Eddie Radden, Jr. Passes; Rs in Congress Move to Toss 3 Million Off Food Assistance; Virginia State University Graduation
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Eddie Radden, Jr., 🌹 Well Regarded at the Virginia State Capitol, Passes
🌹 Eddie Radden, Jr., a longtime Doorkeeper at the Virginia State Capitol and a community leader in Richmond, passed away last week.
In the early hours of May 16, his son Eddie Radden III, wrote, “my dad gone but not forgotten. RIP,” on social media. Funeral services for Eddie Radden, Jr. will be on May 31 at 11am at Second Baptist Church at 3300 Broad Rock Blvd., Richmond. The family is being cared for by Mimms Funeral Home.
Below: Interviews with Radden by David Bailey on This Show This Week in Virginia 2021.
Virginia State University Graduation
Above: On May 17, Virginia State University’s graduation featured Virginia House Speaker Don Scott, State Senator Lamont Bagby, and VSU President Dr. Makola Abdullah, right.
Below: Boots on the Ground: Graduates celebrate with fans during the ceremony.
NEW PODCAST - EP52 🎙️ Reps. Jennifer McClellan (D-VA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX): Democrats Talk Media Strategy in the Fight to Save Health Care
Day 2: State of the People Tour Richmond
MAY 17, 2025: Day two of the Richmond stop of the State of the People tour took place yesterday in Abner Clay Park. The day featured performances, keynotes from local leaders and more. The tour is focused on addressing critical issues impacting the Black community at a critical time.
Photos by 📸 Paulette Singleton
Below: The second day of the State of the People Tour featured local community leaders and national activists.
GOP Controlled Budget Panel Votes to Toss 3 Million Off Food Assistance
Do Republicans in Congress care about tossing 3 million off of food assistance? Rep. Bobby Scott got an obvious answer before Republicans in the majority voted to kick millions off of food assistance. Republicans in the House passed the Trump Administration’s budget through the Committee on the Budget late last night.
Four MAGA Republicans are pushing for even deeper cuts. Hardliners Reps. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Chip Roy (R-TX), Andrew Clyde (R-GA) and Josh Brecheen (R-OK) are pushing for changes to make the percentage of state's Medicaid expenses lower to provide medical coverage to fewer people.
Podcast 50 🎙️ John Reid, History… and Blackmail? With attorney and former Gov. L. Doug Wilder’s campaign manager Paul Goldman
High Court Opens Door to Police Accountability
By Stacy Brown for Black Press USA. The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a judicial doctrine that for years shielded law enforcement officers from civil liability in police shooting cases by allowing courts to assess force based only on the final moments before an officer pulled the trigger.
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a judicial doctrine that for years shielded law enforcement officers from civil liability in police shooting cases by allowing courts to assess force based only on the final moments before an officer pulled the trigger.
In Barnes v. Felix, the high court struck down the Fifth Circuit’s “moment-of-threat” rule, which had been used to justify the 2016 killing of Ashtian Barnes, a Black man shot during a traffic stop outside Houston. Officer Roberto Felix fired two shots into Barnes’s moving car after stepping onto the doorsill.
The lower courts determined that only the two seconds before the shooting—when Felix was holding onto the vehicle—mattered in deciding whether the use of deadly force was reasonable.
The Supreme Court disagreed. Writing for the unanimous Court, Justice Elena Kagan made clear that determining whether an officer’s use of force is reasonable under the Fourth Amendment requires an analysis of the totality of the circumstances, including all events leading up to the shooting. “A court deciding a use-of-force case cannot review the totality of the circumstances if it has put on chronological blinders,” the Court ruled.
The victim’s mother, Janice Barnes, brought the case under Section 1983, alleging that Felix violated her son’s constitutional rights. The ruling sends the case back to the lower courts for reconsideration under the broader standard set by the Supreme Court. According to the Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC), the Court’s ruling solidifies that police do not have special constitutional status and should be held to the same accountability standards. Read entire at Black Press USA
Podcast 48 🎙️ Fergie Reid Jr., on the State of Play of Virginia House Races
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