North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson calls gay and transgender people 'filth' Lt. Gov. Robinson

Some North Carolina lawmakers and LGBTQ rights advocates are calling for Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson to “resign immediately,” after a video showing him referring to the LGBTQ community as “filth” was posted on social media earlier this week.

HBCU Funding Cut in Latest Biden Spending Plan

Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that were looking forward to $45 billion in funding may be faced with just $2 billion under the Biden administration's multitrillion-dollar spending plan, a result of Democratic infighting, the Associated Press reported.

The $3.5 trillion bill was set to include $45 billion for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions, but the newest iteration of the bill allots only $2 billion for educational programs and infrastructure of HBCUs. That amount could even be reduced to competitive grant funding, instead of direct funding to the schools.

AP reported that the bill was changed because of Democratic bickering over the size of the funding package, and where the funding would go.

[SOURCE: NEWSWEEK]

Remnant of one of the oldest Black churches in US Uncovered in Virginia

Archaeologists believe they have discovered the foundation of the original building of the First Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia, one of the nation’s oldest Black churches.

The announcement, shared first with descendants of First Baptist Church members, was officially made on Thursday (Oct. 7) by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, which runs the well-known outdoor living museum and historic district in Williamsburg.

The discovery of the first permanent structure of the church — which is set to celebrate its 245th anniversary on the weekend of Oct. 9-10 — comes after a year of excavation at the site.

Archaeologists located a 16 X 20-foot brick foundation atop a layer of soil that has been dated to the early 1800s. It sits beside brick paving under which was found an 1817 coin.

Tax records have indicated that the congregation was worshipping on the site by 1818 in a building called the Baptist Meeting House, which was likely the congregation’s first permanent home.

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Detroit post office renamed after Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin has been posthumously honored by her hometown of Detroit, which recently named a post office after her.

Formerly known as the Fox Creek post office, the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building was celebrated with a ceremony on October 4th. It is located five miles east of downtown Detroit, close to a concert amphitheatre on the Detroit River also named after the singer.

The legislation to change the post office’s name was introduced by Michigan Democratic representative Brenda Lawrence in January and signed by President Donald Trump after passing through Congress.

“Her legacy lives on in her music, in her family. But we have added to that list of her legacy: A post office with her name on it,” Lawrence said at the ceremony.

[SOURCE: NME]

Cashawn Ashley Sims is Missing

The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department is Asking for the Public’s Help Locating Missing Person Cashawn Ashley Sims

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating Missing Person Cashawn Ashley Sims Nickname of “Cookie”. She is a 30 year-old female Black who was last seen on September 8, 2021 on the 2100 block of Broach Ave., in Duarte.

Cashawn is 5’1” tall, 120lbs with black shoulder length hair and brown eyes. Ms. Sim has a tattoo of “It’s found in the soul” on her left collarbone, “Earth” on her left forearm, and a tattoo of Spanish writing on her back.

Her family is concerned with her wellbeing and asking for the public’s help.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Missing Persons Unit at (323) 890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477)