Archive for June 2023
Wagner Group is deeply involved in parts of Africa
The Wagner Group, a mercenary army with business connections, nearly reached Moscow in what many believed was a coup attempt to oust Russian President Vladimir Putin before abruptly turning around last week. But the Wagner Group has been involved in several African countries since 2017, according to Council on Foreign Relations. The council added that…
Read MoreBarbados’ Prime Minister said poor countries need more help in fighting climate change
Signs hanging outside the Paris Conference on Climate Change greeted attendees with strong words. The signs said “End Fossil Finance” and “Make Polluters Pay,” promoting the conference, which was held in Paris. Leaders from more than 80 countries attended the meeting, which ended Friday. Mia Mottey, Barbados’ Prime Minister who cosponsored the conference with French…
Read MoreA member of Central Park Five is running for New York City Council
When Yusef Salaam and the other four members of the Central Park Five were cleared after another man confessed to the 1980 brutal rape and beating of Trisha Meili, the Central Park jogger, Donald Trump didn’t like it one bit. Trump took out a full-page ad in four New York newspapers, calling for the boys…
Read MoreTina Turner thought she was the reincarnation of an Egyptian pharaoh
Tina Turner once sang about being the reincarnation of the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut, a woman who dressed like a man and ruled over ancient Egypt. She was the fifth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, ruling from 1479 BC until she died in 1458 BC. Miles Davis, Prince, and Erykah Badu also borrowed inspirational lyrics from the pharaohs. How ancient…
Read MoreFort Polk changes name from a Confederate general to a Black Medal of Honor recipient
Fort Polk, which was named after Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, a Confederate commander who wanted Black people to remain enslaved, has now been renamed Fort William Henry Johnson. Johnson was a Black man and a World War I Medal of Honor recipient. But Johnson often wondered for whom he was fighting since Black men were called ‘niggers,’…
Read MoreMichael Jordan has a new set of wealthy partners
Basketball is a team sport, and Michael Jordan, the owner of the Charlotte Hornets, has added two wealthy owners to the team and it cost them a reported $3 billion. Jordan recently announced that Gabe Plotkin, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Melvin Capital, and Daniel Sundheim, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of…
Read MoreJessica Fulton has been named interim president at the Joint Center
Jessica Fulton has been named interim president by the Board of Governors of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, a Washington, D.C. think-tank for Black elected officials. Fulton is replacing Spencer Overton, who has served as president of the Joint Center since 2014 and has been a member since 2013. Fulton has been…
Read MoreChicago Police Sergeant who led a botched police raid is fired
The Chicago Police Board voted to fire Sergeant Alex Wolinski, who led police officers to raid the wrong house in 2019 armed with a “no-knock warrant.” The house belonged to Anjanette Young, a social worker who had just gotten off work. She can be heard screaming at the cops that they had the wrong house…
Read MoreSouth African leads delegation to end the war between Russian and Ukraine
South Africa and other countries on the African continent have put together a proposal to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, according to Aljazeera. “This war has to end because it is having a negative impact on the African continent and other countries around the world,” Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa, told…
Read MoreParalyzed New Haven man receives a record $45 million settlement in a police brutality lawsuit
Richard “Randy ” Cox, who was riding without seatbelts in the back of a police van, was paralyzed when he was thrown into a metal partition following a sudden stop, received on Friday a settlement of $45 million in what Benjamin Crump, his attorney, said was the largest national settlement in a police brutality case.…
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