Friday, May 17, 2019

Symphony Bufford Is Missing!

51 year-old Symphony Bufford of Chicago has been reported missing from her Gresham neighborhood, Chicago police said.

She is missing from the area of 85th and Lowe and was last seen Thursday in the 200 block of south Wacker Drive.

Police said she is in need of medication.

She is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 170 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or contact Chicago Police SVU at 312-747-8274.

Missing black woman alert! Leeshinedra Davis and her child are missing!

The New Orleans Police Department is searching for a missing woman and her infant child.

Leeshinedra Davis was last seen Wednesday, May 15th by her family.

Davis told her family members through social media that she was “saying goodbye” to everyone, citing ongoing depression, according to police.

Since Davis’ social media message, neither she nor her 1-year-old infant child have been located.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Davis or her infant child is asked to contact NOPD Sixth District detectives at 504-658-6060.

[SOURCE: WDSU]

Thursday, May 16, 2019

West Point graduates 34 African-American women, the most ever from one class

Thirty-four black women are expected to graduate from West Point next week.

That will be the largest class of African-American women to graduate together in the military academy's lengthy history, West Point spokesman Frank Demaro said.

"Last year's graduating class had 27," said Demaro. "And the expectation is next year's class will be even larger than this year's."

West Point's graduating class is seeing diversity in other minority groups. "Also, this year's class will have the highest number of female Hispanic graduates along with graduating our 5,000th female cadet since the first class of women to graduate in 1980," said Demaro.

Cadet Tiffany Welch-Baker, spoke to the website "Because Of Them We Can," about her feelings about being a part of this historic graduating class.

"My hope when young black girls see these photos is that they understand that regardless of what life presents you, you have the ability and fortitude to be a force to be reckoned with."

West Point created its office of diversity in 2014 to try to attract, retain and promote a "more diverse workforce" according to its website.

About 10% of undergraduate students are black and women make up about 20% of cadets, according to the school's statistics.

[SOURCE: CNN]

Monday, May 13, 2019

EMANUEL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF THE CHARLESTON CHURCH SHOOTING

Emanuel

IN THEATERS JUNE 17 & 19 ONLY

National headlines blazed the story: Churchgoers Gunned Down During Prayer Service in Charleston, South Carolina. After a 21-year-old white supremacist opened fire in the church, nine African Americans lay dead—leaving their families and the nation to grapple with this senseless act of terror.

Forty-eight hours later, in the midst of unspeakable grief and suffering, the families of the Emanuel Nine stood in court facing the killer … and offered words of forgiveness. Their demonstration of grace ushered the way for hope and healing across a city and the nation.

It’s the story that rocked a city and a nation as it happened … and in the days that followed. Marking the fourth anniversary of the event, executive producers Stephen Curry and Viola Davis, co-producer Mariska Hargitay, and director Brian Ivie (The Drop Box) present EMANUEL. The documentary powerfully weaves the history of race relations in Charleston, the significance and impact of Mother Emanuel Church, and the hope that somehow emerges in the aftermath.

Featuring intimate interviews with survivors and family members, EMANUEL is a poignant story of justice and faith, love and hate, examining the healing power of forgiveness. Marking the fourth anniversary, EMANUEL will be in movie theaters across the country for two nights only: June 17 and 19.

Find theaters and get tickets here: Emanuel In Theaters

Sunday, May 12, 2019

Kamala Harris defends her truancy initiative in California

During an interview on CNN's State of the Union with Jake Tapper Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) defended her implementation of the truancy initiative in California while the state's Attorney General. Watch that segment below.