Kentucky Tag

Outgoing Diversity Coordinator at U. Louisville Accuses School of Supporting White Supremacy

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 18, 2021 1 Comment

He described people of color at UL as "tokenized scapegoat(s)."...

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Louisville Police Department’s ‘Manpower is Critically Low’ as Crime Rates Grow

Posted by Mary Chastain on April 28, 2021 34 Comments

Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) came to the forefront last year with the death of Breonna Taylor in March 2020. Black Lives Matter staged protests and speeches condemning the police. The Justice Department will launch "a 'pattern or practice' investigation into the Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government and the LMPD."

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Berea College Event to Focus on “Trumpism and White Citizenship as Forms of White Terrorism”

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 12, 2021 5 Comments

"forms of white terrorism enacted against the majority of people living within the borders of the U.S. and beyond"...

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Online Anti-Racism Training Launched at Spalding University

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 19, 2021 3 Comments

"will teach concepts of cultural humility and restorative practices"...

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Western Kentucky University Has History of Ghosts and Hauntings

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 30, 2020 4 Comments

“Some people think that these are all in the past, but there are things that still continue to happen”...

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Louisville, Other Cities Struck by Violence, Riots for Second Night After Breonna Taylor Decision

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 25, 2020 37 Comments

Rioters struck Louisville and other cities for the second night of violence and mayhem after the Breonna Taylor grand jury decision.

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The Daily Caller Threatens to Sue Louisville PD After Arresting Two Reporters During Riots

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 24, 2020 36 Comments

The Daily Caller has threatened to sue the Louisville Police Department after officers arrested two of their reporters during the riots despite having press credentials.

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Riots Break Out in Louisville, Across the Country in Response to Breonna Taylor Ruling

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 24, 2020 46 Comments

Protests and riots immediately began in Louisville after a grand jury indicted only one officer in the Breonna Taylor case. They didn't indict him for her death. This led to the shootings of two officers in Louisville. Riots broke out in other cities as night fell.

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Violence Erupts, Two Police Officers Shot in Riots After Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Decision

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 23, 2020 62 Comments

It didn't take long for Louisville to erupt after the grand jury only indicted one officer in the Breonna Taylor case. He wasn't even indicted in her death. Riots and protests started almost right after the indictment came out. Someone caught a U-Haul carrying signs and supplies. The police confirmed two officers have been shot.

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Grand Jury Indicts One Officer In Breonna Taylor Case, But Not for Her Death

Posted by Mary Chastain on September 23, 2020 77 Comments

A grand jury indicted former officer Brett Hankison "on charges of wanton endangerment in the first degree" in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor. A witness corroborated that it was not a no-knock warrant.

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College President Apologizes After Campus Crime Alert Includes ‘Black’ in Suspect Description

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 13, 2020 12 Comments

“did not serve its intended purpose and likely made many on our campus feel less safe than more safe”...

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ACLU Official Attacks Transylvania University for Admitting Nick Sandmann as a Student

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 09, 2020 58 Comments

Nicholas Sandmann, the young man who was smeared by the media for the sin of wearing a MAGA hat, and ended up speaking at the 2020 Republican National Convention, has been accepted as a student at Transylvania University in Kentucky. As a result, an official at the ACLU is now attacking the school. This is unreal.

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Sullivan University to Offer ‘Introduction to Cannabis Studies’ Course

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 11, 2020 1 Comment

"the course is intended to be academic and objectively focused without attempting to be involved in any social movement"...

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University Soccer Players Dismissed From Team for Organizing a Party

Posted by Mike LaChance on August 09, 2020 3 Comments

"The party led to the temporary shutdown of voluntary activities and preseason practice for four Cardinal sports, according to the school."...

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Louisville, KY: Cuban Community Rallies In Support Of Cuban Restaurant After BLM Issues “List of Demands”

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on August 02, 2020 105 Comments

A rather alarming situation is developing in Louisville, Kentucky, in which local businesses are allegedly being issued demands from Black Lives Matter (BLM) activists and told that if they don't meet the demands, their business might be "f*cked with."

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Authorities Arrest Frequent Protester Accused of Killing Louisville Photographer During Breonna Taylor Protest

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 29, 2020 27 Comments

Authorities have arrested Steven Nelson Lopez, 23, for allegedly killing Louisville photographer Tyler Gerth. They charged him "with one count of murder and one count of wanton endangerment first degree."

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U. Kentucky Fires Cheerleading Coaches After Hazing and Nudity Investigation

Posted by Mike LaChance on May 19, 2020 4 Comments

"investigation found no evidence of sexual assault or sexual misconduct"...

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Federal Appeals Court Bars Kentucky From Banning Drive-Up Church Services

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 03, 2020 20 Comments

We have followed several court cases involving bans on drive-in church services, including on in Louisville, Kentucky, and another in Greenville, Mississippi. We addressed likely litigation in the age of pandemic at our April 26, 2020, live event, Constitutional Rights in the Age of Government Overreach. To the extent there is a pattern emerging, it is that the state cannot bar religious services where CDC social distancing and related precautions are followed, if the state also allows drive-up and drive-through practices for secular institutions like fast food and liquor stores.

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