Bring That Week Back: Darrien Hunt Shot 6 Times While Running
Plus, newspaper apologizes for slave ship cartoon.
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Darrien Hunt Shot 6 Times While Running Away - Frederick Douglass's portrait unveiled at Maryland Governor's mansion, plus more national news. —Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) Darrien Hunt, an African-American man who was killed by a Utah police officer, was shot six times while running away, prosecutors said Monday. Police say that his family’s claims that he was carrying a toy sword were not true. "It wasn't plastic, it wasn't wood," Utah County Chief Deputy Attorney Tim Taylor said, according to the Associated Press. "It appears to be a real samurai sword." (Photo: Courtesy of Hunt Family)
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Frederick Douglass's Portrait Unveiled at Maryland Governor's Mansion - A portrait of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass was unveiled at the Maryland's Governor's mansion on Monday (Sept. 17) night, CBS reports. Hundreds of guests including Susan Taylor, the former editor-in-chief of Essence, were in attendance for the ceremony. The artwork was painted by artist Simmie Knox. Douglass’s portrait, which is the first African-American portrait to hang in the governor's residence, hangs in the entryway. (Photo: via CBS)
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Newspaper Apologizes for Slave Ship Cartoon - Lancaster New Era, a Pennsylvania newspaper, was in hot water for publishing an insensitive cartoon that compared traveling by air to the trans-Atlantic slave trade, commonly known as the Middle Passage. They have now deleted the cartoon from their site. “We are deeply sorry about printing this offensive cartoon. We cannot erase the error we made last week,” John A. Kirkpatrick, the president of Lancaster Newspapers, said in a statement. (Photo: Lancaster New Era)
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Oklahoma NAACP Wants Assaults Investigated - The Oklahoma NAACP is calling for Attorney General Eric Holder to open a civil rights investigation into the case of Oklahoma City officer Daniel Holtzclaw, who was accused of raping and groping Black women while on duty this year. The series of incidents took place between February and June. (Photo: AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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NY Man Died Rescuing an Autistic Child - Boyce “Scoop” Coleman died Sunday after drowning in the Hudson River in attempt to save a 6-year-old boy, who is autistic, CBS New York reports. The boy was rescued, but Coleman did not make it back to shore. He went missing for more than an hour before Yonkers, New York, police pulled his dead body from the water. (Photo: Boyce Coleman via Facebook)
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Janitor Sues Columbia ‘Racist’ Work Environment - Oumar Coulibay, 56, has filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Columbia University in New York. The janitor said white employees are favored for promotions over African-American employees. He also accused Columbia’s officials of creating a “hostile work environment,” which had a negative impact on his health, according to the New York Post. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Pastor Put in Jail for Noisy Church - A pastor is serving two weeks of jail time because his congregation is too loud on Sunday mornings, according to KHou.com. Pastor Johnnie Clark of Rehoboth United Assemblies Church in Columbia, S.C., was found guilty of unlawful sound amplification last week. Neighbors say the noise could be heard in the night and into the morning. Police have visited the church at least 50 times for noise complaints. (Photo: Richland County Detention Center)