NPRU.S. Dept. of Defense Lloyd Austin Confirmed As Defense Secretary, Becomes 1st Black Pentagon Chief verified_publisherNPR - Brakkton BookerUpdated 2:45 p.m. ET Lloyd Austin, a retired four-star Army general, has been confirmed by the Senate, making him the first Black defense secretary in U.S. history. The Senate approved President Biden's...
NPRLloyd Austin Biden's Defense Pick, Lloyd Austin, Seeks To Become 1st Black Pentagon Chief verified_publisherNPR - Brakkton BookerUpdated 7:10 p.m. ET Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to head the Pentagon, went before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday in a bid to make history by being confirmed as the...
NPRHate Crimes White Man Gets Life In Prison For Killing Black Army 1st Lt. Richard Collins III verified_publisherNPR - Brakkton BookerSean Urbanski, a former University of Maryland student who stabbed and killed a Black Army lieutenant at a bus stop in May 2017, was sentenced to life in prison for what prosecutors said was a racially...
NPRMinnesota Court Says Former Officer Who Kneeled On George Floyd's Neck To Stand Trial Alone verified_publisherNPR - Brakkton BookerA Minnesota judge has ruled that the former Minneapolis police officer seen in cellphone video kneeling on George Floyd's neck for several minutes last summer, will stand trial alone in March. Hennepin...
NPRCivil Rights Facebook Taps Former Obama Official As Vice President Of Civil Rights verified_publisherNPR - Brakkton BookerSocial media behemoth Facebook announced Monday it has created a new executive role at the company and that it will be filled by a veteran of the Obama administration. Roy Austin Jr. has been named vice...
