The Birmingham Times
While working as a medical assistance instructor at Jefferson State Community College, Jessica Clark remembers one student 12 weeks away from graduating who stopped coming to classes.
“I’m like ‘did she get sick’ because they can only miss so many days,” Clark recalled. “I was at McDonald’s one day in Roebuck and I ran into her and I didn’t recognize her but she recognized me. I asked her what happened and she was telling me her mom had just been diagnosed with Lupus… and put her dreams aside so she could take care of her family.”
Since 1976, Rev. Dr. Cecil Bridgeforth, Sr. has been preaching at Shiloh Baptist Church on Betts Street in Danville. The churchâs home, the Almagro community, became Bridgeforthâs home, and over the years, he has continued to advocate for the community that so many black Danvillians have flourished from.
While its exact establishment date is unknown, Almagro was a town to itself just west of Danville, and according to Bridgeforth, was incorporated in Chatham.
The town, located off of what is now Industrial Drive, had its own post office and police department. Bridgeforth said it was one of the very few black towns in the country.Â
Fresno Unified elementary school teacher arrested for child molestation
A Fresno Unified elementary school teacher was arrested for child molestation on Tuesday, according to the Fresno Police Department.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) A Fresno Unified elementary school teacher was arrested for child molestation on Tuesday, according to the Fresno Police Department.
Aaron Butler, 47, is accused of molesting a former student. According to the Gibson Elementary School website, Butler is currently a teacher on the campus. Fresno Unified says that the alleged incident happened when Butler was a teacher at a different FUSD school.
Fresno Unified School District confirmed Butler has been placed on administrative leave during the police investigation.