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Democrats fear that Black Floridians may stay home on Election Day. Clinton's campaign plans to dispatch three heavy hitters to rally the Black vote across the state.
(RNN) – Golfing legend Arnold Palmer, 87, died Sunday in Pittsburgh. He died at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, where he had been undergoing heart tests. Palmer, one of the greatest in the history of golf, was known simply as The King. Born in Pennsylvania in 1929, Palmer came by the game naturally as the son […]
HOUSTON (RNN) – A man who opened fire at drivers near a shopping center Monday was killed in a confrontation with responding officers, the police chief said. Police Chief Martha Montalvo said nine people were injured in the attack. Six were hospitalized with gunshot wounds, including one in critical condition and another in serious condition, and three […]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A picture of San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s jersey being taped to a local restaurant’s floor is causing a stir online. **Some of the language used in the post below may be considered offensive** Virginia Beach resident James Perry said he walked into Krossroads Rock and Country Bar in the […]
Keith Lamont Scott’s family say they are glad that Charlotte Mecklenburg Police released the footage of Scott’s final moments. They dispute CMPD’s assertion that Scott had a gun. “I don’t see anything that would lead to him losing his life,” said family attorney Justin Bamberg. “Mr Scott steps out of the vehicle. He doesn’t appear […]
Updated: CMPD released the video to the media at 6:30 p.m. In a 30 minute press conference, Charlotte Police Chief Kerr Putney reiterated what he’s said consistently: The videos do not show that Keith Lamont Scott had a gun or that it was pointed it at police officers. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Putney did say, however, […]
https://www.facebook.com/NBCCharlotte/videos/1272708926103928/ Charlotte NAACP leaders just announced in a news conference (above) that video will in fact be released by Charlotte police in the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott who was gunned down earlier this week. https://twitter.com/wcnc/status/779768957934985216 The U.S. Justice Department has launched an investigation also into the case however a city spokesman could not confirm […]
90-year-old Opal Lee is walking to D.C to urge the US Congress to make Juneteenth a National Day of Observance, before President Obama leaves office. “I started my walk September 1st. I started out thinking I need to see President Obama and ask him why. In all of the eight years he’s been in […]
This weekend, history will be made as we welcome the newest Smithsonian museum to American culture. The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) officially opens to the public on September 24, and considering the most recent events that have transpired in America, its opening is happening right on time. The […]
(RNN) – Five people have been killed in a shooting at a mall on Friday night in Burlington, WA, police said. The shooter has not been caught. The number of people killed has been updated from earlier reports of three dead. Sgt. Mark Francis of the Washington State Patrol said the shooter left the mall before police arrived and […]
