Black-owned businesses in L.A. say they’re open and looking for support. Here’s a list
AdvertisementBecause of the pandemic and the curfews currently in place across Los Angeles, not all of the businesses on our list — even the bricks-and-mortar retail stores — will be open. 4725 W. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 230-6761, deanzign.comAgnes Baddoo (Leather goods)Leather bags, totes and belts — and currently small bottles of hand sanitizer — handmade in Los Angeles. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)AdvertisementLot XI (Apothecary)Krystyl Wright’s Compton-based apothecary sells soaps, candles and body products, and will soon sell weighted blankets. 4421 W. Slauson Blvd., Los Angeles, (323) 292-1500, culturalinteriors.comEso Won bookstore co-owner James Fugate in 2014. 1051 S. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, (323) 932-0832, 45threemodernvintagehome.comDesigner Justina Blakeney in her Los Angeles kitchen.
Source:Los Angeles Times
June 03, 2020 18:20 UTC
Black Environmentalists Talk About Climate and Anti-Racism
‘Help people see the connection’Sam Grant is executive director of MN350.org, the Minnesota affiliate of the international climate activist group 350.org. He was among the first climate activists to call for the prosecution of the police officers implicated in the killing of George Floyd. “I believe part of our challenge as an organization focused on the climate crisis is to honor what’s primary for people and through dialogue and through relationships, help people see the connection between that issue and the broader climate crisis,” he said. “Police violence is an aspect of a broader pattern of structural violence, which the climate crisis is a manifestation of,” he said. “Healing structural violence is actually in the best interest of all human beings.”
Source:New York Times
June 03, 2020 18:19 UTC
3 More Former Cops Charged In The Killing Of George Floyd
Three more former Minnesota police officers have been charged in the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man who died after an officer kneeled on his neck during an arrest. The office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison charged Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng on Wednesday with aiding and abetting Floyd’s murder. Ellison’s office is also upgrading the charges against Chauvin to include second-degree murder without intent, in addition to the existing charges. The state is instead accusing Chauvin of committing felony assault and, in the process, killing Floyd without prior intention to do so. In another video, three other officers can be seen crowding around Floyd, who is on the floor, during the arrest.
Source:Huffington Post
June 03, 2020 18:12 UTC
Pirates' Archer out for the season following surgery
Chris Archer won't pitch for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2020, and his time with the club may be over. Archer will not be available this season if Major League Baseball finds a way to put together a truncated schedule. Archer has struggled to find any consistency with the Pirates, while Meadows became an All-Star last season and Glasnow also blossomed. Given the timeline for rehab, Archer will not be fully healthy when the Pirates have to decide on the next option. Pittsburgh's starting rotation projects to include Trevor Williams, Joe Musgrove and Mitch Kellar.
Source:Fox News
June 03, 2020 18:11 UTC
Ellen DeGeneres criticized for deleted tweet about protests saying 'people of color'
Ellen DeGeneres caught backlash on social media after posting, and subsequently deleting, a post about the ongoing protests in the U.S. that users found to be both vague and tone-deaf. “Like so many of you, I am angry and I am sad," DeGeneres wrote, according to screenshots. For things to change, things must change. HELP PREVENT CORONAVIRUS WITH HAND SANITIZER: HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN“Black people Ellen not people of color. "Black people, Ellen.
Source:Fox News
June 03, 2020 18:11 UTC
Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic
Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic Movie theater chain AMC warns that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internetMovie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet. It's the latest danger sign for the theater business in North America, which was under pressure even before the pandemic. Hollywood halted film production, which is likely to delay movies once theaters reopen and may limit consumer eagerness to spend money at the multiplex. AMC, the largest U.S. chain, said it has enough cash to reopen its theaters this summer as planned. Cinemark, another major movie chain that is on more solid financial footing, plans to begin reopening U.S. movie theaters on June 19.
Source:ABC News
June 03, 2020 18:11 UTC
Snap Says It Won’t Promote Snapchat Account of President Trump
Social-media company Snap Inc. said Wednesday that it would no longer promote the Snapchat account of President Trump on its home page after finding that his public remarks could incite racial violence, a spokeswoman said. Snap, which runs the popular video and photo chat app Snapchat, said it had determined that Mr. Trump’s public comments could lead to violence. The company made the decision this weekend and noted several tweets on Saturday related to protests about the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in...
Source:Wall Street Journal
June 03, 2020 18:03 UTC
Ex-Baltimore mayor, once convicted of embezzlement, now favorite to fill seat of mayor convicted of fraud
Pugh ultimately pleaded guilty in November to fraud, conspiracy, and tax-related charges, and in February was sentenced to three years in prison. In-person voting sites were delayed in reporting results because of long lines, the newspaper reported. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APPThere were six voting sites in operation Tuesday, but most votes were expected to be cast by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic. She ran in 2016, only to lose to Pugh in the Democratic primary. If Dixon wins Tuesday’s primary she is favored to win in November, given that Democrats outnumber Republicans 10-1 in the city.
