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General Charles Q. Brown Sworn In As First Black Air Force Chief Of Staff
‘Get Your Knee Off Our Necks!’ National March Against Police Brutality To Descend On Washington
“GET OFF OUR NECKS” COMMITMENT MARCH PLANNED
Gen. Charles Q. Brown
has officially been sworn in as the first Black Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
On Tuesday (August 4),
Vice President Mike Pence
administered the oath of office to Brown, who had previ- ously been confirmed by the Senate in a 98-0 vote. Donald Trump, who was also in at- tendance, described the mo- ment as “special” and praised Brown.
GEN. CHARLES Q. BROWN
“You’ve had an incredible
career and this is a capper,” he said, adding it was an “amaz- ing achievement" and an “in- credible occasion."
Brown told the president “It is a distinct honor for me to have this opportunity.” He will officially assume the post dur- ing a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Thursday morning. Current Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein will retire at that same moment.
Louisville Police Officers Walk Out Of Hearing Due To Questions About Breonna Taylor Case
The first scheduled hearing on the Louisville Metro Coun- cil's investigation into Mayor Greg Fischer's administra- tion and its handling of the protests after the killing of Bre- onna Taylor took place on Monday (August 3). The meet- ing was scheduled to last four hours, but was cut short after attorneys for the police refused to answer questions publicly.
Louisville Metro Police Chief Rob Schroeder and the city's chief of public safety Amy Hess “walked out,” according to ABC, after their attorney claimed they couldn't answer “questions due to a federal law- suit filed Thursday by the American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and the NAACP.” They argued they could not speak publicly in an open hear- ing due to the federal lawsuit. David Gaurnieri, an attorney for Hess, said, "If we're com- pelled to proceed today and
BREONNA TAYLOR
we're here voluntarily and pre- pared to proceed, the law re- quires it be done in closed session.”
Schroeder's attorney, Joey Klausing, complained to re- porters that the hearing was a “dog and pony show.”
ABC also reports that after Schroeder and Hess left, “council members voted 10-1 to issue subpoenas to compel the officials to testify.”
Breonna Taylor, a 26- year-old EMT worker, was killed by Louisville police offi- cers on March 13 as a result of a mistaken drug raid at her apartment. Authorities were serving a narcotics warrant but no drugs were found at her home.
Taylor was shot eight times while she was sleeping. Tay- lor’s death is one that has touched off months of global demonstrations over the death of Black people by police offi- cers.
Since Taylor’s shooting, the City of Louisville has banned “no-knock” warrants.
Only Brett Hankison, one of the three officers in- volved in her death, have been fired. Jon Mattingly and Myles Cosgroveto are still employed by the Louisville Po- lice Department. None have been officially charged in her killing.
Civil rights leaders have planned a "Commitment March" in Washington, D. C., for a national protest of police brutality on the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historic "I Have A Dream Speech."
The “Get Off Our Necks” Commitment March has been planned for Friday, Aug. 28 and is expected to include the Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King, III, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump along with families of police
brutality victims, labor lead- ers, clergy, activists and civil rights advocates, according to a press release releasesd last week by the National Action Network.
The event was scheduled to take place on the 57th anniver- sary of the legendary March on Washington when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic “I Have A Dream Speech.”
People interested in attend- ing have been encouraged to register online in advance.
Kentucky AG Slow To Bring Charges In
Breonna Taylor Case Hosts Mentor
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron is “working around the clock” to get to the truth in the case of Breonna Taylor according to remarks he made in a CNN interview, but he appears to have also found time to get married. According to the Courier-Journal, Cameron and his bride hosted Mitch Mc- Connell and others at a small ceremony to celebrate their nup- tials.
“Attorney General Cameron and his wife were married this past Friday at a small, private outdoor ceremony in Louisville,” Cameron’s
ATTORNEY GENERAL CAMERON AND HIS WIFE.
Mitch McConnell At Wedding
spokeswoman Elizabeth Kuhn wrote in an email to the outlet. The announcement comes weeks after Daniel was
criticized on Twitter for hosting an engagement party amid the high-profile investigation into Breonna Taylor’s death.
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