NAACP President CEO & President statement on Derek Chauvin sentencing

NAACP President CEO & President released the following statement on the Derek Chauvin sentencing:

Our hearts are with the Floyd family today. While George Floyd’s murderer was held accountable in court, we know that no amount of jail time is going to bring Gianna Floyd’s father back.

Legislation is urgently needed to ensure that what happened to George Floyd over a year ago will not happen again a year from now, and devastate another family. We need a federal standard in policing to protect the lives of those often targeted.

Rev. Al Sharpton Reacts To Derek Chauvin Sentence

Reverend Al Sharpton reacted to Derek Chauvin’s sentence of 22 and a half years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, saying the judge’s order sends “an incomplete message” of accountability.

Allyson Felix launches her own shoe company

Three days after qualifying for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, and roughly two years after her publicized split with Nike, Allyson Felix announced Wednesday that she is launching her own shoe company.

The company, called Saysh, plans to ship its first shoe – the Saysh One – this fall and is also marketing a subscription-based community called "the Saysh Collective." Founded by Felix and her brother Wes, Saysh boasts a majority-women leadership team and shoes that are "designed for and by women," according to a news release.

Felix qualified for her fifth Olympics on Sunday by finishing second in the 400-meter dash at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials – and she wore a yet-to-be-released Saysh brand of track spikes while doing so. The company claims in a news release that it marks the first time in track and field "that an athlete will be racing in her own brand."

Felix also plans to wear the Saysh spikes when she competes at the Tokyo Games, which begin July 23.

[SOURCE: YAHOO]

Amber Burney is Missing

GEORGIA-Police are searching for a missing 26-year-old woman who vanished on her way from Clayton County to Atlanta.

Police said Amber Burney left her home on June 21 driving a dark blue BMW 330.

Burney is 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 119 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white sundress with black print.

Anyone with information on Burney’s whereabouts is being asked to contact Clayton County Police at 770-477-3550.

India Walton defeats Buffalo's four-term mayor

India Walton, a socialist community activist, has defeated the four-term mayor of Buffalo in a Democratic primary, putting her on track to become the first woman to lead New York's second-largest city.

The 38-year-old nurse and union leader captured a major political prize for the party's left wing with her victory over Mayor Byron Brown.

The Associated Press called the race Wednesday after it became clear there weren’t enough absentee ballots for Brown to overcome Walton’s lead. She had declared victory Tuesday night.

“All that we are doing in this moment is claiming what is rightfully ours,” Walton told cheering supporters inside a city nightclub. “We are the workers. We do the work. And we deserve a government that works with and for us.”

[SOURCE: AP]