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The reason for expelling the Black members of the Tennessee Three is thought to be real
A group of Black lawmakers in the US state of Tennessee has said that they were “assaulted” and “humiliated” when a Republican lawmaker asked them to remove their protest over the recent school shooting in the state. “We’re not being silenced. We’re not being ignored,” the lawmakers added. They had been protesting against a bill…
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In the face of tragedy, petitioning God is an act of faith
The 28-year-old man who shot dead four people, including three children, at a school in Tennessee, US, had weapons training and arrived at the school heavily armed and prepared for a confrontation with law enforcement, police have said. The police chief said a school shooting like the one that took place at the school is…
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A man says a shooting victim is a woman
The father of a 9-year-old girl who died in the US school shooting has said his daughter was the closest of friends growing up. “She and my sister were the closest of friends growing up…it seems like Cindy was around for all of my childhood,” Curtis Lee said in a Facebook post. The daughter of…
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The community of Nashville is in shock after a shooting at a school
US President Joe Biden tweeted, “We need to stand together on a dark day for Nashville,” after a school shooting in the city claimed the lives of six. The shooting took place at Brentwood High School and the suspect, identified as 21-year-old Coleman Hale, was killed by police. “I’ve watched school shootings happen over the…
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A student describes a terrifying incident at his school in Virginia where police say a child shot a teacher
A teen accused of killing four people and wounding seven others at a Michigan high school last year is expected to plead guilty to murder charges on Monday, prosecutors said. “The fact that there is another school shooting does not surprise me – which is horrific,” Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said.