6 Key Points From Senate Democrats’ Hearing on ‘Jim Crow 2021’

Plus: EXCLUSIVE: California Warns BLM Co-Founder's Nonprofit Over Late Financial Filings

April 21 2021   Good morning from Washington, where Senate Democrats try to convince America that Jim Crow is back to repress blacks and other minorities. Republicans call them out during a hearing on Georgia's new election law, as Fred Lucas reports. He also has a scoop on California's demand for financial information from a nonprofit started by a Black Lives Matter founder. On the podcast, an experienced lawyer describes what he would have done differently than Derek Chauvin's defense counsel. Plus: Ben Shapiro on the redefinition of identity. Five years ago today, the rock star Prince is found dead at 57 in his Minnesota home and recording studio of what turns out to be an accidental fentanyl overdose.      NEWS 6 Key Points From Senate Democrats' Hearing on 'Jim Crow 2021' By Fred Lucas Stacey Abrams says she supports voter ID, two senators debate the history of the Jim Crow era, and a Democrat secretary of state pleads for his party not to pass a federal takeover of elections. More NEWS EXCLUSIVE: California Warns BLM Co-Founder's Nonprofit Over Late Financial Filings By Fred Lucas California officials have issued three warnings to a nonprofit started by Black Lives Matter's Patrisse Cullors. More ANALYSIS Why This Former Lawyer Would Have Argued 'Very Differently' If He Had Represented Derek Chauvin By Virginia Allen If given the opportunity to represent Chauvin, "I would have done it very differently," says John Hinderaker, president of the Minnesota-based Center of the American Experiment. More COMMENTARY The Fight Over Identity By Ben Shapiro With the explosion of new subjective identities—and the demand that others endorse them—has come a wave of new pronouns. More NEWS Fact-Checking 3 Claims From Senate Hearing on Voting By Jarrett Stepman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., says that the Georgia election integrity law makes it "a crime, a crime to offer water to folks waiting in line." Here are the facts. More NEWS ICYMI: EXCLUSIVE: 21 Black Leaders Denounce the Left's Lies About Georgia Election Law By Fred Lucas Twenty-one civil rights leaders and prominent black conservatives defend Georgia's election law, rejecting opponents' comparisons to Jim Crow laws. More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.