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The fall of Jason Arday
BlackmansStreet.Today Jason Arday, who became the youngest professor in the history of the University of Cambridge but was later charged with plagiarism and what some claimed was being hounded by the press over the allegations he angrily denied, was found dead in his home in Battersea, London, a week after he resigned. He resigned from…
Read MoreLuigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
By Frederick H. Lowe Luigi Mangione, who was considered by some to be a celebrity after shooting down and killing Brian Thompson, UnitedHealthcare CEO, today pleaded guilty to federal stalking charges that led to Thompson’s murder. He made the admission in front of Thompson’s mother, who was seated in the gallery along with several UnitedHealthcare executives. …
Read MoreAfter graduating from the University of Washington in Seattle, I took a job reporting for the New Pittsburgh Courier in Pittsburgh.
I was walking to a concert at Carnegie Mellon University, not far from where I lived. Police arrested me for no reason and took me to the police station. The first word out of the arresting cop’s mouth was “I hate you niggers.” I didn’t have a record, and my degree from the UofW couldn’t…
Read MoreKaroline Leavitt will depart as White House Press Secretary in August
President Donald Trump has announced today that White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of August to focus on her family, but she will remain one of his top outside advisers. Leavitt is the youngest person to hold the position, having served since Trump’s return to the White House in…
Read MoreTrial finally opens in the murder of Tupac Shakur
By Frederick H. Lowe A man who participated in the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur went to trial Monday, 30 years after Shakur was killed.Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further, or assist a criminal gang in Shakur’s death. He has pleaded not…
Read MoreMumia Abu-Jamal seeks help from the United Nations to either release him or bring pressure to force a new trial
By Frederick H. Lowe Mumia Abu-Jamal’s lawyers are seeking a retrial, commutation, or release for Abu-Jamal, who has been in prison since 1981 for allegedly killing a Philadelphia cop. Abu-Jamal, a former reporter with whom I once worked, has exhausted his appeals in the United States courts and is taking his case to the United…
Read MoreLA wants cop jailed, but the DA is protecting the racists by citing the law
L.A. District Attorney
Read MoreBlack commercial airline pilots will meet beginning Aug. 12 in Chicago to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary
Frederick H. Lowe The Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) is holding its 50th anniversary at McCormick Place in Chicago. The organization represents Black commercial airline pilots in addition to encouraging young Black people to consider the airline industry as a vocation, such as aircraft mechanics. Before he was murdered by George Zimmerman in 2019,…
Read MoreMayor Mamdani took office with a full plate of responsibilities, and he’s making sure New York City residents have enough to eat
By Frederick H. LoweThe mayor of the “Big Apple” promises to cut produce and meat prices in soon-to-open city-owned grocery stores.New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently said New York will open city-owned grocery stores in each of the five boroughs, offering a 30 percent discount on all produce, meat, and pantry staplesMayor Mamdani announced…
Read MoreMan who spent 27 years in prison sues police who framed him for a murder
Elwood Jones
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