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Conn. Bill Would Allow Weaponized Drones for Police; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
If a new bill authorizing the use of weaponized drones passes, Connecticut police officers would have the ability to use the flying machines to kill. What could possibly go wrong? The bill authorizing police use of âdeadlyâ drones passed 34-7 in the state Legislatureâs joint Judiciary Committee Wednesday. It is now pending action by the…
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3 Arrested in Fire That Brought Down I-85 in Atlanta
A homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting the fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 in Atlanta, part of an elevated interstate that will now be closed for months. Basil Eleby was arrested in connection with Thursday eveningâs fire under I-85, CNN reports. No one was injured in the fire,…
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Letâs Talk About Black Womenâs Daily âIndignitiesâ
Spicer, OâReilly Spawn #BlackWomenAtWork 2 Black Employees File Complaint Against Fox News Omarosa Manigault Walks Out on Black Press Almost 50 Years Ago, the News Industry Was Called Out on Race. How Should That Be Commemorated? Wall St. Journal Staffers Want Diverse Management Univision Says GOP Is Shunning Network Gannett Cuts Newsrooms at 3 Tennessee…
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âBlue Chipâ Activist Roger Wilkins Dies
Insider; Editorialist at N.Y. Times, Washington Post . . . I Said, âThey Donât Know What to Make of Youâ Escobar Rises, Days Moves in Philly Shakeup Journalists Assaulted by Pro-Trump Supporters L.A. Times Ventures âOn Edge in Trumpâs Americaâ Could Obama Sue Trump for Defamation? NAHJ, Gay Journalists Publish Spanish Stylebook Racial Words That…
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Hundreds Gather to Remember Quanice Hayes, a Black Teen Killed by Police in Oregon
A memorial for Quanice Hayes, a black teen killed by police in Portland, Ore., brought out hundreds on Friday, who mourned the 17-year-old and took to the streets in protest afterward. The Oregonian reports that about 200 people filled the Philadelphia Missionary Baptist Church in Northeast Portland for the afternoon service, days after a Multnomah…
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1 Dead, Several Critically Wounded in Cincinnati Nightclub Shooting
One person was killed and 14 injured in a shooting at a Cincinnati nightclub early Sunday morning. Cincinnati Assistant Police Chief Paul Neudigate said that there was âonly one reported shooterâ at the Cameo nightclub, and several victims have life-threatening injuries and are undergoing surgery. There are currently no suspects in custody, and police are…
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Mayor Muriel Bowser Creates Task Force on Missing DC Teens
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel E. Bowser announced Friday that the city will create a series of new initiatives including a task force to assist in finding missing children and teens in the District. The mayorâs message comes days after a heated town hall meeting about the cityâs missing teensâprimarily black and Latinx girlsâas well as…
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âIs Truth Deadâ Under Trump?
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus report on their meeting Wednesday with President Trump. They answered his question, âWhat do you have to lose?â (NBC News) âDonald Trump is not on the cover of Time this week, and that must gall him,â Will Oremus wrote Thursday for Slate. âThe president is the subject of the…
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La. Cop Convicted of Killing 6-Year-Old Autistic Boy in Shooting Spree
A Louisiana police officer has been convicted of killing a 6-year-old autistic boy after he and his partner pumped rounds of bullets into a car the child was riding in with his father. Marksville Deputy Marshal Derrick Stafford was convicted Friday of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter charges in the death of Jeremy Mardis. His father,…
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Black Lawmakers Call on Justice and the FBI to Help With Missing DC GirlsÂ
The Congressional Black Caucus recently reached out to the Justice Department and FBI, asking the federal agencies to help local police investigate a rash of black and Hispanic missing teens in the nationâs capital.* The letter, obtained Thursday by the Associated Press, was sent by Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) and Del.…
