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Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was the first Black Queen of Great Britain and Ireland and served as the wife of King George III beginning on September 8, 1761, until her death on November 17, 1818.  King George III is widely remembered for losing the American colonies and going mad.  Charlotte, North Carolina, the state’s largest city, is named in her honor. “Many historians…

New York police today arrested a suspect in the shooting death of Brian Thompson, CEO of United Healthcare but he is not the usual poor homeless suspect police like to rough up. Luigi Mangione, 26, holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania.  He also gained recognition as…

The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, Chokwe Antar Lumumba, 41, and former President and current member of the Jackson City Council, Aaron Banks, 47, and Hinds County District Attorney Jody E. Owens II, 43, are charged with participating in a bribery scheme to enrich themselves after having been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department. Owens, Lumumba,…

And if she wins, she joins an elite international group of women leaders Vice President Kamala Harris, will watch election returns Tuesday, which could make the nation’s first woman president, at Howard University, her alma mater. If elected, Vice President Harris would join 174 women in modern history who either have led or are leading…

Amber Guyger, the former Dallas, Texas, police officer who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2019 after she was convicted of murdering 26-year-old accountant Botham Jean, has been denied parole, meaning she will have to wait another two years before taking another shot at release.  Records reviewed by Law &Crime show that the Texas Board…

Mailboxes in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, housing election ballots were set on fire by an unknown person early Monday morning, police said. The fires were set 10 days before Election Day. Local officials said three ballots were damaged in Portland while potentially “hundreds” were affected in Vancouver.  The Portland Police Bureau said an “incendiary…

New York Firefighters joined forces with the Black Fire Brigade to honor Black firefighters and EMTs in Chicago who were killed on 9/11 when two planes crashed into New York’s World Trade Center. Most of the country’s newspapers ignored the fact that some of the 9/11 first responders were Black. Among the 343 first responders…