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You Better Check: Facebook Glitch Says Thousands Of Users Are ‘Dead’
Journalist, Gwen Ifill Loses Cancer Battle
Gwen Ifill, the legendary and beloved journalist who provided a blueprint for many Black women in media, has died after a hard-fought battle with cancer, PBS NewsHour has confirmed; she was 61.
Ifill was co-managing editor of PBS NewsHour and manag- ing editor of Washington Week.
In February, Ifill moderated a debate between Democratic presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. She was the first Black woman to moderate a presidential debate during the 2016 election cycle, and the first woman of color to moder- ate a presidential debate since Carole Simpson in 1992.
Ifill, the author of 2009’s The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama, previously moderated the 2004 and 2008 vice presidential de- bates.
“She was a mentor to so
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many across the industry, and her professionalism was re- spected across the political spectrum. She was a journal- ist’s journalist and set an ex- ample for all around her,” PBS NewsHour Executive Producer Sara Just said in a statement. “So many people in the audi- ence felt that they knew and adored her.’’
High School Students In Several States Protesting Against Trump Election
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High school students in sev- eral states including California, Colorado, and Oregon walked out of class as protests against the election of Donald Trump.
The students declared con- cerns over comments the pres- ident-elect has made about minorities and the effect he will have over their communities, the Washington Post reports.
In an interview with “60 Min- utes” on Sunday, Trump said he believes some of the protest- ers are afraid for the country’s future “because they don’t know me.”
More than a thousand stu- dents from different schools in E. Los Angeles joined together and headed to Mariachi Plaza chanting, “Say it loud. Say it clear. Immigration, welcome here.”
According to the Post, some carried signs that read “Deport
Trump,” while others waved the U. S., Mexican, and gay pride flags.
Students in Oakland, Calif., skipped classes to demonstrate and ask the city of San Fran- cisco to remain a sanctuary for people in the country illegally. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee vowed on Monday to maintain that status.
In Portland, Or., a few hun- dred students from several schools marched in the rain to City Hall holding signs saying “Students for change,” and “Love trumps hate.”
Also, thousands protested in Seattle, Washington.
About 200 middle and high school students in Denver, Co., marched to the state capitol es- corted by police and school of- ficials. They chanted “Si, se puede” and “The people united will never be divided.”
Mistrial Called In Ex-Campus Officer’s Shooting Of Unarmed Father Of 11
Michigan Police Officer Suspended After Driving Around Trump Protesters Waving A Confederate Flag
Ray Tensing was on trial for the murder of Sam Dubose.
Former NBAer Baron Davis Launches ‘The Black Santa Company’
CINCINNATTI, OH --- An Ohio judge has declared a mis- trial in the case of a white for- mer police officer accused of murdering an unarmed Black driver during a traffic stop last year.
The jury on Saturday was unable to reach a verdict for Ray Tensing, 26, charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting of 43-year-old Samuel DuBose — an inci- dent caught on police body- cam.
The jury of 10 whites and two blacks had been deliberat- ing since Wednesday and on Saturday morning Judge Megan Shanahan declared the jury was hopelessly dead- locked.
Tensing faced life in prison after being charged with the murder of DuBose near the university. He pulled Dubose over on July 19, 2015 for a missing front license plate.
The officer claimed in his testimony that his arm was stuck in the car as DuBose tried to speed away. Tensing said he feared he was going to be killed and fired one shot, striking DuBose in the head.
At trial, prosecutors revealed that Tensing was wearing a T- shirt with a Confederate flag on
it beneath his uniform.
Body camera footage of the
fatal interaction between Du- Bose and Tensing was re- leased last summer. In the video, DuBose tells Tensing that he is licensed to drive but doesn’t have his driver’s license on him.
Tensions rise when Tensing asks DuBose to take off his seat belt, apparently to arrest him. DuBose, who said, “I ain’t even do nothing,” starts to turn on the car’s ignition.
Tensing yells “Stop! Stop!” then he thrusts the weapon through the open car window and fires a single round.
Tensing was fired by the University after his indictment. According to the New York Times, a report by a risk-con- sulting firm hired by the uni- versity said that the video showed that Tensing was not being dragged, that the car had barely moved before the gun- shot was fired and that Tens- ing had made several critical errors—including drawing his
gun and reaching into the car. In January, the university agreed to pay $4.85 million to Mr. Dubose’s family and provide an undergraduate ed-
ucation to his 12 children.
Baron Davis launched The Black Santa Company.
In what is being described as a “widespread glitch,” Facebook users who accessed their pro- files on last Friday appeared in the “remembering” format.
Even founder Mark Zucker- berg had this message on his page: “We hope people who love Mark will find comfort in the things others share to remem- ber and celebrate his life,” a banner above his public profile said.
Company executives said the change “appeared to be a bug, not compromised accounts.’’
Word of the glitch spread on social media last Friday as so- cial media users had fun with the company’s malfunction.
Police with Confederate flag.
A Michigan police officer has been suspended with pay.
On Veteran’s Day there was a rally near downtown Traverse City, and Officer Michael Pe- ters showed up in his truck. He was off-duty, and in the back on his truck he had a giant Con- federate flag. And apparently, according to witnesses, he got out of his truck, he drank a beer and he engaged with some of the protesters there.
Traverse City Police Chief Jeff O’Brien announced Offi- cer Peters’ suspension Sun- day. O’Brien said an internal investigation will start Monday to see whether Peters broke any departmental rules.
Since Donald Trump’s election there has been an in- crease nationwide in reports of harassment and intimidation of minorities.
Baron Davis is pivoting from his success on the basket- ball court to diving into this new venture - The Black Santa Company. He's going beyond just creating a company that's tied to Christmas, but creating a company that celebrates pos- itive black role models and pro- mote giving all year round.
He's produced a series of videos that promote the "Giving Has No Season" theme and is planning to produce a series of products beyond just apparel that will include games, car- toons, coloring books and other items to reinforce strong im- ages.
“This is a character-focused company that I want to use to
expand people’s imaginations,” said Davis, a product of South Central Los Angeles, where he credits his success to sports, film, great cartoons and a vivid imagination.
The Black Santa Company of- fers contemporary twists to tra- ditional characters in a world that is becoming increasingly diverse.
Davis intends to serve the roughly $100 billion Christmas market for African Americans, which despite its size is still un- derserved. The company’s ini- tial product suite will offer a range of products, including or- naments, wrapping paper, as well as limited apparel.
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