Amir Locke Lawsuit Moves Forward. National Guard Stays in D.C. Kanye on Mental Health.

A federal appeals court cleared the way for a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis regarding the police killing of Amir Locke. Locke was shot and killed during a no-knock warrant execution in February 2022 while asleep on a couch, despite not being the target of the warrant. His parents allege constitutional rights violations and a pattern of excessive force and improper no-knock warrant use by the Minneapolis Police Department.

The US Court of Appeals for the 8th circuit ruled the lawsuit can move forward. Locke was asleep on his cousin's couch in Minneapolis in February 2022 when a SWAT team executed a no-knock warrant; he was not the person officers sought and was shot seconds after entry.

State Representative Justin Pearson revealed that Trump's EPA affirmed XAI (Elon Musk's company) illegally operated gas turbines in Memphis without a permit, polluting predominantly Black communities with thousands of tons of nitrogen oxides and formaldehyde. Local city and county officials, including the mayor and health department, had initially supported XAI's operation despite community concerns, remaining silent after the EPA ruling.

The EPA affirmed XAI was illegally operating gas turbines without a permit, polluting the air with thousands of tons of nitrogen oxides and 17.2 tons of formaldehyde. The Shelby County Health Department previously allowed XAI to designate its turbines as non-road engines and use them without public comment or environmental impact review. XAI subsequently moved the turbines to South Haven, Mississippi, where they continue illegal operations in a county with an 'F' in air quality.

Rapper Kanye West publicly discussed his mental health in a Wall Street Journal letter, stating a brain injury from a car accident decades ago contributed to his bipolar disorder diagnosis, which he says was not confirmed until 2023. He also described a month-long manic episode in early 2025 that 'upended his life' and addressed the Black community directly, acknowledging their role in his success and expressing regret for past actions, sparking renewed conversations about mental health and stigma.

Kanye West's full-page letter in the Wall Street Journal details a brain injury from a car accident decades ago as a contributor to his bipolar disorder, diagnosed in 2023. He described a month-long manic episode in early 2025.

Dr. James Peterson argues that police violence in America is ordered and hierarchical, with impunity often practiced first in Black and Latino communities, where 'lots of excuses are made' and 'qualified immunity' protects officers. He asserts that this unchecked authoritarianism, when targeting specific communities, can eventually harm anyone, including middle-class white individuals. Peterson explicitly states that white supremacy is the 'bedrock' beneath this system, animating much of the nation's history and currently operating as policy within the administration through anti-immigration, anti-DEI, and historical erasure efforts.

Peterson references Tony Morrison's 'They shoot the white girl first' and connects the killings of Renee Nicole Good and Mr. Prey in Minneapolis to a broader pattern. He states, 'Black folks have every right to say right now, 'We told you so.' We told you that this kind of unchecked authoritarianism emanating in our law enforcement entities... can kill or it can hurt or harm anyone.' He explicitly states, 'white supremacy is really the bedrock beneath all of this. Without question.'