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Fani Willis said she didn’t take the witness stand to emasculate Black men
Fani T. Willis, the Fulton County District Attorney of Georgia, was the surprise witness at her trial on Thursday, in which supporters of former President Donald are pushing to disqualify her for alleging Trump attempted to overthrow the 2020 election. Willis told Trump’s fleet of lawyers, “You think I am on trial, but you are…
Read MoreThree Black soldiers were killed during a drone attack in Jordan
The soldiers killed in Jordan are Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Georgia; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders of Waycross, Georgia; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah, Georgia. All three were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, Fort Moore, Georgia. More than 40 other service members were injured following…
Read MoreDexter King, son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, is dead
Dexter Scott King recently died from prostate cancer
Read MoreSen. Tim Scott endorses Donald Trump
Sen. Tim Scott endorsed Donald Trump for president over Nikki Haley, who appointed Scott to the U.S. Senate in 2012, replacing Sen. Jim DeMint. “We need a president who will close our southern border today. We need Donald Trump,” Scott said while appearing on stage with the former president at a Concord, New Hampshire, campaign event. Trump…
Read MoreCops who murdered unarmed Black man will each receive $500,000
Three officers who were acquitted by a jury for the murder of Manuel Ellis will each receive a big payout after agreeing not to return to the Tacoma Police Department. Each officer, Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins, and Timothy Rankine, will receive $500,000 if they say bye to the police department. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department…
Read MoreWas it a UFO? Various presidents say we are not alone
A UFO was seen hovering near Air Force One, the president’s plane, by two amateur pilots during President Biden’s fundraising trip to California earlier this month. Peter and Joshua Solorzano live-streamed a mysterious balloon-like object near Air Force One during Biden’s trip on December 10. President Biden is one of a long line of American…
Read MoreThe Defense Secretary has been released from the hospital following treatment for prostate cancer
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III was released today from Walter Reed Military Hospital, where he has been treated for prostate cancer, a disease that affects large numbers of Black men. Dr. John Maddox, Trauma Medical Director, and Dr. Gregory Chesnut, Director of the Center for Prostate Disease Research at the Murtha Cancer Center, both of…
Read MoreJerod Mayo is named the Patriots’ head coach
Linebacker coach Jerod Mayo has been named New England Patriots Bill Belichick’s replacement, which are tough cleats to fill since Belichick won six Super Bowls as head coach. Mayo is the first Black head coach in team history, and at 38 years, he is the youngest of all NFL coaches. The Patriots feel that team…
Read MoreHero sailor has a ship named after him, but it wasn’t the Navy Cross or Medal of Honor that he deserved
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro recently announced that the future Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer DDG-142 would be renamed USS Charles J. French in honor of Navy Mess Specialist 1st Class Petty Officer Charles Jackson French, who saved members of his crew by tying a raft’s rope around his waist and swimming through shark-infested…
Read MoreDefense Secretary Austin undergoes surgery for prostate cancer
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin, III, was recently hospitalized for a routine procedure, but he returned days later and was admitted for treatment of prostate cancer, a disease that affects large numbers of Black men, mostly over 65. Austin is 70. Secretary Austin was admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on…
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