Archive for July 2024
Former President Donald Trump has selected Ohio Senator J D Vance as his running mate
JT Vance, Republican VP nominee
Read MoreWales elects its first Black head of state at the same time other leadership changes are occurring worldwide
Vaughan Gething is set this week to become the first Black man to lead the country of Wales, a country of 3.1 million people between England and Northern Ireland. Wales is a semi-autonomous government. He expects to be confirmed as first minister this week following an election he won against Education Minister Jeremy Miles. Gething…
Read MoreDeputy sheriff who murdered Black Airman is fired
A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who shot and killed a Black airman with the U.S. Air Force in his apartment, saying the use of deadly force was not reasonable. The Okaloosa Sheriff fired deputy Eddie Duran, but it is still unclear if he will charged in the May 3 murder of Roger…
Read MoreHundreds Attend Airman Roger Fortson’s funeral
Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues joined Roger Fortson‘s family, friends, and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff’s deputy. People lined up well before the start of…
Read MoreSenior Airman killed by police will be buried Friday
Air Force senior Airman Roger Fortson, who police shot to death in his own apartment, will be buried Friday in New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia. Forston’s body arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Tuesday afternoon and was escorted from the plane by the Delta Honor Guard, according to his obituary. A public viewing…
Read MorePolice shoot an Air Force service member in his apartment
Airman killed in apartment.
Read MoreSimone Biles will lead the women’s gymnastics team at the Olympics
she will lead team in the Olympics
Read MoreWashington Wizard executive held for stealing from Saks, but the retailer apologizes
Will Dawkins, the general manager of the Washington Wizards of the NBA who was held by police and a security guard for allegedly stealing clothing from the Saks Fifth Avenue store in Miami, said he is using his prominent position to address racial profiling which happens mostly to Black men. Dawkins told Andscape that his…
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