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Police spread news that riders on a Philadelphia train watched a rape occur and merely held up their cellphones to film it without intervening. 'It's disturbing that there were definitely […]
The post Police Spread Misinformation About Bystanders Allegedly Filming Rape On Train, DA Says appeared first on Essence.
\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.
\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.
The Volusia County Council unanimously approved collective bargaining agreements on Oct. 20 with the two public safety unions that represent county firefighters and sheriff’s deputies. Both bargaining agreements call for employees covered by the unions to receive the same 3% raise that the rest of county employees will be getting this fiscal year. 3% wage […]
The post Volusia council approves contracts with firefighters and sheriff’s deputies appeared first on Daytona Times.
Kolpak player Wayne Parnell has been released by Worcerstershire County Cricket Club with a year left to run on his contract.
The twin crises of tens of thousands of expiring foster care grants and the shortage of social workers across the country was aired in Parliament at the Portfolio Committee on Social Development.
Fiery rhetoric. Conflicting politics. Angry activists. Heated demonstrations. Violent police clashes. Government subterfuge. Duplicitous judges… The anti-war uproar of the late ‘60s is so relevant today. One particular incident pulls all those volatile elements under one roof, into one courtroom: The historic Trial of the Chicago 7. Writer/director Aaron Sorkin won a Best Writing, Adapted […]
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[Nation] Disaster response teams in Samburu have warned of a second wave of locust invasion after seven swarms were spotted in the county yesterday.
Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill dropped third-degree murder charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
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By Associated Press Undefined WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — Attorneys representing a Black woman who was shot and wounded inside a vehicle by a suburban Chicago police officer who also fatally shot her 19-year-old boyfriend called the officer's firing 'a first step in police accountability' but said they are pressing ahead with their own probe of the shooting. Waukegan Police Chief Wayne Walles announced late Friday the firing of the officer who fatally shot Marcellis Stinnette, a Black man, and wounded Tafara Williams, 20. Walles said in a brief statement that the male officer had committed 'multiple policy and procedure violations.' […]
The post Attorneys for Black woman shot by cop: Firing `a first step' appeared first on Black News Channel.
By Atlanta Daily World Staff Report via NNPA ATLANTA – In one of the most unique get-out-the-vote efforts this year, 18 Georgia NAACP branches over 19 counties have launched an ambitious plan to get more than 40,000 African American voters to the polls across the state on the last Saturday of early voting. It’s called […]
The post 18 Georgia NAACP Branches to ‘Party at the Polls’ in Pivotal State appeared first on Afro.
By Demetrius Dillard Special to the AFRO A game that once looked like another blowout win for the Baltimore Ravens turned into a nail-biter in the end. The Baltimore Ravens comfortably led 17-0 in the first half, but the Philadelphia Eagles put together a late-game comeback rally that would have forced an overtime. However, thanks […]
The post Ravens Hold Off Eagles For Close Win appeared first on Afro.
(Trinidad Express) Police have arrested and charged PC Kevin Dattoo for four counts of sexual penetration of a minor and one count of rape.
The article Trinidad: Cop charged with having sex with minor, then raping her as adult appeared first on Stabroek News.
Black Oakland business group is trying to buy the city’s stake in the Oakland Coliseum site so they can construct a new stadium
The statement was made during the final debate.
Wednesday, two people dressed as armed security guards were spotted outside an early voting location in Florida. But a spokesperson... View Article
The post Trump official says armed men at Florida polling place not sent by campaign appeared first on TheGrio.
City Councilmember Lisa Wheeler-Bowman taught her grandchildren, Mikiyah Stone, 9, and Mikah Stone, 10, the importance of voting at the Roll to the Polls event Saturday, Oct. 10. Deirdre O’Leary, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG - Talk Black and the Tampa Bay Rays have partnered with the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in 'Voting is […]
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With only two weeks left to the American Election Day, Kristen Welker was the one with the power to moderate the final Presidential Debate between President Donald Trump and Democrat …
A cop shot Tafara Williams and her boyfriend, Marcellis Stinnette, during a traffic stop, wounding Williams and killing Stinnette.
By BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Earlier this month, President Donald Trump was predicting on Twitter that this election would be 'the most corrupt' in American history. A day later, the head of an obscure government agency he created offered a much different message. Christopher Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, closed an online conference with a warning about 'bad guys, whoever they are,' trying to 'sow chaos, sow doubt' about the integrity of the U.S. election. 'I have confidence that your vote is secure, that state and local election officials across this country […]
The post As Trump casts doubt on election, new agency contradicts him appeared first on Black News Channel.
Two of the most significant baseball players of the 19th century played in Worcester, but never together. Both had the same baseball last names, Stovey, but were not related. Both actually played under different last names than their birth names. Harry Stovey was a terrific player, George Stovey probably would have been a terrific pitcher given the chance, but he was a Black man in an increasingly white baseball world. George Stovey One issue with 19th century baseball was that its owners,
Explaining that the project would be for Danger Mouse a \"return for him to Hip-Hop,\" Thought says their collaboration record will be a \"feel-good record. It’s a record for people who got into hip-hop and sort of evolved at the same period of time that we did. We’re the elder statesmen at this point, so I feel like this record is reflective of that too.”
In the face of opposition, Mayor Libby Schaaf has withdrawn her proposed appointment of an ex-U.S. District Attorney as a police commission alternate. Brian Hauck, in a former position, defended the U.S. government’s killing by drone attack of two U.S. citizens accused not of violence but of “incendiary commentary.” These extra-judicial drone killings have been […]
The post Mayor Withdraws Nomination of Police Commissioner Who Defended U.S. Drone Killings first appeared on Post News Group.
A Jamaican ex-pastor, could face deportation from the US after serving a 30-year sentence for rape. \tThe former minister of a Connecticut church, was convicted for repeatedly raping a girl, an incident that began when...
Claudia Lauer | Associated Press Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump's reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism — but a number of Black law enforcement officers are speaking out against these endorsements, saying their concerns over entering the 2020 political fray were ignored. Trump has touted […]
The post Black Officers Break from Unions Over Trump Endorsements appeared first on Black Voice News.
As Nigerians protest brutality and demand reforms, some say full abolition is the only road to liberation from violence.
