NYC Faith Leaders confronts Haiti Crises

March 20, 2024, 7:27 PM EDTBy Phil Helsel and Abigail Williams NBC News: “U.S. flying Americans out of troubled Haiti capital.”“The flights, chartered by the State Department, will fly U.S. citizens from Port-au-Prince, which has been overrun by gangs, to the Dominican Republic.” “U.S.-chartered helicopters on Wednesday began flying Americans out of the besieged Haitian

Generational Wealthy: “It’s a Black Thing”

John Floyd III, father of Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis, testifies during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case

Trump’s Civil Fraud Case

Washington Post: “Judge orders Trump to pay more than $350 million in N.Y. civil fraud trial.”New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron on Friday ordered former president Donald Trump to pay more than $350 million in penalties, handing down a hefty penalty following a months-long civil trial in which Trump and others were accused of

Black History: South Carolina “Gullah Culture”

Gullah Museum SC: “The Gullah Geechee people are the descendants of Africans who were enslaved on these plantations in coastal Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida—from Jacksonville, NC, to Jacksonville, FL.  Many came from West and Central African countries—which includes Angola, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo, Benin, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and the Democratic

America in a Crises

CBS: “One dead, five  injured in shooting at Bronx subway station.” NEW YORK — One person was killed and five others were injured in shooting on a subway platform in the Bronx on Monday afternoon. “It happened just after 4:30 p.m. on the 4 train platform at the Mount Eden subway station on Jerome Avenue.”

Iran widens Middle East Conflict

U.S. round of strikes killed a high ranking Iran proxy terrorist member. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said, “Iran proxy groups continue to escalate.” President Biden said he is determine to pursue a pathway to peace. Netanyahu rejects a Hamas cease-fire plan. Netanyahu asserts that there are specific demands that has to be met. Hamas

The Little Rock Nine

Gettys Featured Image: Elizabeth Echford attempts to enter Little Rock Central High on 4 September 1957. The girl shouting is Hazel Bryan. “Little Rock Nine impact on the Civil Rights Movement.” Little Rock Nine was important because they epitomized the fight of the Civil Rights Movement for equality. Through their actions, many Black children were able

Axis of Resistance and the Houthis Movement

“The Axis of Resistance (Persian: محور مقاومت, romanized: mehvar–e moqâvemat, Arabic: محور المقاومة, romanized: miḥwar al-muqāwamah) is an informal anti-Israeli and anti-Western political and military coalition led by the Iranian government. It includes the Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah and various militant groups in Palestine.” Axis of Resistance LeadersAli Khamenei (Supreme Leader

Israel-Hamas, A Wider War

Hamas Terrorists Cells. Jerusalem Post: “Troops discovered a vast subterranean tunnel complex built by Hamas under Khan Yunis on Wednesday, the IDF announced. Located by the Commando Unit, the Yahalom Combat Engineering Unit, and Special Forces units, the tunnel was connected to an extensive underground tunnel network beneath a civilian area in the city.” “After

NYPD Public Safety

Police recording device highlights factual interaction vs false accusations. Mayor Eric Adams: “What is sad is taking an incident where someone cuts you a break, does right by you, and then misrepresenting the truth to get them in trouble…” Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park Five, said the officer who stopped him should have