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Claudine Gay wasn’t much fun for Black men at Harvard
Although Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday as Harvard University President in the wake of allegations of plagiarism and not doing enough to snuff out antisemitic behavior on campus, some current and former Black-male professors have said good riddance. Winkfield Twyman Jr., a Harvard graduate, warned that readers shouldn’t just accept Claudine Gay as a victim of…
Read MoreYusef Salaam becomes a New York City Council member
Yusef Salaam was sworn in as a member of the New York City Council on December 20 after he spent 6.8 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Salaam took the oath of office in the City Council Chamber in Lower Manhattan with his right hand raised and his left hand on the Quran. The…
Read MoreBoston Mayor Michelle Wu issues an apology for two men arrested for the Carol Stuart murder in 1989
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued an apology for two Black men who were arrested by police and vilified in the press for the 1989 murder of a White woman, only to learn that the brother of the killer said he murdered his wife for insurance money. On behalf of the Boston Police Department, the entire City…
Read MoreKevin Hart is this year’s winner of the Mark Twain Prize
Funny man Kevin Hart is the winner of the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Considered the highest honor in the funny business, previous recipients have included Tina Fey, Bob Newhart, David Letterman, and Jon Stewart. Hart started telling jokes during amateur night at a local comedy club in his native Philadelphia. Today, his…
Read MoreAlien bases are located near U.S. cities, according to a newspaper report
The Irish Star newspaper reports that alien bases are hidden underwater near U.S. cities. Alien bases may be hidden underwater off the coast of a major U.S. state based on eyewitness reports, a UFO network claims. The alien sites are believed to be concealed near Alaska, according to the Mutual UFO Network, reports the Star.…
Read MoreFormer Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin is stabbed in prison
Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis cop who murdered George Floyd in 2002, is now serving time in a Tucson, Arizona, federal prison, has been stabbed 22 times by another inmate, but Chauvin is expected to live. John Turscak, a member of the Mexican Mafia, has been charged with the attempted murder of Chauvin. Turscak fashioned…
Read MoreRapper pushes for an end to the Hamas-Israeli war
Rapper pushes for an end to the Hamas-Israeli war Redveil, a U.S. rapper, displayed the names of the Palestinian children killed during the Hamas-Israeli war since fighting began on October 7 during a rap/music concert in Los Angeles. The war paused for four days and resumed with full force Friday. The rapper, whose real name…
Read MoreAkron cops shot an unarmed Black man 43 times…. So what?
Cops who killed an unarmed 25-year-old Black man by shooting him 43 times last June in Akron, Ohio, did not violate the law, even after the medical examiner’s office ruled the murder was a homicide. Steve Mylett, the Akron chief of police, found that the officer’s actions during the fatal encounter were “objectively reasonable.†His…
Read MoreRev. Paula E. Clark leads the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
Wearing dreadlocks under her miter, the Rt. Rev. Paula E. Clark is the first Black person and the first Black woman named the 30th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. She represents 30,000 Episcopalians in 122 congregations across northern and west central Illinois. The election to her post was conducted over Zoom by four…
Read MoreConvict dies after 50 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit
Ed Poindexter, who spent 50 years in prison for a crime he said he did commit, died in prison Thursday. Poindexter, who was 79, died following a lengthy battle with diabetes. He and his friend David Rice were convicted in the 1970 booby-trap bombing of Omaha Police Officer Larry Minard by a mostly all-white jury…
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