May 25, 2026 • 10 mins
Mimi Brown breaks down the day. The Supreme Court's busy month. A surprising dismissal in the Virginia school shooting case. And six years since the death of George Floyd. Plus, the Monday Brief.
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Speaker 1 (00:05):
The Supreme Court is about to hand down a few
decisions that could impact your life.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Earthright citizenship is a disgrace.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
A shocking courtroom twist in the Virginia school shooting case.
All a far deceased, and six years after George Floyd's murder,
did America actually change?
Speaker 3 (00:24):
It feels like the win is heavier than ever before.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
It's Monday, May twenty fifth, from the Black Effect Podcast Network.
I'm Mimi Brown. This is Front Page, and here are
the day's biggest stories plus today on the Monday Brief,
three things on our radar this week. Stay with me,
So a lot to discuss today, Front Pagers. The Supreme
(00:49):
Court is about to deliver some of the biggest rulings
of its term, and most Americans don't even know what's
coming yet. So by the end of June, the justices
will hand down decisions on cases that will touch the
line of everyone listening, immigration, voting, gun rights, economic policy.
The next month is going to reshape this country in
ways most of us are not prepared for. So here
(01:10):
are some of the big cases you need to know about. First,
birthright citizenship. President Trump signed an executive order on his
first day back in the White House trying to end
birthright citizenship for children born to parents who are in
the country illegally or here on temporary visas.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
It would be a disgrace if the Supreme Court of
the United States allows that to happen. Remember what I said,
twenty to twenty five percent of the people coming into
our country will come in through birthright citizenship. They'll become citizens,
and it'll cost us numbers that are I don't even
think they're doable. And it's all up to a couple
(01:46):
of people.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
The Supreme Court heard arguments in April, and by all accounts,
a majority of justices appeared ready to invalidate the order.
But the decision is coming. If the President wins over
one hundred years of settled American law, it's undone. The
other big case is Lisa Cook. So we've been talking
about Lisa Cook on the Breakfast Club. She's a member
of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. She's the first
(02:09):
black woman to ever serve on the FED. President Trump
tried to fire her, citing alleged misrepresentations of her mortgage
paperwork from before she was even nominated. She's denied any wrongdoing.
She has not been charged with the crime, and she
sued to keep her job, and so far every court
has led her stay. The Supreme Court heard her case
in January, and the justices appear ready to let her
(02:31):
keep her seat, But the decision is coming any day,
and just months before the November midterms. The Court is
set to decide whether states can count mail in ballots
that are postmarked by election day but arrive a few
days later. The fourteen states and the District of Columbia
allow that grace period. Twenty nine states allow it for
military and overseas ballots. The Republican National Convention and the
(02:52):
Trump administration are asking the Court to invalidate the grace periods.
Mississippi's law is the test case. The court rules with
the RNC, every state with a grace period will have
to start throwing out late arriving votes going into a
midterm election where every margin matters. And there are other
cases too, transgender athletes, gun possessions by marijuana users, whether
(03:16):
the president can fire members of the Federal Trade Commission,
deportation protections for Syrians and Haitians. All of this is
coming by the end of June. So here's where this
matters for you. Every summer for a decade, this country
has waited for the last Monday of the Supreme Court's term.
That's when the biggest decisions come down. And this year,
that Monday could rewrite American immigration law, voting law, and
(03:38):
economic law in a single morning. I'll be talking about
these stories on the Breakfast Club, and I'll be diving
deeper right here on front page on the podcast. The
summer is about to start with a court that is
not done changing the country. Let's talk about the case
out of Newport News. We've been covering it for the
(04:00):
past week. Last week the trial ended and not the
way most people expected. I'm talking about the case of
doctor Ebony Parker. Let's listen to the moment that the
judge dismissed all eight counts against her.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Therefore, I do bring a.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
An sense motion to strike a hold on all counts all.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
A counts of family child abusing engagement under indictment c R.
The indictment numbers zwero four nine, nine, five four one, death,
zero one through zero eight. So those matters are dismissed.
So the judge in the case basically said what doctor
Parker did was not a crime. So Parker is free today.
(04:45):
Let me catch you up because this one moved fast. So,
doctor Parker was the assistant principal at rich Neeck Elementary
School in January of twenty twenty three. That's when a
six year old student brought a gun to school in
his backpack and shot his first grade teacher, Appy's berner.
She was shot through the hand, through the chest. She survived.
