Mourners bid farewell to Rayshard Brooks at historic church
Atlanta, USAP Scores of mourners Tuesday paid their final respects to Rayshard Brooks at the Atlanta church where Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, used to preach, taking part in a funeral filled with historical echoes and a tragic sense that Black America has been through this all too many times before. “Rayshard Brooks is the […]
Funeral for Rayshard Brooks to be held at MLK’s church
Atlanta, USAP Rayshard Brooks, who was fatally shot by a police officer, is to be remembered Tuesday at the church in Atlanta where Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, once preached. The private funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church follows a public viewing held Monday. Rev Raphael Warnock, senior pastor at the church and a Democratic candidate […]
Protesters burn down Wendy’s in the US city of Atlanta after police shooting
Reuters Protesters shut down a major highway in the US city of Atlanta on Saturday and burned down a Wendy’s restaurant where a black man was shot dead by police as he tried to escape arrest, an incident likely to fuel more nationwide tensions over race and police tactics. The restaurant was in flames for […]