Source:Fox News
June 03, 2020 18:00 UTC
D.C. National Guard To Investigate Helicopter's 'Show Of Force' Against Protesters
The helicopter, normally designated for use in medical evacuations, hovered low enough to create a deafening noise and spray protesters with rotor wash on Monday. Military helicopters trying to disperse protesters here in DC pic.twitter.com/md6hYVqE7u — Katie Hill (@KatieHill4CA) June 2, 2020The Trump administration has made an effort to show a use of force in Washington. Two Defense Department officials said the administration had ordered military aircraft to fly above Washington on Monday night as a “show of force” against demonstrators. In a Monday call with governors, Trump and Barr encouraged more aggressive action against those who cause violence during protests. Most of the protesters have been peaceful and tried to discourage violence.
Source:Huffington Post
June 03, 2020 18:00 UTC
Colin Kaepernick owed 'tremendous amount,' Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says
Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said Tuesday “we owe a tremendous amount” to Colin Kaepernick for his social justice activism during the 2016 NFL season. Carroll was joined by Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr and San Antonio Spurs coach Greg Popovich on his “Flying Coach” podcast, according to the Seattle Times. Carroll opened up on the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 and the ensuing protests that have lasted for about a week. “There was a moment in time that a young man captured,” Carroll said. I don’t know that he had any idea what the impact would be, as it turned out.
Source:Fox News
June 03, 2020 17:48 UTC
Biden campaign turns speech on nation's unrest into battleground digital ad
(CNN) Joe Biden's campaign has turned the former vice president's speech on civil unrest across the nation into a digital ad released Wednesday in battleground states. It also ties in footage from the August 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one counter-protester dead. A news clip of President Donald Trump 's comment that "both sides" were violent in Virginia then flashes on the screen. The video ends with Biden saying, "I promise you this job is not about me, it's about you. A third of voters say that race relations will be a major factor in their vote for president this November.
Source:CNN
June 03, 2020 17:48 UTC
Pope Francis Calls Unrest in U.S. ‘Disturbing’
ROME — Pope Francis said on Wednesday that he was watching the “disturbing social unrest” in the United States with “great concern,” adding his voice to those of other world leaders who have spoken up about the days of unrest across the United States after the death of a black man in Minneapolis. “We cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism and exclusion in any form and yet claim to defend the sacredness of every human life,” the pope said in his weekly general audience. He said he was praying for “the repose of the soul of George Floyd and of all those others who have lost their lives as a result of the sin of racism.”The pope was the latest religious or government leader to react to the turmoil in the United States, where, for more than a week, tens of thousands of people have staged daily peaceful protests and impassioned marches across the country. The looting that has followed demonstrations in recent days has somewhat tapered off.
Source:New York Times
June 03, 2020 17:47 UTC
Minneapolis officer faces upgraded murder charge in George Floyd death, 3 others charged
Minnesota's Attorney General’s Office on Wednesday said Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck, now faces an upgraded charge of second-degree murder and arrest warrants have been issued for the three other officers at the scene. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison affirmed that with the upgraded charges, all four officers faced the same potential maximum sentence. BARACK OBAMA TO ADDRESS GEORGE FLOYD'S DEATH FOR FIRST TIME ON CAMERAChauvin was arrested Friday on third-degree murder and manslaughter charges. “The independent autopsy performed by the family concluded that George Floyd was starving for air. He needed a breath and the ambulance that came here to pick him up from this very spot was the hearse for George Floyd.
Source:Fox News
June 03, 2020 17:47 UTC
Obama urges young black people to 'feel hopeful even as you may feel angry' after George Floyd's death
(CNN) Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday personally thanked protesters in the streets across the nation following the death of George Floyd , and urged young African Americans to "feel hopeful even as you may feel angry" because he feels change is coming. "I know enough about that history to say: There is something different here," Obama said, referring to the protests of the 1960s . He said young people have "the power to make things better" and "have helped to make the entire country feel as if this is something that has got to change." "I hope that you also feel hopeful even as you may feel angry," he said. Throughout the event Obama linked the current protests with the 400 years of discrimination black Americans have faced.
Source:CNN
June 03, 2020 17:37 UTC
Atlanta police chief walks tightrope as she handles protests
Chief Erika Shields fired two officers and benched three others involved in an incident with two college students during protests Saturday night. But then a prosecutor announced criminal charges against six officers. A few hours later, a group of Atlanta police officers confronted the two college students in a car in downtown traffic caused by protests. But they said other officers also needed to face consequences and justice wouldn't truly be served without criminal charges. “Further, the United States Supreme Court prohibits the use of hindsight in evaluating an officer’s use of force," LoRusso asserted.
Source:ABC News
June 03, 2020 17:37 UTC