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Former Virginia Lieutenant Governor kills himself and his wife, a dentist, amidst a divorce dispute
Justin Fairfax, the former Virginia lieutenant governor, shot and killed his wife, Cerina, a dentist, before turning the gun on himself and taking his own life. The dispute was apparently sparked by the couple’s divorce over allegations that he had been unfaithful. Fairfax and his wife were found dead by Fairfax County police in their Annandale…
Read MoreManhattan architect Rex Heuermann recently confessed to the Gilgo Beach murders, admitting to killing eight women, including one no one previously knew about. The murders occurred between 1993 and 2010, but they gained national attention in 2010 and 2011. All of the women were found on Gilgo Beach in Long Island.
Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Heuermann confessed to the murders of Valerie Mack, 24, Jessica Taylor, 20, Megan Waterman, 22, Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, Amber Lynn Costello, 27, Sandra Costilla, 28 and Karen Vergata. She was unknown. The women’s bodies were discovered in December 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped…
Read MoreVictor Glover”Fly me to the Moon,” says Astronaut Victor Glover. He will take Artemis 2 close to the moon Victor Glover
Astronaut Victor J. Glover “Fly me to the Moon,” says Astronaut Victor Glover. He will take Artemis 2 close to the moon Victor J. Glover will pilot Artemis 2 when the rocket ship launches on Wednesday, making him the first Black person to reach the moon aboard a spaceship. The mission, however, is a lunar…
Read MoreTrump depicted President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama as apes during Black History Month
President Trump posted a video of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, which is an outrageous and often well-received depiction of Black people. The depiction of Black people during Black History Month as apes has been a long-standing trope used to justify slavery, racial segregation, and racial hatred. I am certain many Whites, Asians, Hispanics, and some Blacks believe they were descended from apes.Trump knows his audience.A…
Read MoreCop acquitted in the murder of pregnant Black woman
An Ohio jury of eight women and four men acquitted a policeman of murdering a pregnant woman and killing her unborn child, due this month, after shooting her in a supermarket parking lot for shoplifting $600 worth of liquor. The verdict set off jubilation for the cop, Connor Grubb, who smiled after the verdict was…
Read MoreH. Rap Brown has died
H. Rap Brown, also known as Jamil Abdulllah Al-Amin, one of the most charismatic leaders of the Black Power Movement, died Sunday in the Federal Medical Center in North Carolina. He was 82. He was the fifth chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) in the 1960s, and he later served as the Black Panther Party‘s Minister…
Read MoreThe last person rescued after 9-11
Genelle Guzman-McMillan was 30 years old and working as an administrate assistant on the 64th floor of the North Tower of the New York World Trade Center when the first of two hijacked passenger jets slammed into both buildings on September 11, 2001. American Airlines Flight 17 flew into the North Tower at 8:46 a.m.,…
Read MoreA physicist has found a way to travel back in time
One of my favorite movies growing up was “The Time Machine.” “The Time Machine” is based on a 1895 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the “Time Traveller” who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by…
Read MoreTrump demands that Lisa Cook resign from the Federal Reserve Board. She says no way
President Donald Trump has demanded that the U.S. Central Bank force Lisa D. Cook, to step down as a Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, after Trumpofficials alleged that Cook was involved in a case involving mortgage fraud. Cook has not been charged with a crime. Cook angrily told Trump she is not leaving and that…
Read MoreBlack men’s participation in New Orleans Red Dress Run raises questions about their masculinity
The number of Black men wearing dresses to participate in the New Orleans Red Dress Run is beginning to alarm some observers. The Red Dress Run was held on August 9th in the New Orleans French Quarter. White men, White women, and Black women participate in the two-mile walk or run. The run started in…
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