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Firefighter Fired After Telling Grandmother She Should Stop Eating Fried Chicken
RHODE ISLAND— CBS News reports that a Rhode Is- land firefighter made a racially insensitive "fried chicken" remark to an elderly black woman while respond- ing to a medical aid call in March.
Elan Brooks, the grand- daughter of the elderly woman, called 911 due to her grandmother having a severe nose bleed.
City aid workers, including Providence firefighter Andre Ferro responded to Brooks' call.
According to Brooks, sev- eral firefighters attempted to stop her grandmother's nose bleed, and during this process, Ferro allegedly told Brooks that her grand- mother "should stop eating fried chicken."
Ferro later claimed that he did not make that comment as an off-color racial joke.
Ferro's boss, Providence Public Safety Commissioner
Steven Pare, said that Ferro told him that he men- tioned fried chicken in a list of other foods the woman should avoid, including cheese, bacon and burritos.
However, witnesses didn't support this claim, testify- ing that they considered Ferro's comment to have been racist.
After some deliberation, the Providence Fire Depart- ment Trial Board decided to terminate Ferro, releasing a report on their decision this week.
Ferro's Black wife spoke on his behalf, claiming that he has never made racist com- ments before.
Super PAC Formed In Baltimore To Oust State Attorney Marilyn Mosby
BALTIMORE, MD — The state's attorney's election is not typically a high-dollar race in Baltimore, but that could change this election cycle with defense attorneys, police officers and the like forming a super PAC to oust its present office holder.
State Attorney Marilyn Mosby was propelled to na- tional recognition in 2015 when, at the height of the Black Lives Matter move- ment, she filed charges against the police officers in- volved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray.
Since then, she has trav- eled the country receiving praise from civil rights groups and others. But she also became a focus for criti- cism.
Saunders, the state's at- torney's office spokeswoman, said: "The people of Balti- more understand that State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby is in the community every day fighting for them and fighting to take violent criminals off our streets, which is evident through our 93 percent
Marilyn Mosby was propelled to national attention after charg- ing 6 police officers for the death of Freddie Gray.
felony conviction rate." Bmore Safe Now's chair- man is listed as Richard Winelander, a defense at- torney who has a law firm in Baltimore and is a registered
Baltimore County voter.
The PAC's online ad uses a clip from Mosby's 2013 campaign kickoff speech, where she decries the city's crime rate. Mosby's cam- paign focused heavily on fighting crime, contending that incumbent Gregg L.
Bernstein was not doing enough to bring down a homicide count that reached 211 victims the year of the election.
Mosby has said that the increase in homicides is a cyclical occurrence driven by deeply entrenched social problems. This week, her of- fice was scheduled to hold the first of 11 weeks of free Friday night events for youths, with the goal of keeping them out of trouble.
EMT Saves Baby And Mom After Subway Train Derails In Harlem
HARLEM, NY — DNY Emergency Medical Techni- cian Tuanika Brown, who carried a baby to safety and tended to the baby’s mother after a subway train derailed off the tracks in Harlem is being called a hero. According to the NY Daily News, the de- railment injured over 30 peo- ple.
The A Train derailed near the Harlem station after de- bris from recent construction was left on the tracks. Two su- pervisors were suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.
“When we got down to the platform there were tons of patients, there was a mother in distress, her baby was hot and crying,” said Brown. “We took him upstairs to cool down. The mother has a his- tory of asthma and we treated her too.”
“It could have been a disas- ter,” she added. “Thank God everyone is in stable condi- tion.”
Brown’s quick instincts as the infant — named Yousef — was reportedly suffering from heat exhaustion. Both he and his mother were taken to Harlem Hospital and have since been treated and re- leased.
“We gave the baby and mother oxygen. The baby and her are doing fine,” she said. “They were in the first car of the derailed train.”
Of course, we all believe her to be a huge hero due to her life-saving actions, but Brown has remained hum- ble, simply noting that it is her duty. “It’s the job. It’s about having a heart and hav- ing focus,” she said. “It makes you feel like a hero everyday.
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