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The United Nations has approved multinational troops to be sent to Haiti to combat gang violence
The United Nations Security Council has approved the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti to fight gangs that have forced 200,000 people to flee their homes to avoid being raped or murdered. The decision follows repeated calls for military assistance by Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the…
Read MoreFive people were shot at Morgan State University
A gunman shot five people at Morgan State University in Baltimore as students were headed to a homecoming week campus ball. Morgan State Police Chief Lance Hatcher confirmed that four of the victims were students. No one was killed. Police released no information regarding suspects and said they did not know how many shooters were involved…
Read MoreBlack women lead Harvard and will soon lead Boston University as well
Claudine Gay was recently sworn in as the first Black woman president of Harvard University, and not too far away, Melissa L. Gilliam was named the 11th president of Boston University. Gay, 53, is a political scientist and professor serving as the 30th president of Harvard University. She assumed office on September 29. Since 2018, Gay has…
Read MoreGovernor Gavin Newson appoints Laphonza Butler to the U.S. Senate
California Governor Gavin Newsom has named Laphonza Butler as the replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died on September 29 at 90. Sen. Feinstein’s term ends in January. Said she would not run again. Bulter will finish her term. Butler is president of EMILY’s List, a political action committee based in Washington. Bulter lives in Washington, but…
Read MoreAt Tesla, Blacks are less than human
Black employees who work for Tesla, an electric car manufacturer, are called “nigger,†“monkey,†“boy,†and “black b*tch to their faces in assaults on their dignity and their ability to work to feed their families. At the Fremont, California plant, black employees regularly encountered graffiti, including variations of the nigger, swastikas, threats, and nooses, on…
Read MoreCongress passes a bi-partisan bill to keep the government open
With the clock ticking, Congress passed an operating budget to keep the federal government open for another 45 days, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could be out of a job. On Saturday, Congress passed a stopgap funding bill to stop a government shutdown ahead of a midnight deadline. President Joe Biden signed it late Saturday…
Read MoreJamaal Bowman sets off a fire alarm
Representative Jamaal Bowman said he made a mistake by turning on the fire alarm on Capitol Hill during tense negations to pass a short-gap funding bill to keep the federal government operating for another fifty days. “Today, as I was rushing to make a vote, I came to the door that usually opens for voters…
Read MoreUAW expands picketing at more plants, and President Joe Biden Joins the picket line
President Joe Biden rode in a motorcade to picket with United Auto Workers on strike against the Big Three automakers. He is the first President to join the picket line. He stayed for 15 minutes. “You’ve heard me say that Wall Street did not build this country; the middle class did,†President Biden said. The…
Read MoreNew chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army General Mark A. Milley transferred the Joint Chiefs to Four Star Air Force General Charles O. Brown Jr. last week. General Brown was the second Black man to be named Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Army General Colin Powell was the first Black man to hold the post. He was the 12th…
Read MoreWashington Trust charged with “Red Lining” Black customers
The Justice Department announced today that Washington Trust Company (Washington Trust), the oldest community bank in the nation charged with “redlining†Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, has agreed to pay $9 million to resolve the allegations. Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing credit services to individuals living in communities of color because…
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