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Black women state’s attorneys are being forced out
Two progressive Black women state’s attorneys in St. Louis and Chicago have either thrown in the towel or have been forced to retire early. Kimberly M. Gardner, 48, is the circuit attorney for the city of St. Louis, Missouri, until she resigned early Thursday. She will remain in office until June 1, although Republicans are attempting to push her out early. Kimberly…
Read MoreVida Blue, left-hander, for the Oakland Athletics has died
Vida Rochelle Blue Jr., a left-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics who lead the team to three World Series titles, died on May 6 of cancer. Blue pitched from 1969 to 1986, most notably as an integral member of the dynasty that won three consecutive won three World Series Championships from 1972 to 1974. He won the…
Read MoreA mall gunman, who murdered eight, has been identified
A gunman tied to neo-Nazis and white supremacists, murdered eight people and wounded six others during a shooting spree at an outdoor shopping mall in Allen, Texas, police said. Police identified the shooting suspect as Mauricio Gracia, 33, who worked as a security guard and has no criminal record, according to television stations in the…
Read MoreJoe Biden selects a fighter pilot as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Joe Biden has named Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Quinton Brown Jr., a Black Airforce fighter pilot as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs Staff. He will succeed American General Mark Milley, according to multiple reports. General Milley is scheduled to retire in October. If confirmed by the Senate, Brown would become the…
Read MoreGrand Jury lets the police walk concerning Jayland Walker’s murder
A Special Ohio Grand jury failed to indict eight Akron police officers who fired 46 shots at Jayland Walker, a delivery driver, as he ran his life in a hail of bullets before died. The toxicology screen was negative for drugs or alcohol, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner Lisa J. Kohler, M.D. The medical…
Read MoreZimbabwe moves to digital currency
The country of Zimbabwe announced that has plans to move to digital currency joining other countries from Africa and Asia. The currency is scheduled to be launched Monday with introductions of “tokens†which are backed gold reserves and can be transferred between people and businesses as a form of payment. The move is aimed at shoring…
Read MoreRalph Boston dies
Ralph Boston, who smashed men’s long record in the 1960 Rome Olypmics, died Sunday following complications dues to stoke at his home in Peachtree City, Georgia. He was 83. In the 1960 Rome Olympics, he made history by breaking the long-jump record previously set by Jesse Owens with a distance of 26 feet 7 1/2 inches.…
Read MoreBlack pastor shot and killed by a prison escapee
A Black pastor was shot and killed by a prison escapee whom the pastor unknowingly offered to help him after the stolen motorcycle he had been riding down near Interstate 53 in Jackson, Mississippi. Anthony Watts, 61, head pastor of the St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church in D’Lo, Mississippi, was killed by Dylan Arrington before stealing…
Read MoreEmmitt Till’s accuser dies
Emmitt Till’s accuser dies When Carolyn Bryant Donham accused 14-year Emmett Till of making eye contact with her in segregated Money, Mississippi, she called her husband. Bryant called Roy Bryant, her husband, and J.W. Milam with his half-brother, to beat the young boy to death. Years later, Donham later said it was an overaction, which she…
Read MoreOscar-winning actor Jamie Fox has suffered a stroke
There are unconfirmed reports that Oscar-winning actor, Jamie Foxx, suffered a stroke and has been hospitalized for as long as two weeks at Atlanta Hospital. Foxx working on a movie with actress Cameron Diaz, who making her return to the big screen after taking time off when he suffered a stroke in Atlanta. To complete the…
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