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The Chadwick Boseman Foundation for the Arts is keeping the late actor’s memory alive. The organization, which launched this year, recently announced its collaboration with Girls Who Code and Meta to create a new augmented reality effect uplifting Black women creators.
An HDC official at the site, who did not what to be named, told Newsday the HDC could not give an exact date for the finishing the repairs.
However, the spokesman said the corporation is working to do so as quickly as possible once the weather does not affect the work.
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Vanessa Bryant filed a new motion, claiming she has been \"taunted by people threatening to leak the photos or posting fake images of Kobe’s dead body\" online.
Some might remember that 400 survived an ambush where he was shot nine times in 2019, mocking his attackers in the process for not finishing the job.
Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster of its COVID-19 vaccine may offer important protection against the new Omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective.
Jussie Smollett was found guilty of making a false report to police in 2019, CNN reported . The actor said that he was the victim of a hate crime near his Chicago apartment when brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo attacked him and threw a bleach-like liquid on him, as Blavity previously reported . The former Empire actor was found guilty on five counts of felony disorderly conduct. He was acquitted on one count of felony disorderly conduct. Prosecutors said he paid the brothers and staged the attack to receive sympathetic media coverage. Smollett had previously pleaded not guilty to the six charges. The jury had deliberated for more than nine hours between Wednesday and Thursday before reaching a verdict. The actor appeared to gaze straight ahead as the verdict was read in the courtroom on Thursday. His hands were described to be interlocked on the table in front of him. Smollett insisted the two men yelled racist and homophobic slurs and hung a noose around his neck during...
Prosecutors filed charges Monday against a 29-year-old man in the fatal shooting of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, last week at their Beverly Hills home.
The post Man Charged in Death of Jacqueline Avant, Music Icon’s Wife appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
A 68-year-old man was shot dead in Tacarigua on Tuesday afternoon.
Police said Darren Manoo, a health officer at Piarco Airport, was shot on Beckles Street, Tacarigua, at around 5.30 pm.
One of Manoo's relatives who lived nearby heard the gunshots and called the police.
Arouca police and homicide investigators went to the area with a district medical officer, who declared Manoo dead.
Investigators found two live rounds and four spent shells.
Police from the Homicide Bureau of Investigations Region II are continuing enquiries.
Police did not have a motive for Manoo's murder up to Wednesday morning.
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The son of a 68-year-old health officer who was gunned down near his Tacarigua home on Tuesday afternoon says law-abiding citizens are doing all that they can to protect themselves, and called on the authorities to do a better job of protecting the public.
Police said Dharan Manoo was shot dead near his Beccles Street home at around 5.30 pm on Tuesday. A relative heard the gunshots and saw Manoo bleeding in the street.
Police went to the area with a district medical officer, who declared Manoo dead.
Up to Wednesday afternoon investigators did not have a motive for the murder.
Newsday visited and spoke with Manoo's oldest son, Ian Manoo, who said he was also baffled.
Asked what more he felt the public could do to protect themselves from criminals, Manoo said the public were already doing more than what was required of them and called on the police to step up.
He said his father's murder was a reflection of the state of crime.
\"At the end of the day, I am severely bothered by this, and it is an indictment on the condition of this country with crime.
\"I have no idea why this happened. It's Christmas time; I don't know if someone tried to rob him or something. I don't know.
\"I think the average citizen actually does more than they are supposed to do. The onus is on us a little too much now. The State and the authorities need to step up their game and be more vigilant to make people feel safer as well. We are doing our part. The responsibility is on them now to do their part.\"
Manoo said the area, one of the streets north of the Eastern Main Road. did not have a lot of crime.
His father worked as a health officer under the port health department of the Ministry of Health and was assigned to Piarco Airport. His son said Manoo retired a few years ago but remained on contract.
One neighbour, who asked not to be named, said Manoo enjoyed joking and exercising and remembered seeing him going to the nearby Eddie Hart Savannah to jog.
\"He was a really pleasant person. This is a really quiet place, so the fact that this happened so close to the main road, where there is so much activity on an afternoon, is even more shocking.\"
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Even though the People’s National Movement (PNM) lost the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) elections on Monday, Laventille West MP Fitzgerald Hinds said the party isn’t fazed
The Elections and Boundaries Commission's (EBC) preliminary results on Tuesday showed the Progressive Democratic Patriots (PDP) won 14 of the 15 electoral districts in the elections.
Hinds was speaking during a media conference on Tuesday at the Police Administration Building in San Fernando.
“We have a track record of 25 straight years in government. That outgoing PNM administration in Tobago was in office for 21 straight years.
“For 78 per cent of the life of Trinidad and Tobago as a nation state, we (the PNM) have been chosen by you the people of TT to be the government.”
Referencing the party’s clean sweep of the then 12 electoral districts in the 2013 THA elections, Hinds said the PNM has victories and losses in elections like any other party.
“The PNM is a longstanding giant in the political industry of TT, the Caribbean and the world. We are 65 years old.
“We’ve been fighting elections from 1956. In our first outing as a PNM, we won 13 out of 24 seats in the then legislative council, which is now called the Parliament.”