She spent nearly two weeks in the hospital. She had
six surgeries, and she still does not have the full
(05:08):
use of her left hand. And the bullet that nearly
missed her heart is still inside her body. So Parker
was charged with eight pounds of felony child neglect, one
for each bullet in the boy's gun. Each count carried
up to five years in prison, and if convicted on everything,
she could have spent forty years behind bars. Now, the
prosecution's case was simple. Multiple staff members had warned Parker
(05:29):
that the child had a gun. Parker did not search him,
she did not call the police, she did not remove
him from the classroom, and then the shooting happened that afternoon.
But here's where the story changed. The defense filed a
motion to dismiss and they argue that Parker's decisions that
day were not criminal. This is a quote from the
defense attorney. They said, her actions in no way indicated
(05:50):
that she believed there was a firearm in the possession
of the child. And seems like the judge agreed because
Parker never took the stand, she didn't have to. And
outside the courtroom, her defense attorney said, quote, we believe
the right outcome was reached and we are thrilled for
doctor Parker. So here's where this case is today. The
criminal case is over. Doctor Parker is not going to prison.
(06:13):
But if you remember, last November, a civil jury awarded
Abby's Warner ten million dollars from Parker and a civil
lawsuit that ruling still stands. I know Parker has appealed
that the boy's mother was sentenced to nearly four years
in prison for felony, child neglect and federal weapons charges.
The student himself, of course, he was just six years old,
so he will not be charged. So the question that
(06:35):
this pace leaves behind, that we keep going back over
and over, is who is at fault? I mean, when
a six year old brings a gun to school and
shoots his teachers. Is it the staff who ignored the
warning signs? Was that criminal? Because according to the judge,
that's not criminal and the mother you ask me, the
parents bear some responsibility or most of the responsibility staff
(06:56):
and the administration. I don't think so. I kind of
feel like the court got it right. What do you
guys think? Let me know. You can always email me
at front Page with Mimi at gmail dot com. All right,
it's Monday, which means it's time for the Front Page
Monday Brief. Every Monday, I gave you a quick look
(07:17):
at three stories worth keeping your eye on this week.
That's the stuff that could hit your money, your schedule,
your household, or just the conversations everyone's talking about. Sometimes
it's a story that's just starting to break. So here's
what's on the radar for this week. If you rented
a car from Avis last year, you could be owed money.
Avas is paying customers as part of a settlement tied
to a twenty twenty four data breach that exposed driver's
(07:39):
license numbers, credit card information, phone numbers, and birthdates. Eligible
customers could receive up to five thousand dollars for losses
connected to the breach. And even customers without financial losses
may still qualify for a smaller cash payment. To apply,
customers need to submit acclaim by June twenty first at
Avasdatasecuritysettlement dot com teams are hiring is at its lowest
(08:02):
point since nineteen forty eight. Businesses planned to hire just
seven hundred and ninety thousand teen workers this year, about
a third of what they hired in the late nineties.
Why while businesses are starting to use more AI and automation,
and many teens are picking up internships sports and college
prep over working at the ice cream shop, Meta just
laid off eight thousand employees, about ten percent of its
(08:24):
workforce as a company transforms into what CEO Mark Zuckelberg
calls an AI first company. Meta is one of several
tech giants laying off thousands of workers this year. Cisco, Microsoft,
Block Coinbase all the same pattern. Tech workers are training
the AI systems that are replacing them. So to recap,
you could be owed money from AVIS. Teens can't get
(08:46):
a summer job, and tech workers are training AIS that
are replacing them. That's your Monday brief, And before we
end today, we want to note that today Mark's six
since George Floyd's murder sparked a worldwide protest and outrage
and what many called a racial reckoning in America. After
(09:07):
Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin in
twenty twenty, companies, schools, government agencies, they all rushed to
embrace diversity initiatives and police reform efforts. But six years later,
much of that momentum has been reversed.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Here we are six years later. Comedians are laughing and
joking about it. Corporations have abandoned the community. There is
an attack on DEI, and so it feels like the
way is heavier than ever before, which means that we
have to double down, like never listening.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
And she's right. The broader conversation around race in America
has also shifted. What was once described as a national
reckoning is now often treated as a political and cultural battle,
with many of the reforms that were touted in twenty
twenty now stalled, challenged, and reversed altogether. So for many people,
the question six years later is no longer whether George
(09:58):
Floyd changed America. But I think it's whether America changed
at all. That's your front page I'm Mimi Brown. This
podcast was brought to you by the Black Effect Podcast
Network
The Supreme Court is about to hand down a few
decisions that could impact your life.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Earthright citizenship is a disgrace.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
A shocking courtroom twist in the Virginia school shooting case.
