2023-08-29: News Headlines

Staff (2023-08-28). Gary Younge on Jacksonville Shooting & Why America's Gun Problem "Makes Its Racism More Lethal" democracynow.org On Saturday, a white supremacist gunman killed three Black people at a store in Jacksonville, Florida, in a racially motivated attack. Authorities say the 21-year-old white gunman initially tried to enter the historically Black college Edward Waters University, but he was turned away by a security guard before driving to a nearby Dollar General and opening fire with a legally purchased attack-style rifle. America's gun problem "makes its racism more lethal," says Gary Younge, author of Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter. "There's been a significan…

Tilda Garraway (2023-08-28). Media blackout: Facebook and Instagram block Canadians from accessing domestic news. peoplesworld.org TORONTO—With their collective grip over an astounding 70% of internet traffic, Meta (Facebook and Instagram) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Sundar Pichai wield an unparalleled level of influence and control over communications and information. These two billionaires recently took their power to new heights by audaciously moving to shut down all access to Canadian …

Joel Warner (2023-08-28). "Every Door You Open Ultimately Leads To Blackstone" levernews.com

WSWS (2023-08-28). Neo-Nazi massacre targets blacks in Jacksonville, leaving 4 dead, including shooter. wsws.org According to the police, the shooter, 21-year-old Ryan Christopher Palmeter, left behind multiple manifestos detailing his hatred of Black people.

Staff (2023-08-28). Family of Kenneth Chamberlain, Black Man Killed in 2011 by Police, Settles with City of White Plains. democracynow.org The city of White Plains, New York, has settled a lawsuit by the family of a man who was shot in his home by police after accidentally pressing his medical alert badge in 2011. Kenneth Chamberlain repeatedly told police he was fine and asked them to leave, but they refused, called him racial slurs and broke into his home before killing him. After a decade of legal action, the family agreed to a $5 million settlement with the city, but the local police association blasted the agreement and said it was not an admission of misconduct. "It doesn't equate to accountability," says Kenneth Chamberlain…

Ann Brown (2023-08-28). Burna Boy Defends Comments Black Americans Don't Know Their Roots: I Just Said What Malcolm X And Farrakhan Said. moguldom.com Acclaimed Nigerian artist Burna Boy has doubled down on his statements on African-Americans' knowledge of their roots. The 32-year-old musician recently referred to the teachings of civil rights activist Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam's Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan to support his stance. Appearing on Complex's "360 With Speedy" to discuss his upcoming album …

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