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Elijah McClain, a gentle, smiley, talented 23-year-old, died a brutal death – not at the hands of a back-alley assailant, but at the hands of public servants, whose duty was to “protect and serve.” In his last moments, McClain was kind to his abusers – pleading with them, he said “you are beautiful and I love you … I just can’t breathe…” Elijah’s heart-sickening story shocked the world and was enough to shake anyone’s faith in justice. But sadly, for most of us in the Black community, it wasn’t a surprise. It wasn’t a surprise that a young black boy was stopped for no reason. It wasn’t a surprise that they viewed him as a threat and treated him violently due to the color of his skin. It wasn’t a surprise that the officer-involved later mocked Elijah’s memorial site with his colleagues… The recently released investigative report regarding Elijah’s death uncovered what many of us already knew all along: “Aurora police officers did not have a legal basis to force Elijah McClain to … [Read more...] about Opinion: Elijah McClain’s death must become more than a cautionary tale black mothers tell their children

Arkansas is the latest state to craft legislation to protect female athletes in high school and college from competing against biological men who describe themselves as transgender women. The announcement follows President Joe Biden’s executive order on Jan. 20 that expanding protections for women under the federal statute Title IX prohibiting discrimination against women because of their biological sex at all schools that receive federal funding would now include men who want to live as women. “Children should be able to learn without worrying about whether they will be denied access to the restroom, the locker room or school sports,” Biden’s order states. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced earlier this week the proposed legislation. Local television station KATV reported on the development: Rutledge said at a news conference Monday that the order hurts female athletes. The drafted legislation, known as the Gender Integrity Reinforcement Legislation … [Read more...] about Arkansas AG Wants Law to Protect Women from Competing in Sports Against Biological Males

By: KDKA-TV News Staff PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It’s a sad day for us here at KDKA-TV and for our viewers who spent more than three decades planning their lives around the daily forecast from former KDKA-TV chief meteorologist Bob Kudzma. READ MORE: Dannielle Brown, Mother Of Duquesne Student Who Fell To His Death, Taken To Hospital On Day 236 Of Hunger Strike Kudzma died Thursday morning, just a few weeks shy of his 82nd birthday. (Photo Credit: KDKA) His first night on the air on KDKA was Dec. 8, 1968. It was a night he never forgot. “Of all things, it has to be snowing hard. My very first day was a Sunday night, 11 o’clock news and it was snowing like crazy out. And was I scared? You better believe I was scared,” Kudzma once recalled. And rightly so. Kudzma came to KDKA with no broadcasting experience. His career in meteorology began when he entered the U.S Air Force, took college courses in meteorology, and eventually found himself forecasting the weather for … [Read more...] about Bob Kudzma, Former KDKA-TV Chief Meteorologist, Dies At 81

Tiger Woods is “awake, responsive, and recovering in his hospital room” following emergency surgery after a single-car accident in southern California, the golf legend’s foundation said in a statement. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center chief medical officer Dr. Anish Mahajan said Woods “suffered significant orthopaedic injuries” to his right leg. Mahajan said a rod was inserted to stabilize his femur bones and tibia, and “combination of screws and pins” were used to stabilize injuries in his foot bones. pic.twitter.com/vZitnFV0YA — Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) February 24, 2021 Shortly before 7:15 A.M. Tuesday, Woods crashed his luxury SUV into a raised median while driving through Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County. Woods was conscious while firefighters extracted him from the vehicles windshield with a Halligan tool and axe. As Golf Digest reports : Woods, 45, was in California for a two-day content shoot with Golf Digest/GOLFTV after serving as host for the PGA … [Read more...] about Tiger Woods ‘Awake, Responsive, and Recovering’ Following Emergency Surgery

Denny Hamlin is NASCAR’s current points leader and locked in at Joe Gibbs Racing with a contract extension inked at the start of his 17th season with the organization. DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 21: Team owner Joe Gibbs and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota, talk on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) So when an analyst suggested Hamlin and the JGR veterans should be worried about their job security, well, Hamlin took that personally. READ MORE: Whitmer Visits Vaccine Site In Garden City Alongside Leaders, Elected Officials Hamlin slapped down a segment that dissected last weekend’s wins by JGR drivers Ty Gibbs and Christopher Bell. Gibbs won the Xfinity Series race in his first career NASCAR national series start, then Bell scored his first Cup Series victory in his second start driving for JGR. … [Read more...] about Hamlin Not Worried About JGR’s Youth Movement