All a far deceased, and six years after George Floyd's murder,
did America actually change?
Speaker 3 (00:24):
It feels like the win is heavier than ever before.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
It's Monday, May twenty fifth, from the Black Effect Podcast Network.
I'm Mimi Brown. This is Front Page, and here are
the day's biggest stories plus today on the Monday Brief,
three things on our radar this week. Stay with me,
So a lot to discuss today, Front Pagers. The Supreme
(00:49):
Court is about to deliver some of the biggest rulings
of its term, and most Americans don't even know what's
coming yet. So by the end of June, the justices
will hand down decisions on cases that will touch the
line of everyone listening, immigration, voting, gun rights, economic policy.
The next month is going to reshape this country in
ways most of us are not prepared for. So here
(01:10):
are some of the big cases you need to know about. First,
birthright citizenship. President Trump signed an executive order on his
first day back in the White House trying to end
birthright citizenship for children born to parents who are in
the country illegally or here on temporary visas.
Speaker 2 (01:25):
It would be a disgrace if the Supreme Court of
the United States allows that to happen. Remember what I said,
twenty to twenty five percent of the people coming into
our country will come in through birthright citizenship. They'll become citizens,
and it'll cost us numbers that are I don't even
think they're doable. And it's all up to a couple
(01:46):
of people.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
The Supreme Court heard arguments in April, and by all accounts,
a majority of justices appeared ready to invalidate the order.
But the decision is coming. If the President wins over
one hundred years of settled American law, it's undone. The
other big case is Lisa Cook. So we've been talking
about Lisa Cook on the Breakfast Club. She's a member
of the Federal Reserve's Board of Governors. She's the first
(02:09):
black woman to ever serve on the FED. President Trump
tried to fire her, citing alleged misrepresentations of her mortgage
paperwork from before she was even nominated. She's denied any wrongdoing.
She has not been charged with the crime, and she
sued to keep her job, and so far every court
has led her stay. The Supreme Court heard her case
in January, and the justices appear ready to let her
(02:31):
keep her seat, But the decision is coming any day,
and just months before the November midterms. The Court is
set to decide whether states can count mail in ballots
that are postmarked by election day but arrive a few
days later. The fourteen states and the District of Columbia
allow that grace period. Twenty nine states allow it for
military and overseas ballots. The Republican National Convention and the
(02:52):
Trump administration are asking the Court to invalidate the grace periods.
Mississippi's law is the test case. The court rules with
the RNC, every state with a grace period will have
to start throwing out late arriving votes going into a
midterm election where every margin matters. And there are other
cases too, transgender athletes, gun possessions by marijuana users, whether
(03:16):
the president can fire members of the Federal Trade Commission,
deportation protections for Syrians and Haitians. All of this is
coming by the end of June. So here's where this
matters for you. Every summer for a decade, this country
has waited for the last Monday of the Supreme Court's term.
That's when the biggest decisions come down. And this year,
that Monday could rewrite American immigration law, voting law, and
(03:38):
economic law in a single morning. I'll be talking about
these stories on the Breakfast Club, and I'll be diving
deeper right here on front page on the podcast. The
summer is about to start with a court that is
not done changing the country. Let's talk about the case
out of Newport News. We've been covering it for the
(04:00):
past week. Last week the trial ended and not the
way most people expected. I'm talking about the case of
doctor Ebony Parker. Let's listen to the moment that the
judge dismissed all eight counts against her.
Speaker 2 (04:15):
Therefore, I do bring a.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
An sense motion to strike a hold on all counts all.
Speaker 1 (04:21):
A counts of family child abusing engagement under indictment c R.
The indictment numbers zwero four nine, nine, five four one, death,
zero one through zero eight. So those matters are dismissed.
So the judge in the case basically said what doctor
Parker did was not a crime. So Parker is free today.
(04:45):
Let me catch you up because this one moved fast. So,
doctor Parker was the assistant principal at rich Neeck Elementary
School in January of twenty twenty three. That's when a
six year old student brought a gun to school in
his backpack and shot his first grade teacher, Appy's berner.
She was shot through the hand, through the chest. She survived.
