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Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor kills himself and his wife, a dentist, amidst a divorce dispute
Justin Fairfax, the former Virginia lieutenant governor, shot and killed his wife, Cerina, a dentist, before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life. The dispute was apparently sparked by the couple’s divorce over allegations that he had been unfaithful. Fairfax and his wife were found dead by Fairfax County police in their Annandale…
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National Action Network is moving National Action Network is movingRev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, is moving the organization into an abandoned firehouse in a rapidly gentrifying Harlem neighborhood that includes a Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and a number of chic shops selling expensive goods.The organization purchased the Faison Firehouse Theater on…
Read MoreTerence Crutcher’s estate gets a new hearing following deadly police shooting
Terence Crutcher’s car broke down on the highway. He called the police for help. Instead, he was shot to death by Betty Shelby, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, cop, on September 16. 2016. Nearly 10 years after Crutcher, then 40, was killed by Shelby, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that Shelby may face trial…
Read MoreManhattan architect Rex Heuermann recently confessed to the Gilgo Beach murders, admitting to killing eight women, including one no one previously knew about. The murders occurred between 1993 and 2010, but they gained national attention in 2010 and 2011. All of the women were found on Gilgo Beach in Long Island.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Heuermann confessed to the murders of Valerie Mack, 24, Jessica Taylor, 20, Megan Waterman, 22, Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, Amber Lynn Costello, 27, Sandra Costilla, 28 and Karen Vergata. She was unknown. The women’s bodies were discovered in December 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped…
Read MoreYusef Jackson, a lawyer, takes over for his late father at Rainbow PUSH
Yusef D. Jackson, the youngest son of Jesse Jackson and Jacqueline Lavinia Brown Jackson, has been appointed President & CEO of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, succeeding his father, Jesse Jackson, who founded the Chicago-based organization in 1971. The elder Jackson died on Feb. 17. “Today, I am honored to share that I have been appointed President and CEO of…
Read MoreVictor Glover”Fly me to the Moon,” says Astronaut Victor Glover. He will take Artemis 2 close to the moon Victor Glover
Astronaut Victor J. Glover “Fly me to the Moon,” says Astronaut Victor Glover. He will take Artemis 2 close to the moon Victor J. Glover will pilot Artemis 2 when the rocket ship launches on Wednesday, making him the first Black person to reach the moon aboard a spaceship. The mission, however, is a lunar…
Read MoreCourt Orders Bill Cosby to pay the assault victim $19.5 million
Bill Cosby ordered to pay money,
Read MoreTrump depicted President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama as apes during Black History Month
President Trump posted a video of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, which is an outrageous and often well-received depiction of Black people. The depiction of Black people during Black History Month as apes has been a long-standing trope used to justify slavery, racial segregation, and racial hatred. I am certain many Whites, Asians, Hispanics, and some Blacks believe they were descended from apes. Trump knows…
Read MoreJesse Jackson Jr. is not going back to Washington
The outpouring of grief following Jesse Jackson Sr.’s death wasn’t enough to help his son reclaim his seat in Congress.Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller won the Democratic primary for U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s seat in the 2nd Congressional District in Illinois, handing a defeat to former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr, who was trying to…
Read MoreBlack Academy Award winners honor people who came before them and made their day possible
Michael B. Jordan wins the Academy Award
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