The History of Fessenden Elementary School Spans 156 Years And Was Celebrated With A Legacy Day Event. Rev. Leroy Chandler, curator of the Pathways to Freedom Black History Exhibit, at right, talks with guests at the Feb. 17, 2024 Legacy Day event at Fessenden Elementary School. [Photo by Andy Fillmore] by Andy Fillmore Fessenden Elementary Read More…
When former State Attorney Brad King was appointed to a judgeship in September, the longtime prosecutor already was a reserve officer with the Ocala Police Department, a part-time position King said he enjoyed and one he intended to retain. Ultimately, medical concerns led King to resign his position with OPD months later, but not before Read More…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as “Gruesome Gertie” — was last used for an execution in 1991, when the state moved to lethal injections as the sole method to carry out capital punishment. However, like other reliably red states that have seen executions stall, Read More…
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Black History Month is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of Black people despite the odds. While the achievements should be commemorated, “the odds” must be acknowledged. Often the achievement was to overcome seemingly insurmountable Read More…
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are facing one of the West African nation’s worst economic crises in years triggered by surging inflation, the result of monetary policies that have pushed the currency to an all-time low against the dollar. The situation has provoked anger and protests across the country. The latest government statistics released Thursday showed the Read More…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who leaped over a judicial bench and attacked a Nevada judge during a sentencing hearing in Las Vegas last month that was captured in a courtroom video that went viral has now been indicted for attempted murder. A grand jury returned the nine-count indictment against Deobra Redden, 30, in Read More…
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