent journalist Christopher Rufo. The documents include powerpoint slides for a course on “Institutionalized Racial Superiority for white people.” One slide asks “What do we …

Despite demonstrably false reporting from the leftist media, congressional Democrats, and late-night comedy hosts on HBO, Portland, Oregon has remained the scene of terror and destruction for more than two months.  On Thursday, activists took aim at the city Justice Center creating a horrific display involving a severed pig head wearing a policeman’s hat, sitting …

These birds of a feather will flock to Sin City together. On Wednesday, VH1 announced the Aug. 21 premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Vegas Revue,” a six-episode, behind-the-scenes look at the franchise’s live residency that kicked off earlier this year at the Flamingo hotel and casino. The docu-series will follow six alumnae of the Emmy-winning …

A Wall Street power player is quietly laying the groundwork for a campaign to become New York City’s second African American mayor, sources told The Post. Citigroup vice chairman Raymond McGuire has hired Jerry Goldfeder — an election attorney and New York political insider who has worked for Andrew Cuomo, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and …

More than 1,000 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have signed a letter calling on the agency to declare racism a public health crisis and to address “ongoing and recurring acts of racism and discrimination” against the organization’s black employees. “At CDC, we have a powerful platform from which to create real …

America was founded upon genocide, slavery, and theft, said Hollywood director and actor Spike Lee in a recent interview with Joe Madison on his radio show. “The foundation of the United States of America is immoral, from the get-go. The foundation has been shaky from day one. This country was based upon the stealing of …