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The killer of a Black woman neighbor was released on $150,000 bond
Susan Lorincz, who shot and killed her Black neighbor through her home’s closed door, was released after paying a $150,000 bond in Ocala, Florida. The shooting of Ajike “AJ” Owens, 46, comes after the NAACP cautioned Black people not to visit the state because it was dangerous. Owens went to Lorincz’s rental house after she…
Read MoreIllinois sheriff, who hired Sean Grayson, quits
Sonya Massey and deputy who killed her.
Read MoreBloomberg donates millions to Black medical schools that were deliberately killed off by the nation’s wealthy
Michael Bloomberg donates $600 million to Black medical schools.
Read MoreJackie Robinson statue stolen from a Wichita park
A Jackie Robinson statue was cut at the ankles and stolen from a public park in Wichita, Kansas. Robinson was among the first Black men to integrate Major League Baseball, joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947(January 20, 2024). Wichita police said in a Facebook post that it went missing Thursday morning. The statue was cut…
Read MoreMichigan State’s head football coach has been suspended for sexual harassment
Former Michigan State head football coach
Read MoreThe University of California’s president’s Berkeley residence was vandalized with racist hatred
A fence was built around the Berkeley home of Dr. Michael V. Drake, president of the University of California system. The fence failed to provide the intended protection for Dr. Drake and his family. Several reports said vandals jumped over the fence in May to spread their hateful messages. The graffiti they left included the date…
Read MoreFormer 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…
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