Pro-Palestinian protesters are still at Columbia University in New York City. Columbia University has made classes virtual now. There are more protests at the universities of Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, and New York University. The protests come among many controversies. The epidemic of anti-Semitism on college campuses is real, but some want to falsely equate dissent with Israeli governmental policy with anti-Semitism. That is wrong as some of the greatest dissenters of Israeli governmental policy are Jewish people. Also, there is the conflict in Gaza that resulted in the destruction of thousands of Palestinians' lives, the lives of aid workers, and the displacement of over 2 million Palestinians. This reality hasn't stopped the spread of Hamas, and Hamas is wrong for killing and raping Israelis on October 7, 2023. Many of the protesters want divestment, a ceasefire, and an end to the occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. Anti-Semitism is deplorable (and many anti-Semitic incidents have existed in many colleges in America. That is wrong period), but the vast majority of the Palestinian advocates on college campuses aren't anti-Semites. Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine explicitly condemns hatred and bigotry of Jewish human beings as we all do. Freedom of speech and the right to dissent are democratic values that must be protected not suppressed by university institutions.
Day Five of the Trump criminal trial involving hush money has been concluded. Both the prosecution and the defense issued opening statements. The prosecution accused Donald Trump of being involved in a criminal conspiracy and cover-up. The defense disagrees with that assumption. The first witness testified. He is David Pecker or the ex-publisher of the National Enquirer. He resumed his testimony on Tuesday. Pecker was a central person in the alleged hush money scheme to suppress negative information about Trump before the 2016 election. The judge ruled on Monday that he will allow Trump to be asked about the civil fraud and the E. Jean Carroll verdicts, among other past cases, if he testifies. The judge will decide on issuing Trump a gag order very soon. Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo told the jurors that Trump was involved in a criminal scheme to try to corrupt the 2016 Presidential election. Defense attorney Todd Blanche said that Trump is innocent, claiming that there was nothing illegal about signing non-disclosure agreements or trying to influence an election. The trial will continue.
One World War II veteran part of the Historic 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion is retired Air Force Major Fannie Griffin McClendon. She now lives in Temple, Arizona. She is now over 100 years old. Being humble is part of her personality. When she was 19 years old, she enlisted in the United States Army. Back then, her work changed the whole world. The Battalion was made up of about 855 black women who went to England and France to fight fascism during World War II. "To be able to be over in Europe and all and see the things that I had studied about over the years – really quite enlightening," McClendon said. The motto of the organization was "no mail, low morale." McClendon was the first woman commander of an all-men squadron with the Strategic Air Command. Her late husband was Roy.
There is more information found about my late 3rd cousin Virginia Dare Bynum (1938-1977). We are descendants of my 5th great-grandmother Zilphy Claud. Her daughter was Sarah Claud. Sarah Claud married Tom Hill, and their daughter was Adeline Hill (1862-1930). Adeline Hill (1897-1946) married Dupie Nehemiah Bynum (1892-1947) on February 2, 1911, in Southampton County, Virginia. Their children are John Henry Bynum (1911-1979), Nello Bynum (1913-1992), Dorothy Bynum (1917-1998), James L. Bynum (b. 1934). Dorothy Bynum had a daughter named Virginia Dare Bynum. Virginia Dare Bynum married Robert Lewis Daye (1932-1987) at Courtland, Virginia on March 3, 1956. Their children are Sterling Laverne Day (b. 1954), Malcolm Eugene Daye (1955-2022), Serita A. Daye (b. 1958), Alton Milford Daye (b. 1959), Kelson Demore Daye (b. 1962), and Robert Nelson Daye. My 5th cousin Serita A. Daye is married to Napoleon Beard.
There is the story of an 81-year-old murderer who killed an innocent black woman, whose name is Loletha Hall, who was an Uber driver. She was shot multiple times by the coward in Ohio. The murderer is named William Brock. In South Charleston, Ohio, on March 25, Brock murdered Loletha Hall with multiple shots. Loletha Hall was begging for her life, and she was shown vicious cruelty. Brock is charged with murder, which carries a penalty of 15 years to life in prison. The police are considering other charges too. Brock pleaded not guilty, but he is guilty as sin. This vicious person shot an innocent black woman in cold blood. So, Brock deserves nothing but a trial and justice.
By Timothy
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