Archive for August 2022
Some cancer rates drop for Black men, but others are up
Between 1999 and 2019, cancer rates among Black men fell2.6 % per year compared with Black women at 1.5% per year, according to a study conducted by the National Cancer Institute. The most rapid decreases were for lung cancer for men at3.8% per year and stomach cancer among women at 3.4 % per year. Liver…
Read MoreBlack general gets his fourth star
Lt. General Michael E. Langley is expected to become the highest-ranking Black officer in the 246-year history of the U.S. Marine Corps. Lt. General Langley was confirmed by the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. His nomination will be sent to the full Senate for a vote, which may occur before the August recess, said…
Read MoreExceptional Black young men often mean nothing to killer White cops and even some Blacks cops
A Black graduate student was beaten bloody and unconscious by three cops on July 16 for running a stop sign in Oakland, Tennessee. Following an attempted traffic stop, Brandon Calloway was chased into his father’s house where cops beat him with a baton and shocked him with a Taser. His girlfriend screamed for them to…
Read MorePentagon will open an office dedicated to studying UFOs
The Pentagon will officially open an office to expand the search for unidentified flying objects or (UFOs) as officials imply there will be a major announcement concerning unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). The U.S. government has taken a renewed interest in UFOs over the past several years, following the 2017 leak of three now-infamous video clips…
Read MoreDelivery Driver Murdered By 42 Bullets, Ninety Bullets Were Fired By Police
An unarmed delivery driver was shot 60 times and killed by Akron, Ohio, police who fired 90 bullets at the 25-year-old before handcuffing him as they took him to the medical examinator office’s where was declared dead. Jayland Walker was shot to death following a traffic stop during which he jumped out his car and…
Read MoreNewark is getting ready for its movie close up
Newark, N.J., Mayor Ras J. Baraka recently announced that the city will be home to a major studio in order to take advantage of the growth in video steaming in addition to producing films for major studios. Lionsgate, which owns Starz, will partner with Great Point Studios, to build a $125 million studio on 12…
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