Posts by Blackmansstreet.Today
UAW walks off the job at selected plants, but more could follow
The United Auto Workers union officially struck the Big Three Automakers Friday night, demanding wage increases, a 32-hour work week, and pension increases for retirees commiserate with the automakers’ record profits over the last few years. The workers members walked out at three plants: a GM site in Wentzville, Missouri; a Stellantis center in Toledo, Ohio;…
Read MoreFormer cops indicted in the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols
A federal grand jury today indicted five former Black Memphis police officers for the deadly beating death of Tyre Nichols in January. The former cops are Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith. The U.S. Department of Justice charged the now-fired officers with excessive force and failure to intervene, deliberate…
Read MoreFormer Milwaukee Bucks player receives police settlement
Sterling Brown, a former player for the Milwaukee Bucks, whom Milwaukee cops beat for parking his car in two handicapped spaces at a Walgreens store, settled this week with the city, which agreed to pay Brown $750,000 for injuries he suffered. The Milwaukee’s Office of the City Attorney and Milwaukee Common Council must still approve…
Read MoreFlood waters burst two dams in Libya. Flooding is widespread
Over 5,000 have died, and at least 10,000 people are missing after two major dams burst during heavy rains in the port city of Derna, Libya. Tariq al-Kharraz, a spokesperson for the administration that controls eastern Libya, told the Guardian newspaper that flood waters had washed away countless homes, and many who died were swept out to…
Read MoreMichigan State’s head football coach has been suspended for sexual harassment
Mel Tucker, the Michigan State head football coach, has been suspended without pay for allegedly sexually harassing a colleague. Tucker, one of the highest-paid coaches in college football, is accused of sexually harassing Brenda Tracy, a prominent sexual assault prevention advocate who has made educating athletes about sexual violence her life’s work. In a December…
Read MoreCoco turns her U.S. Open opponent into a snack
It also was another Father’s Day story After Coco Gauff won the U.S. Open, she looked across the stadium and saw her dad crying. “Today was the first time I have ever seen my dad cry,” she told a nationwide audience after defeating Aryna Sabalenka at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens, N.Y. Her father wanted…
Read MoreN.J. Governor Phil Murphy names new lieutenant governor
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced Secretary of State Tahesha L. Way as the next Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey following the sudden death of Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver on August 1, 2023. “I considered Lieutenant Governor Oliver a close friend and mentor – someone I looked to for guidance to serve the people of…
Read MoreEarthquake kills at least 2,000 people in Morocco; scores are still missing
Over 2,000 people are dead, and scores are missing due to a 6.8 Richter scale earthquake that rocked a mountain region in Morocco at 11:30 Friday night. The quake destroyed five provinces at its epicenter near Ighil in Al Haouz province. The epicenter was in the High Atlas mountains, about 72 kilometers (45 miles) southwest of…
Read MoreAlabama Republicans refuse to do what the courts have ordered them to do, and they will not support voter equality
Republican Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district. This move ignores a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court giving Blacks a greater voice in elections. The legislation now goes to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, who is expected to sign it. But a panel of three federal judges said they are…
Read MoreSusie King Taylor was finally honored for teaching Black children to read and write
Susie King Taylor, the first Black educator to formally teach enslaved students how to read and write, which was largely forbidden then, will be honored with a statue installed in one of Savannah’s town squares, replacing the statue of John C. Calhoun, who supported slavery. As early as the 1710’s slaves received Biblical literacy from their…
Read More