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Rodney Hinton Jr. stands up
Cincinnati cops crowded into a Black judge’s courtroom to see if Rodney Hinton Jr. would buckle. He didn’t. Just days earlier, Hinton Jr. deliberately ran over a Cincinnati cop directing traffic, a day after another cop shot and killed his son, Ryan Hinton,18. The killer cop, whose name has not been released because of state…
Read MoreCatholic Church elects Black Pope
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, the first pope of African descent since the fifth century Catholic Church elects a Black popeThe Catholic Church on Thursday elected its first American pope in history, and the first Black pope since the fifth century, according to the publication Black Catholic Messenger.Leo XIV is not known to…
Read MoreDred Scott’s decision was key in sparking the Civil War and letting Blacks know they were citizens
There has been much talk about birthright citizenship which applies to those who immigrated to this country without becoming citizens. But Birthright citizenship began with Black people who were enslaved and were not considered citizens until the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was passed. Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857, was a landmark decision of the United States…
Read MoreBlack woman becomes Finland’s First Lucia, but not everyone is happy with it in the country of happiness
Daniela Owusu, 20, who is Finnish Ghanaian and Finland’s first Black Lucia, has received thousands of letters of hate mail, compelling Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo to apologize. Others said they would take legal action against the haters, according to Svenska Yle, Finland‘s national public broadcasting company, founded in 1926. Organizers of the holiday event reported the abuse to the police…
Read MoreThe new 76ers basketball stadium will be built in Chinatown despite a full-court press from opponents
By Linn Washington Jr. The controversial plan to build a new arena in downtown Philadelphia for the 76ers professional basketball team won approval from that city’s legislative body during a raucous session on December 19th. Some arena opponents were forcibly removed from the Council’s City Hall chamber before votes were taken on a package of…
Read MoreIllinois Supreme Court overturns actor’s conviction
The Illinois Supreme Court overturned actor Jussie Smollett’s conviction after ruling that the Cook County State’s attorney did not honor an earlier agreement by trying him a second time. The court ruled that a special prosecutor should not have been allowed to intervene after Smollett reached a deal with the Cook County state’s attorney in which…
Read MoreCongressional Black Caucus grows to 62 members
New York representative Yvette C. Clark will become chairman of the largest Congressional Black Causes in history with 62 members when 119th Congress convenes on January 3, 2025. Clark succeeds Representative Steven Horsford from Nevada. The caucus also will have two Black women U.S. Senators if they decide to join. They are Lisa Blunt Rochester of…
Read MoreDemocrat defeats Republican for House seat in Oregon
Janelle Bynum becomes the first Black person elected to the House from the state Democrat Janelle Sojourner Bynum defeated Republican Lori Chavez DeRemer for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District in a state where Blacks were for a time forbidden to live because of exclusion laws.Depending on other contests, Bynum’s election could ensure that Democrats win the…
Read MoreKamala Harris demands a recount of last week’s election
The Harris Campaign, representing the defeated presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic National Committee, and state Democratic parties, are demanding a recount of last week’s election that will put former President Donald Trump back into the White House, according to the site’s fundraising page. The move comes after former president Donald Trump officially…
Read MoreA hip show whose head writer didn’t know Black doctors existed
Garrett Morris, an original “Saturday Night Live” cast member, said the show was looking for someone to play a doctor. He told head writer Michael O’Donoghue he wanted to audition for the role, Morris said in The New York Times’ October 6 edition. O’Donoghue said, “Well, Garrett, people might be thrown by a Black doctor.” …
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