It’s time we put police accountability on trial instead of Chris Kaba
Four years after Chris Kaba’s death, unanswered questions over a discontinued misconduct case raise wider concerns about how police officers are held to account says Temi Mwale
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Azie Taylor Morton made history in 1977 when she became Treasurer of the United States, the first and, to date, only Black person to hold that position. Her path to one of the highest financial offices in the federal government began far from Washington. Born in Dale, Texas, in 1936, Morton was raised by her maternal grandparents. Because educational opportunities for Black children in segregated Texas were severely limited, she attended what was then the Texas Blind, Deaf and Orphan School in Austin. She graduated at just 16 before enrolling at Huston-Tillotson College, a historically Black institution, where she graduated cum laude in 1956 with a degree in commercial education.
Morton's early career included teaching before she joined the newly formed Texas AFL-CIO in 1957. Her work eventually took her to Washington, D.C., where she entered federal public service and worked with President John F. Kennedy's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity. Over the following years, she held several government positions and developed experience in employment policy and public administration at a time when Black women remained dramatically underrepresented in the upper levels of the federal government.
President Jimmy Carter appointed Morton Treasurer of the United States in 1977, and she served from September 12, 1977, until January 20, 1981. As Treasurer, her signature appeared on United States currency alongside that of the Secretary of the Treasury. That means millions of American banknotes circulated carrying the signature of a Black woman born and educated in segregated Texas. It was a remarkable symbol of how much had changed within her lifetime, even as the struggle for racial and economic equality continued.
Morton remained active in civic life after leaving Washington and later served on the board of the Housing Authority of the City of Austin. She died in 2003, but Austin continued to honor her legacy. A scholarship bearing her name has supported students, and in 2018 the city renamed Robert E. Lee Road as Azie Morton Road.
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For more than half a century, Gloria Steinem was larger than life. She didn't just help change the conversation. She helped change who had the power to shape it. And thanks to her extraordinary life, our democracy is stronger.
Quality education is not a luxury — it's a human right and a powerful tool for building a better future.
Yet, global funding cuts could push 6 million more children out of school next year.
Details from @UNICEF: https://t.co/SfgVcufnKc
"Thames Water could be sold to a Chinese firm after public rescue."
So we are possibly about to sell @thameswater to CKI more often known as CK Infrastructure.
Would that by any chance be the same CKI that is owned by CK Hutchison Holdings who in turn own about 70% of the Kelda Group who in turn own, well knock me down, Yorkshire Water?
And would any of those companies by any chance be any of the cabal of companies making up the Kelda Group who apparently "borrowed" £940 million in cash from Yorkshire Water and not necessarily telling the regulator Ofwat exactly what it was up to? Hmm? 🤔
Enquiring minds need to know.
https://t.co/mllqidmlth
Support for Tharel Thompson:
Tharel, a national of Barbados, was visiting the UK when he was brutally stabbed and sustained a serious head injury in Reading in February 2024.
💔 After months of recovery, Tharel now lives with limited mobility on his left side due to swelling in his brain.
❤️ His mother Yvonne has been fundraising to cover the cost of his medical bills in the UK, while also providing round-the-clock care.
A GoFundMe page has been set up for Tharel to help with this healthcare costs. https://t.co/47RE6GLtqm
PrayersUp for Tharel Thomspon. 🙏🏾🙏🏾
We wish him a full recovery.
#JusticeForTharel #SupportTharel #TharelThompson
Was just giving this advice to an ambitious 22 year old. Told her a lesson it took me too long to learn:
Outgrowing people isn’t betrayal.
It’s just momentum.
Windrush exhibition vandalised in ‘racist attack’
Outrage as exhibits in the Windrush Untold Stories exhibition in Brixton’s Windrush Square were smashed and desecrated
https://t.co/HbealZgxtj
Now I understand why he put his helmet on in the garage before getting in the car on race day.
Sometimes the scalp needs a little rest from braids/plaits. People need to get over themselves.
@ChazKaz_CL16
I didn’t get Lewis’ signature, but I said: ‘You look good in Red”. He turned to me and replied: “Thank you Sweetie”
So my new Knick name is : 😭♥️“SWEETIE” ♥️
I’m done.
I can live off that for YEARS to come.
Started with chess, now it's bowling competition 😅🎳💥 He didn't play around tho 😈😈😈
I love seeing Lewis carrying the custom with his new team 🥹❤️💛
#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵🌸
#JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 | Lewis Hamilton says he’s “100% confident” that Ferrari can fix all issues to get them to the front, and reiterates that he wasn’t bummed out by the DSQ last race week.
“We’ve got all we need within this team, I really spent these past couple of months trying to observe the way the team works…”
“There’s areas that we need to elevate, for sure, but I think Fred’s got a great approach. I didn’t expect to come into the season and win Race 1 already, the Sprint Race was a real bonus [as] it was the first time I had done a long run on any of the tyres.”
Page 3 states the cars checked for skid wear (Lewis’ car is not listed)
Page 4 states Lewis DSQ for excess skid wear (same wording “skid wear”)
If car 44 wasn’t measured by scrutineering how was it measured and by whom to then receive a DSQ?
Genuine question
#F1#TeamLH#LH44