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HBCUConnect.com And Microsoft Offer Black Techies Career Opportunities
Officer That Choked Eric Garner To Death Gets Big Pay Raise; Man Who Filmed It Gets Jail Sentence
Video Reveals Another Unarmed Black Man Was Fatally Shot By Police
TULSA, OK --- Police in Tulsa, Ok. released video footage on Monday from an of- ficer-involved fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.
Both dash cam footage and helicopter footage show that 40-year-old Terence Crutcher had his hands in the air and was unarmed when he was shot by white Tulsa po- lice officer, Betty Shelby Sept. 16.
PBS Newshour reports that Police Chief Chuck Jordan said no weapon was found in or around Crutcher’s vehicle after the shooting.
At a news conference on Saturday, police spokeswoman Jeanne MacKenzie said that officers were responding to reports of a stalled vehicle, and Crutcher failed to follow repeated commands by offi- cers to put his hands up. Crutcher is seen on video walking toward his vehicle with his arms in the air.
He is first tasered by Offi-
Terence Crutcher with his twin sister, Tiffany.
cer Tyler Turnbough, and then a few seconds later he is shot at close range by Officer Shelby. At no point does it appear that he made any sud- den movements before being shot.
Officers then left Crutcher lying on the ground for nearly two minutes before checking toseeifhehadapulseandad- ministering first aid.
In partnership with Mi- crosoft’s IT Business, HBCU- Connect.com is offering black technical professionals in Dal- las, Texas (and surrounding areas) the opportunity to meet with representatives from Mi- crosoft to learn more about ca- reer opportunities, network with their peers, as well as open up one on one discus- sions with Microsoft team members that could lead inter- views as soon as the next day for high paying tech careers!
HBCU Connect has exe- cuted on events for Microsoft’s recruitment efforts in the past,
hosting a similar event in May of this year that resulted has resulted in 15 hires already!
The event for Black tech professionals was on Thurs- day September 22nd and tar- geted software engineers, service/network engineers, Mobile Developers, Technical Support Professionals and ex- perienced IT/Security profes- sionals in the region. The decision to host the event in the Dallas area was based largely on the large population of black technical profession- als that are members of HBCUConnect.com.
N.Y. police officer Daniel Pantaleo choked Eric Garner to death and is now being re- warded with a pay raise.
NEW YORK --- It’s been over two years since Officer Daniel Pantaleo’s illegal chokehold killed Eric Garner, and de- spite the national fallout, the officer is making more money than before the fatal en- counter. Even though he’s been on desk duty ever since, the officer has racked up hun- dreds of thousands of dollars.
During fiscal year 2016, the officer received $119,996— over $40,000 more than his official base salary of $78,026, according to payroll records. The total amount includes $23,220 of overtime pay and $12,853 of “unspecified pay.”
It’s also a 14 percent increase from FY 2015, when he killed Garner. That year, he made $105,061.
Meanwhile, the man who filmed the chokehold—and Garner’s now famous dying words, “I can’t breathe”— is headed to jail. Ramsey Orta charged that he’s been ha- rassed and arrested by the po- lice for filming Garner’s death. Within a year of captur- ing and circulating the footage, Orta was arrested and jailed at Rikers Island at least twice.
He recently received a four- year jail sentence for separate drugs and weapons counts. He maintains that the NYPD is in- tentionally targeting him for payback.
Minnesota Mall Stabbing Suspect’s Family Stunned By His Actions
N.Y. Congressman Has Time To Chime Into ‘Colin Kaepernick’s Stand’ Against Injustice; Tweets After Bombing Suspect Caught
Authorities have identified Dahir Ahmed Adan, 20, as the dead suspect behind the wounding of 10 people at a Minnesota mall.
The violence appeared to be the work of a "lone attacker," officials said Monday, and fed- eral authorities are looking at whether it was a potential act of terrorism in an immigrant- rich state that has struggled to stop the recruiting of its young men by groups including the Islamic State.
"We haven't uncovered any- thing that would suggest other than a lone attacker at this point," St. Cloud Police Chief Blair Anderson said at a news conference with Min- nesota Gov. Mark Dayton. "If that changes, we will be transparent about that."
Adan's family released its first public statement Monday night through attorney Ab- dulwahid Osman, express- ing condolences and well-wishes to the victims of the attack.
Family members are griev- ing the loss of Adan and coop-
Dahir Adan's Facebook pro- file photo (Facebook)
erating with the investigation, the statement said.
Adan, a young Somali man dressed as a private security guard, entered the Crossroads Center mall Saturday wielding what appeared to be a kitchen knife.
Anderson has said the man reportedly made at least one reference to Allah and asked a victim if he or she was Mus- lim before attacking. The man was shot dead by an off-duty police officer. None of the in- jured suffered life-threatening wounds.
Colin Kaepernick continues to speak volumes about the injus- tices cast over people of color at game Sunday.
Shortly after the arrest of Ahmad Khan Rahami, the 28-year-old man wanted in Saturday night’s explosion in New York City, a congressman took to Twitter to connect the possible terrorist act with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) sent out a sarcastic tweet di- rected at Kaepernick’s protest for equal rights for Blacks and minorities shortly after Rahami’s arrest.
Zeldin tweets: ‘Suspect in custody. You are welcome Colin Kaepernick.’
Since the NFL preseason, Kapernick has led a silent protest during the national an- them. Kapernick has noted that his protest will continue
REP. LEE ZELDIN
until equal rights are attained for minorities
The Long Island Republican hates Colin Kaepernick, therefore hates what Kaeper- nick’s message is really about. Zeldin represents the eastern end of Long Island.
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