She spent nearly two weeks in the hospital. She had
six surgeries, and she still does not have the full
(05:08):
use of her left hand. And the bullet that nearly
missed her heart is still inside her body. So Parker
was charged with eight pounds of felony child neglect, one
for each bullet in the boy's gun. Each count carried
up to five years in prison, and if convicted on everything,
she could have spent forty years behind bars. Now, the
prosecution's case was simple. Multiple staff members had warned Parker
(05:29):
that the child had a gun. Parker did not search him,
she did not call the police, she did not remove
him from the classroom, and then the shooting happened that afternoon.
But here's where the story changed. The defense filed a
motion to dismiss and they argue that Parker's decisions that
day were not criminal. This is a quote from the
defense attorney. They said, her actions in no way indicated
(05:50):
that she believed there was a firearm in the possession
of the child. And seems like the judge agreed because
Parker never took the stand, she didn't have to. And
outside the courtroom, her defense attorney said, quote, we believe
the right outcome was reached and we are thrilled for
doctor Parker. So here's where this case is today. The
criminal case is over. Doctor Parker is not going to prison.
(06:13):
But if you remember, last November, a civil jury awarded
Abby's Warner ten million dollars from Parker and a civil
lawsuit that ruling still stands. I know Parker has appealed
that the boy's mother was sentenced to nearly four years
in prison for felony, child neglect and federal weapons charges.
The student himself, of course, he was just six years old,
so he will not be charged. So the question that
(06:35):
this pace leaves behind, that we keep going back over
and over, is who is at fault? I mean, when
a six year old brings a gun to school and
shoots his teachers. Is it the staff who ignored the
warning signs? Was that criminal? Because according to the judge,
that's not criminal and the mother you ask me, the
parents bear some responsibility or most of the responsibility staff
(06:56):
and the administration. I don't think so. I kind of
feel like the court got it right. What do you
guys think? Let me know. You can always email me
at front Page with Mimi at gmail dot com. All right,
it's Monday, which means it's time for the Front Page
Monday Brief. Every Monday, I gave you a quick look
(07:17):
at three stories worth keeping your eye on this week.
That's the stuff that could hit your money, your schedule,
your household, or just the conversations everyone's talking about. Sometimes
it's a story that's just starting to break. So here's
what's on the radar for this week. If you rented
a car from Avis last year, you could be owed money.
Avas is paying customers as part of a settlement tied
to a twenty twenty four data breach that exposed driver's
(07:39):
license numbers, credit card information, phone numbers, and birthdates. Eligible
customers could receive up to five thousand dollars for losses
connected to the breach. And even customers without financial losses
may still qualify for a smaller cash payment. To apply,
customers need to submit acclaim by June twenty first at
Avasdatasecuritysettlement dot com teams are hiring is at its lowest
(08:02):
point since nineteen forty eight. Businesses planned to hire just
seven hundred and ninety thousand teen workers this year, about
a third of what they hired in the late nineties.
Why while businesses are starting to use more AI and automation,
and many teens are picking up internships sports and college
prep over working at the ice cream shop, Meta just
laid off eight thousand employees, about ten percent of its
(08:24):
workforce as a company transforms into what CEO Mark Zuckelberg
calls an AI first company. Meta is one of several
tech giants laying off thousands of workers this year. Cisco, Microsoft,
Block Coinbase all the same pattern. Tech workers are training
the AI systems that are replacing them. So to recap,
you could be owed money from AVIS. Teens can't get
(08:46):
a summer job, and tech workers are training AIS that
are replacing them. That's your Monday brief, And before we
end today, we want to note that today Mark's six
since George Floyd's murder sparked a worldwide protest and outrage
and what many called a racial reckoning in America. After
(09:07):
Floyd was killed by former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin in
twenty twenty, companies, schools, government agencies, they all rushed to
embrace diversity initiatives and police reform efforts. But six years later,
much of that momentum has been reversed.
Speaker 3 (09:21):
Here we are six years later. Comedians are laughing and
joking about it. Corporations have abandoned the community. There is
an attack on DEI, and so it feels like the
way is heavier than ever before, which means that we
have to double down, like never listening.
Speaker 1 (09:38):
And she's right. The broader conversation around race in America
has also shifted. What was once described as a national
reckoning is now often treated as a political and cultural battle,
with many of the reforms that were touted in twenty
twenty now stalled, challenged, and reversed altogether. So for many people,
the question six years later is no longer whether George
(09:58):
Floyd changed America. But I think it's whether America changed
at all. That's your front page I'm Mimi Brown. This
podcast was brought to you by the Black Effect Podcast
Network
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