Hinds said the party will now reflect on the recent loss, reorganise and determine how to move forward.
“I’ll tell you one thing, it is the PNM that brings stability, growth and development to TT.
“Often times when they veer away and go down the old dirt road, they come back to the safe solid hands of the PNM and that is also a matter to watch at in the not-too-distant future.”
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By Larisa Karr The Biden administrationannouncedit is reinstating the “Remain in Mexico” program initially started under the Trump administration as of Dec. 6. Formally known as the “Migrant Protection Patrols,” or MPP, the program makes asylum seekers at the United States southern border return to Mexico to wait for immigration court hearings. Withthousandsof Haitians arriving […]
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'Our board of directors is excited to introduce a leader of Mr. Davis’ distinction into our community to bring stability and innovation to Open Cities.'
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An Afro-Colombian journalist worked behind-the-scenes for Disney to ensure its “Encanto” film told the story of her native Columbia in all of its rich Afro heritage and culture. Edna Liliana Valencia, who’s focused her career and personal life on highlighting the importance of Afro representation, brought her […]
The post Afro-Colombian Journalist Worked With Disney To Represent Afro Heritage In ‘Encanto’ Animation Film appeared first on The New York Beacon.
“We believe that maintaining the integrity of Black community boundaries is integral to electoral representation of Black residents in California and urge the Commission to consider the long-term implications of weakening historically Black-led coalition legislative districts,” wrote Rick Callendar, president of the California-Hawaii NAACP. “The iteration of the latest maps erases the culture of diversity that is ingrained in the fabric of California.”
The post NAACP Warns Redistricting Commission Ready to Take Legal Action Over Mapping first appeared on Post News Group.
Submitted by Larry D. Ivory President/CEO, Illinois State Black Chamber of Commerce It is with great sadness that our Warrior Leader and President/CEO and Co-Founder of the National Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC), Harry C. Alford, transitioned Monday, December 6, in Washington, DC. He was preceded in death by his wife, Kay DeBow, Vice President […]
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Written by Stacker As has been true throughout America’s COVID-19 history, every state—and every county therein—has its own COVID-19 story, driven by local policies and behaviors. The United States as of Dec. 8 had reached791,705 COVID-19-related deaths and 49.4 million COVID-19 cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. As of Feb. 2, more Americans had been […]
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Open to the public, the free fashion show will feature 30 teens and young adults from the Heroes Center; winter clothing and monetary donations accepted through Dec. 10 at Planet Lincoln Dallas Love Field Donning glitzy cocktail holiday attire and chic leisurewear by local designers, 30 teens and young adults will strut their stuff for […]
The post COAT DONATIONS REQUESTED - HAUTE PURSUIT RUNWAY SHOW BENEFITING CHILDREN of MARK CUBAN HEROES BASKETBALL CENTER appeared first on Texas Metro News.
Carmen Bolden Day, the mother of Jelani Day, is calling on the FBI for answers into her son's disappearance and mysterious death. The grieving mother, with the assistance of attorney Benjamin Crump, held a news conference this week with several of Day's family members present. “I need the FBI to come in and take over because these local jurisdictions have shown us that they have not made us a priority,” Bolden Day said , according to the Chicago Tribune. “They have not made Jelani a priority.\" \"I don't trust the Peru Police. I don't trust the Bloomington Police. I don't trust the LaSalle Police. I need the FBI to come in and take over.\" Carmen Bolden Day, mother of #JelaniDay , tells @chanceseales that her son's cell phone has been found on an Illinois interstate. pic.twitter.com/tiheY466UD — Newsy (@Newsy) November 12, 2021 As Blavity previously reported , Day's body was discovered on Sept. 23 after he'd been missing for almost a month. He was last seen alive on Aug. 24, and his...
Source: Bruce Glikas / Getty Nick Cannon announced on his Fox Networkdaytime television show that his youngest son, Zen Cannon, passed away on Sunday due to a form of brain cancer. Zen Cannon was Nick’s with Wild N’ Out model Alyssa Scott. The five-month-old infant […]
The post Death Of Nick Cannon’s 5-Month-Old Son Draws Attention To Black Babies’ High Infant Mortality Rate appeared first on The New York Beacon.
As the Kim Potter trial begins for the killing of Daunte Wright, body camera footage introduced in court reveals the officer dropped to the ground after she fatally shot the 20-year-old Black father in April. According to Insider, Potter appeared in court at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday for opening statements. As Blavity previously reported , Potter is facing charges of first and second-degree manslaughter. Opening statements in the Kim Potter Manslaughter trial begin today. Potter is the former cop that accidentally on purpose shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop. Remember when she thought her gun was her taser? pic.twitter.com/TZZw95Xm5E — TheSadTruth💙 (@ReportsDaNews) December 8, 2021 Officers pulled over Wright due to an expired registration tag on his car. Upon looking up his information, they attempted to take him in for an outstanding warrant for a gross misdemeanor weapons charge. Potter pleaded not guilty to the charges, arguing that...
