Brandon Tensley

1 week ago | capitalbnews.org | Brandon Tensley

As Minnesotans prepare to pay their final respects to Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, lawmakers remembered her as an advocate for a range of causes that improved the lives of Black and other marginalized people. Hortman, 55, was gunned down at her home in a Minneapolis suburb on June 14 in what the authorities said was a “politically motivated” attack. Her husband, Mark, was also killed.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brandon Tensley

As Minnesotans prepare to pay their final respects to Democratic state Rep. Melissa Hortman, lawmakers remembered her as an advocate for a range of causes that improved the lives of Black and other marginalized people. Hortman, 55, was gunned down at her home in a Minneapolis suburb on June 14 in what the authorities said was a “politically motivated” attack. Her husband, Mark, was also killed.

2 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Brandon Tensley

Malcolm Graham says that his sister’s body was still in the morgue when he noticed that people were rallying around the importance of forgiving her killer. A librarian who loved her community, Cynthia Graham Hurd was one of the nine Black worshippers who were fatally shot on June 17, 2015, at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

2 weeks ago | capitalbnews.org | Brandon Tensley

As demonstrations against the California immigration crackdown continue, President Donald Trump’s new order banning travel to the U.S. for citizens of a dozen countries — most of them in Africa and the Middle East — went into effect on Monday. Since protests started in the Los Angeles area last week, Trump has deployed more than 2,000 members of the National Guard.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brandon Tensley

As demonstrations against the California immigration crackdown continue, President Donald Trump’s new order banning travel to the U.S. for citizens of a dozen countries — most of them in Africa and the Middle East — went into effect on Monday. Since protests started in the Los Angeles area last week, Trump has deployed more than 2,000 members of the National Guard.