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Policing & Accountability
Senatobia Police Chief Fired Over Racist Text Messages
NewsOne newsone.com
The city of Senatobia, Mississippi, has fired its police chief less than a year into his tenure and a little over a week after news reports revealed that he had been sending racist text messages to colleagues even after he was appointed to his role last fall.
Arkansas Trooper Caught On Camera Punching And Dragging Black Man By His Locs
NewsOne newsone.com
Authorities in Blytheville, Arkansas, are investigating the brutal arrest of 24-year-old Tedrick Washington, who was dragged out of a vehicle by his dreadlocks at the hands of a state trooper. Washington was in the back seat of an SUV involved in a high-speed chase with officials before the incident happened.
Political Racism & Attacks on Black Voices
Wes Moore calls out Laura Loomer for 'peddling racism' in attack on Black women
TheGrio thegrio.com
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is calling out far-right activist Laura Loomer after she launched a series of racist and sexist attacks against Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon and several other prominent Black women.
Laura Loomer's racist attacks on Angie Nixon and other prominent Black women draw backlash -
TheGrio thegrio.com
The Advocate reported Sunday that Loomer posted a video Friday naming Nixon, U.S. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley, former Rep. Cori Bush and Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. She described the five women as “ghetto, entitled, race-obsessed, destructive Black b—hes” and claimed they were unfit for the power they hold.
Trump Targets Another Black Journalist, Calls on FCC to Punish Her
American Urban Radio Networks aurn.com
NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker was discussing Trump’s endorsements in Republican primaries when she said the president has had “some mixed results” with his endorsements.
That prompted Trump to say Welker should be reported to the FCC for “rebuke or punishment.”
Community & Economic Development
A Data Center Promises Jobs in This Black Town, but Residents Aren't Convinced
Capital B capitalbnews.org
Still, Walker said she’s worried a data center would strain Clarksdale’s water, electricity, add pollution, and further burden a community whose resources are already stretched thin. Moreover, her home is only 3 miles away from the proposed development site, and she’s concerned about the impact it could have on her family, including her children.
Health Equity
A New Sickle Cell Coalition Rises, This Time, They're Doing It Themselves -
Washington Informer washingtoninformer.com
“It is important that we are now doing the teaching and advocating because we are living with it every day, learning quickly, and adapting,” Richardson said. “It is very difficult for people, even medical personnel, to understand and speak to the unique experience of our entire population.”
Immigration & Human Cost
Haitian Immigrant's Tragic Death Shines a Light on the Human Cost of Ending Temporary Protected Status
The Root theroot.com
Pierre Damas Bel immigrated to the United States from Haiti to build a future. At 20, he had graduated with honors, joined JROTC and dreamed of becoming a doctor. Then he lost his Temporary Protected Status – and, his family says, his hope.
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