Archive for August 2023
The suicide rate increased among Blacks
The suicide rate among Black people has risen during the past two years, largely due to systemic racism. The Blacks’ suicide rate was 3,825 in 2022 compared with 3,692 in 2021, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What is causing this rise in suicide deaths? There are several factors. The CDC…
Read MoreMayor Brandon Johnson names new top cop
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Sunday selected Larry Snelling as Chicago’s next top cop. Snelling heads the police department’s counter-terrorism unit. Snelling will succeed David Brown after Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost the mayoral primary in April. “Today, a new chapter begins in our journey to create a better, stronger, and safer Chicago,†Johnson said in…
Read MoreDeSantis suspends Florida’s only Black Woman State’s Attorney
On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended State’s Attorney Monique Worrell. Worrell was based in the 9th judicial district, which is located in Central Florida and covers Orange and Osceola Counties. Worrell is the only Black woman state’s attorney and she is being replaced with Orlando judge Andrew Bain, a conservative Black judge. “I guess…
Read MoreAfter changing the way medicine is practiced, Henrietta Lacks’ family finally got their money
The descendants of Henrietta Lacks on Tuesday said they reached an agreement with Thermo Fisher Scientific, a company that sold HeLa Cells, taken from Lacks’ body, that was cloned and sold in aggregate for billions of dollars. The settlement’s details remain confidential, but Lacks’ grandchildren, who were part of the suit, seemed pleased with the…
Read MoreJohn Lee Hooker is celebrated in August
The Delta Blues Museum has scheduled August as John Lee Hooker month. Hooker’s classical songs were “Boogie Chillen,” “Boom Boom,” and “Burning in Hell”. John Lee Hooker was born on August 22, 1912, and he died on June 21, 200I. The Delta Museum is based in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Visit the museum online at www.deltabluesmuseum.org for exhibit information…
Read MoreSix cops have been fired for sexually assaulting and beating two Black men
Six White Mississippi police officers have been fired after they admitted to assaulting two Black men, including shooting one of the men in the mouth, causing serious injury. The cops were guilty of serious civil rights crimes for their torture of the men, Michael Jenkins, 32, and Eddie Parker, 35, said Kirsten Clarke, the Assistant…
Read MoreThe Black male jobless rate jumped around in the last month but it doesn’t catch up with others
The unemployment for Black men bounced around in the last two months. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the jobless rate for black men was 5.3 percent in July compared with 5.9 in June. The year-over-jobless rate for black men was 5.6 percent. Black men are still trail Whites, whose unemployment rate was 3.0…
Read MoreTrump wants a change of venue and a new judge
Former President Donald Trump is seeking a change of venue and a new judge at his trial in which he has been charged with attempting to overthrow 2020 election results and causing an attack on the nation’s Capital on January 6. Former President Trump has called for District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan on Sunday morning…
Read MoreMr. T gives away shoes before the start of the new school year
Mr. T gave away shoes at the Cosmopolitan Community Church on Chicago’s South Side. “We want to inspire the kids to get them back to school,” Mr. T said. “To let them know school is fun. Learning is fun. Learning is special. That’s what we’re about, to inspire them, motivate them.” He added, “You know…
Read MoreCharles Ogletree dies
Charles J. Ogletree, a Harvard Law professor and civil rights scholar, and a strong supporter of reparations, died on August 4 in his home in Odenton, Maryland, from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 70. After serving for eight years in the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, rising to the position of deputy director, Ogletree was appointed…
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