Author: Carma Henry

     Gainey’s inauguration and swearing-in were held virtually because of COVID-19 with limited in-person attendance in the council chambers. He took the oath of office just before 2 p.m., the judge getting emotional while speaking about the moment’s historical impact.

     Florida A&M University professor Luther D. Wells and alumnus Reginald L. Wilson are taking “Sugar Ray,” a one-man show about legendary boxer Sugar Ray Robinson to an off-Broadway theater.

The sentences of the convicted three murderers of Ahmaud Arbery is not justice, because justice would be having him alive today. But it is accountability. It shows us that even in the deep south, with 11 white jurors and only 1 Black juror, that white men can now be sentenced to life in prison for killing a Black man, something unimaginable not long ago. Last February, when the parents of Ahmaud Arbery notified National Action Network about the case, we immediately went to work supporting the family and lawyers in the fight for accountability. Many never thought that in rural Georgia, with this jury, that we would be saying today that these men will spend the rest of their lives in prison, two of them without the possibility of parole.

    Georgia Judge Timothy Walmsley sentenced three White killers of 25-year-old Black Ahmaud Abery to life in prison, two without possibility of parole. One, William “Roddy” Bryan, now 52 will have to serve a mandatory 30 years, before being eligible for parole. The defendants appealed their conviction and sentencing. The three are likely to die in Georgia prisons as Ahmaud Arbery’s family requested at the sentencing hearing.

The Miami Dolphins announced today that Head Coach Brian Flores has been relieved of his duties. Flores completed his third season as head coach with a 24-25 record.

     “We are saddened to lose a member of the FAMUly and send our deepest condolences to the Lang family,” said director of athletics, Kortne Gosha. “Bobby did so much for Florida A&M and HBCUs with his success showing that HBCUs can compete at the highest level. We ask that Rattler Nation keep the Lang family in their thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.”

The United States reported 1.34 million Covid cases on Monday, according to an NBC News tally, with the daily case rate shattering global records as hospitalizations soared across the country.

     The culprit in the 1995 rape and murder of 14-year-old Nacole Smith was identified after nearly 30 years of investigation by Atlanta police.

Mother of AJ Stewart Says Son Died in Race-Motivated Killing, Demands Accountability

Greene has repeatedly been the instigator of derisive rhetoric and blatantly false information. She once referred to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) as a member of the “Jihad Squad.” Before her election to Congress, Greene visited the Washington, D.C. office of New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and harassed her staff who then summoned the U.S. Capitol Police.