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Delta Flight Attendants Prohibit Black Doctors From Helping Passengers
A Delta Airlines flight attendant refused to allow OB/GYN, Dr. Tamika Cross to help an unresponsive passenger. Another Black doctor, Dr. Ashley Denmark says the same thing happened to her on a Delta flight.
#WhatADoctorLooksLike has been created to show support for Black Doctors.
Boston Constable Shoots 2 Boston Police Officers
Kirk Figueroa was a city con- stable responding to a domes- tic violence call when the shooting occurred.
BOSTON, MA -- A gun battle raged at an East Boston home as a city constable with body armor and an assault rifle shot and critically injured two Boston police officers late on October 12, said WMTW-TV.
Kirk Figueroa, 33, of East Boston, was then shot and killed by other officers who ran into the home to drag out their wounded colleagues while un- dergoing heavy gunfire them- selves. Reports say he was a sworn City of Boston constable and co-founder of a security firm whose biography boasts of military and law enforcement experience.
The officers are in “extremely critical condition” at a hospital, although other reports varied, either saying they were doing better or clinging to life.
The Boston Globe reported that City Council minutes show Figueroa “was approved to be a constable by the Council in April 13 following a back- ground investigation by Boston police” and was approved “on a voice vote as a constable,” al- lowing him to “serve legal pa- pers connected to civil litigation.”
Former Atlanta Cop Found Guilty Of Murdering Woman He Met On Craigslist
Vernecia Woodard was shot and set afire by Tahreem Rana.
ATLANTA, GA --- Two African American female doc- tors revealed being discrimi- nated against on separate Delta flights recently.
Dr. Tamika Cross, an OB/GYN from Houston, said she sprang into action on a Delta Flight leaving Detroit Sunday (Oct.9) to Minneapolis when a passenger seated in front of her became unrespon- sive. However, Cross says it was the flight attendants who almost let the passenger die be- cause they didn’t believe she was an actual doctor.
“The flight attendant yells “Call overhead for a physician on board.” I raised my hand to grab her attention. She said to me ‘Oh no sweetie put your hand down, we are looking for actual physicians or nurses or some type of medical person- nel, we don’t have time to talk to you.” I tried to inform her that I was a physician, but I was continually cut off by conde- scending remarks.
According to Cross, the flight attendant then asked passengers if there are any doc- tors on board, if so, to please press their button. Cross obliges and says she was then met with a plethora of ques- tions all the while the patient was still in need.The overt dis- crimination only heightens when Cross says a “seasoned” white male approached in- forming the flight attendant he’s a doctor and immediately was able to help the passenger.
Cross says the flight atten- dant later realized the error and tried to smooth things over by offering her skymiles.
Cross however, isn’t having it. “She came and apologized to me several times and offering me skymiles. I kindly refused’’.
After, Dr. Cross’ story went viral, Dr. Ashley Denmark recently shared that the same thing happened to her aboard a Delta flight where an appalling decision was made to have two Caucasian nurses help out, in- stead of her, a Doctor of Osteo- pathic Medicine.
"Last week I flew Delta Air- lines flight 2215 and I was not allowed to provide medical care to a passenger in need despite being a licensed physician," Denmark recalled. "The flight attendant didn't believe I was a doctor and told me to have a seat while 2 nurses provided medical care to the passenger." Denmark wrote about what went through her mind in a de- tailed blog post, during which she shares how she contem- plated addressing the elephant in the room, but decided to bite her tongue instead.
Many Black doctors feel the pain of these Black physcians. The response has galvanized Black doctors to respond by posting their own credentials — and faces — to show people ex- actly #WhatADoctorLook- sLike.
Similar to other viral hashtag campaigns like #StayMadAbby and #IfTheyGunnedMeDown, #WhatADoctorLooksLike chal- lenges stereotypical depictions of Black people by showing their successes and achieve- ments.
It’s the kind of clap back that is unfortunately necessary in 2016. Delta is currently inves- tigating the Cross incident.
21 Of The 200 Girls Kidnapped 2 Years Ago By Boko Haram Reunited With Families
ATLANTA, GA --- Tahreem Rana, 25, was found guilty of several charges, including felony murder, Wednesday, more than two years after he fatally shot Vernecia Woodard, 26, after meeting her on Craigslist, CBS reports.
Rana killed her the first night they met in person. The two were originally meeting for a “romantic exchange,” author- ities said.
Rana, who was an Atlanta
police officer when the murder took place, was fired from the force after getting arrested a few days after Woodard’s body was found.
Rana had testified that he shot Woodard while trying to defend himself after she tried to carjack and rob him using his gun. Following the shoot- ing, he said, he panicked, which was why he said he set her body on fire.
NIGERIA --- Twenty-one (21) Chibok girls who were re- leased to the Nigerian govern- ment last week after being kidnapped by the terrorist group Boko Haram more than two years ago have been reunited with their families, USA Today reports.
The girls were among the more than 200 students that were taken from their school in April 2014, bringing life to the viral campaign #Bring- BackOurGirls.
According to the report, at a ceremony in the capital Abuja on Sunday, one of the girls re- counted how they were starved and how many were forced to convert from Christianity to Islam, USA Today notes, cit- ing the BBC.
Their release was the out-
come of negotiations brokered by the International Red Cross and the Swiss government, and could be the first of many positive outcomes.
“These 21 released girls are supposed to be tale bearers to tell the Nigerian government that this faction of Boko Haram has 83 more Chibok girls,” Garba Shehu, spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari, in- formed news wire Reuters, ac- cording to USA Today.
Some 197 girls are believed to still be missing.
Information Minister Lai Mohammed refuted claims that the girls were released in exchange for the release of four Boko Haram leaders. The Nigerian government has also denied paying ransom for the girls’ release.
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