Hello and welcome to update news. Im liz olveda. And im jessica melcher. Thanks for joining us. Black History Month is over and it ended with a bit of a controversy on campus. An opinion piece in the spartan daily questioned whether the annual event is redundant. Update News Reporter Victor Guzman is live on campus with a recap of the uproar that followed. This is the article that upset many on this campus. And yesterday a large crowd gathered at the smithcarlos statues to express their feelings. Nat sound black and im proud the black thursday rally at the statues of tommy smith and john carlos had already been planned before the offending article was published some demonstrators held the article as they silently marched through the campus. And it was at the statues where they loudly voiced their objections. Emerald green, African American student leader we all know we have a library, Martin Luther king library, right . Its been here since 2003. Its 2013 now, thats a ten yearten year t
With a hung jury. Porter is the first of six cops to be tried in the death of gray, who was severely injured while in police custody. Grays death in april led to riots in the streets. Prosecutors today have not yet said whether they will try porter again. Kris van cleave is in baltimore. Reporter baltimore sheriffs deputies took down a demonstrator outside the courthouse. It was a tense, but largely peaceful atmosphere after seven africanamerican and five white jurors were unable to agree on any of the four charges against officer william porter,including Second Degree assault and involuntary manslaughter. Demonstrator Archie Williams was outraged. What do you think this says about justice . I say it looks like ronald mcdonald. Its a real bad joke. Reporter freddie gray died from injuries suffered while poding in a police van. Officer porter was present at five of the six stops the van made. Porter did not buckle gray in, despite Police Department guidelines, and prosecutors alleged po
Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday. Here's what the eclipse and those watching it looked like.
Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday. Here's what the eclipse and those watching it looked like.
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