Gainesville Florida Downtown, Taking It Back: To Control Gainesville’s Downtown Homeless During The Pandemic, Police Turned To A Private Security Contractor Since then, a camp has grown at old Fire Station 1, a city property slated for redevelopment. Tents of all sizes, makeshift bikes and art projects, and a table with food, drinks, clothes and Read More…
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Japan avoided a lockdown
Japan avoided a lockdown by telling everyone to steer clear of the 3 C’s. Here’s what that means. Many people predicted that Japan would be hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but the country has been relatively unscathed. People have posited several reasons for Japan’s success, including an existing culture of mask-wearing. Others have said Read More…
Haiti Earthquake
“Lots of homes are destroyed, people are dead and some are at the hospital,” Christella Saint Hilaire, who lives near the epicenter, told the AFP news agency. Haiti’s new prime minister, Ariel Henry, declared a state of emergency. He said on Twitter that the “violent quake” had caused loss of life and “enormous damage” in Read More…
POLICE RUN OVER VICTIM
Black gunshot victim dies after being run over by police car The Springfield Police Department says the crash was an “accident.” According to WHIO-TV, Cole called 911 at 11:15 p.m. local time on Sunday (June 13). The man told dispatchers he was “in the middle of the street” and “about to die” after being shot Read More…
INJUSTICE
Injustice: Court Jails Black Woman For Stealing $40k But Gives Probation To White Woman Who Stole $250k Court Jails Black Woman For Stealing 40k But Gives Probation To White Woman Stole 250k After the individual punishments given out to two women who committed identical offenses revealed a glaring gap in the state’s criminal justice system, Read More…
HBCU Grads Form Power Couple
What’s better than one Black future billionaire? Two. Tech star Angel Rich is having the best year ever. On July 11th, the Black wealth visionary got engaged. “I was speechless for at least 3 minutes,” she said. The Hampton Alum, who has maintained a private personal life, says that she is very excited to announce Read More…