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Seven Additional Police Officers Facing Discipline After Tyre Nichols Beating Death
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire (NNPA) - Seven more Memphis police officers are facing discipline in the aftermath of Tyre Nichols’ death, according to City Attorney Jessica Sink. The officers will be given an internal statement of charges, which will inform them of policy viola
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Rep. Peters Issues Statement Following President Biden’s State of the Union Address - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50) issued the following statement after last night’s State of the Union Address: “Last night, President Biden stressed that we should ‘get the job done’ […]
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Cardi B Overheard Scolding Offset & Quavo At Grammys
Cardi B was caught on camera scolding Migos members Quavo and Offset backstage at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. The incident took place as the two were in a heated dispute over how to tribute their late group member Takeoff during the "In
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Snoop Dogg Reminds Everyone That He’s Never Won A Grammy
Over the decades he's spent in the rap game, Snoop Dogg has earned himself all kinds of accolades and awards, but the Doggfather has a bone to pick with the Recording Academy as he's never been the recipient of the highly-coveted Grammy Award. A day after Beyoncé made history by taking home
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Prison officer granted bail for tasing spouse - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

A PRISON officer was granted bail when she appeared before a Siparia magistrate to face charges of possession of a prohibited weapon after she tased her husband during an argument last July.

A police media release on Tuesday reported that the 36-year-old officer appeared before Ma

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Food Basket Brings Fresh Food to Southern Dallas – Texas Metro News
The opening of the Food Basket grocery store ends a two-year dry spell for  the East Oak Cliff area near Paul Quinn College.
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Guns for off-duty prison officers, SSA agents - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
PRESIDENT of the Prisons Officers Association Ceron Richards said while he is thankful the Firearms (Amendment) Bill 2022 was passed in the Senate on Wednesday morning, he wants to highlight what he says is the clear fact that every prison officer in the country is under threat by the very natur
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Young Teen Sues School District After Kenosha Officer Reportedly Knelt on Her Neck for Over 20 Seconds
Jerrel Perez, the girl's father, is named as the plaintiff in the lawsuit since the girl is considered a minor; Shawn Guetschow is sill a police officer.
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Fitzgerald Hinds: Off-duty prison officers to be allowed weapons - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

NATIONAL Security Minister Fitzgerald Hinds said under the Firearms (Amendment) Act, 2022, the Commissioner of Prisons can grant permission to an off-duty prisons officer to have a firearm or ammunition if the Commissioner feels the life or safety of the officer is under threat.

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Cops arrest five, seize guns in island-wide exercises - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
A SERIES of anti-crime exercises in several police divisions in Trinidad led to the arrest of five people and seizure of five guns between Sunday and Tuesday morning. In St Augustine, police from North Central Division began an exercise between 9 am and 1 pm on Sunday where they stopped and se
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Youth respond to Biden’s 2023 State of the Union Address
By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com President Biden addressed the nation with his State of the Union Address on Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. Dillon Bernard, the 23-year old […] The post Youth respond to Biden’s 2023 State of the Union Address appeared first on AFRO Am
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Dr Browne on missing fishermen: Venezuelan authorities approached for help - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

FOREIGN and Caricom Affairs Minister Dr Amery Browne said the Venezuelan authorities have been contacted to assist in the search for four missing fishermen from Mayaro who may have drifted into Venezuelan waters.

