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Columbus, N.C., County Sheriff Jody Greene, who is white, in a recording regarding Black employees. Greene has been suspended by a North Carolina judge for allegedly racial profiling those under his command until an Oct. 24 hearing on the petition for Greene’s removal from position. Columbus County has about 50,000 people and is approximately 63 percent white and 30 percent Black. (Associated Press — Oct. 5, 2022)
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Andrew Austin, who represents Gun Owners of America on behalf of several Pennsylvania residents, regarding the executive order that Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed last week that banned guns and deadly weapons from the city’s indoor and outdoor recreation spaces. On Monday, Oct. 3, a Common Pleas judge barred enforcement of the order, citing the state law that prohibits any city or county from passing gun-control measures. (Associated Press — Oct. 4, 2022)
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Fort Myers, Fla., resident Ta’Wan Grant, regarding the slow emergency response from local authorities in the wake of disasters, like Hurricane Ian. While other communities are receiving large swaths of attention and aid, some communities, like the historically African American neighborhood of Dunbar, feel they are overlooked despite being without power and clean drinking water. (NPR — Oct. 3, 2022)
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Othor Cain, a Jackson, Miss., radio host, regarding his criticisms of Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s lack of action regarding the city’s decades-old water problems, which have been recently exacerbated by heavy rains and problems at a water treatment plant. Critics of Lumumba argue that the mayor has failed to provide clear leadership while his supporters believe he deeply cares for Jackson and inherited extensive problems from previous city administrations. (Associated Press — Sept. 30, 2022)
