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Ritchason Auctioneers held another successful auction Dec. 12, at its permanent auction facility in Lebanon, Tenn.
The auction reached more than 1,100 registered bidders, a record number for Ritchason s annual December auction event. The sale included excavators, backhoes, trucks, wheel loaders, skid steers, dump trucks and many more items.
Ritchason Auctioneers Inc. was founded in 1989 in Nashville and has since found a home 30 mi. east of Nashville in Lebanon. According to the company, over the years, the auctioneer has met the challenges of changing industry standards, assisted many customers with equipment needs and is blessed with continuing success in the auction industry and has successfully served the construction marketplace for more than 30 years and continue to assist their customers in buying, selling, upgrading, and trading heavy equipment. The company added that its team strives to ensure the experience with Ritchas
Kansas City newspaper reckons with its racial mistreatment
by David Bauder, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 21, 2020 6:46 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 6:56 pm EDT
NEW YORK The first significant attention that the Kansas City Star gave to hometown hero and jazz legend Charlie “Bird” Parker came when he died in 1955 and the newspaper spelled his name wrong.
That detail came to light when the Star investigated, and apologized for, its mistreatment of Black citizens over many decades in a self-reckoning that came in a series of stories published on Sunday.
In its blunt self-assessment, the Star found that for many decades of its 140-year history, Black residents were rarely mentioned in anything but crime stories. It was a newspaper produced by white reporters and editors for white readers and advertisers.
NEW YORK (AP) The first significant attention that the Kansas City Star gave to hometown hero and jazz legend Charlie “Bird” Parker came when he died in 1955 and the newspaper spelled his name wrong.
That detail came to light when the Star investigated, and apologized for, its mistreatment of Black citizens over many decades in a self-reckoning that came in a series of stories published on Sunday.
In its blunt self-assessment, the Star found that for many decades of its 140-year history, Black residents were rarely mentioned in anything but crime stories. It was a newspaper produced by white reporters and editors for white readers and advertisers.
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