He was responding to a question from Opposition Senator Wade Mark in

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TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Presented by Broadway Dallas - Dallas Weekly
Dallas, TX (February 7, 2023) – Broadway Dallas and Broadway Across America (BAA) announced today that tickets for the history-making production of To Kill a Mockingbird are on sale now for the premiere Dallas engagement at the Music […] The post TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Presented
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Black couple complained of racism; law enforcement arrests husband for felony stalking
The NAACP is trying to figure out how a Black rancher in Colorado found himself behind bars after he and The post Black couple complained of racism; law enforcement arrests husband for felony stalking appeared first on TheGrio.
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Bodies Of 3 Missing Rappers Found In Michigan, Police Say They Were Killed In An Abandoned Apartment And Dumped In Basement - The New York Beacon
Authorities have found the bodies of Armani Kelly, Montoya Givens, and Dante Wicker,the three artists who had been missing for nearly two weeks. Police said they found the three men dead in an abandoned apartmentbuilding in Highland Park, Michigan. The postBodies Of 3 Missing Rappers
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Jamaica – Major Crimes Down 31% Says Police
Since the beginning of the year, all serious crimes have decreased by 31%, and murders have decreased by 34% compared to the same period in 2022, according to the police. Major General Antony Anderson, the commissioner of police, gave the numbers during a digital news conference on Tuesday, noting
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Google Honors Model Mama Cax With Doodle During Black History Month | Atlanta Daily World
In honor of Black History Month, today's Doodle celebrates Haitian American model and disability rights advocate Mama Cax. Illustrated by Brooklyn-based guest artist Lyne Lucien, Mama Cax is best known for shattering expectations around beauty. The model and advocate proudly strutted down catwalks
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Supreme Court Overturning of Roe v. Wade Questioned By Federal Judge
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Dibe boy,10, father critical after shooting - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
RELATIVES of ten-year-old Terik Patterson are describing the early-morning gun attack which left him in a critical state as distasteful and wicked. Terik, a standard-four student of Ascension AC School, was in the bathroom –at the entrance to their ground-floor apartment in Lutchman Drive, Dib
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NASA remembers lost Columbia, Challenger, Apollo 1 astronauts - DefenderNetwork.com
Over the past weeks NASA employees, guests and family of the Columbia, Challenger and Apollo 1 crews have been honoring their loved ones at the Johnson Space Center's Astronaut Memorial Grove as part of the agency’s Day of Remembrance. During the commemoration, NASA featured
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Healing the black man one piece at a time - Garland Journal
Amber Marie Green Our contributing journalist Amber Marie Green had the opportunity to speak with Sharita who founded the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Idell-McCarthy Foundation to house her desire to give back to the community and make a difference where she can, as an advocate for mental
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Jackson Lee adding Tyre Nichols to George Floyd Act - DefenderNetwork.com
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has reintroduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, adding a “Tyre Nichols Duty to Intervene” provision. During Tyre’s funeral last week, his mother, RowVaughn Wells delivered an impassioned plea to Congress: pass theGeorge FloydJustice in
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Housing for youth aging out of foster care - DefenderNetwork.com
For youth transitioning out of the foster care system, finding housing in Houston can be challenging. City council will vote on funding on Wednesday that could help build a housing campus to tackle the issue. The Hay Center Campus is a $39 million affordable housing development
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The Police ‘Murder’ Of Tyre Nichols: A Timeline Of Events
Seven other officers could also face discipline for their negligence during Nichols' fatal arrest. The post The Police 'Murder' Of Tyre Nichols: A Timeline Of Events appeared first on NewsOne.
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Business magnate Sidney Knox dies at 98 - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

BUSINESSMAN Arthur Lok Jack, in remembering business stalwart and WWII veteran Wilfred Sidney Knox – who died on Tuesday at 98 – said even in its darkest moments, Knox believed in TT’s ability to grow as a country and as an economy.

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NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE RESPONDS TO STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS | Chicago Defender
National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s State of the Union address: “The President used the State of the Union address to make a powerful case for transforming the relationship between police and the communities they
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Seven More Police Officers Facing Discipline For Tyre Nichols Fatal Beating - Atlanta Tribune
Photo: Getty Images Seven more Memphis police officers are facing discipline in connection to the death of 29-year-old Black man Tyre Nichols. On Tuesday (February 7), Memphis City Attorney Jessica Sink told CNN that the seven officers are receiving an internal 'statement of charges' notifying them
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Judge throws out woman’s ‘paternity test’ lawsuit - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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Civil Rights Leaders Demand Action In Response To President Biden’s State Of The Union
During the State Of The Union, President Biden said America needs to "finish the job on police reform.” The post Civil Rights Leaders Demand Action In Response To President Biden’s State Of The Union appeared first on NewsOne.
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