By Clodagh McGowan New York City PUBLISHED 9:21 PM ET Apr. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED April 20, 2021 @9:21 PM
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As cheers rang out in Minnesota, after former Minneapolis police Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, back here in the city the corner of Sean Bell Way in Jamaica, Queens is quiet.
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Sean Bell s parents Valerie and William watched Derek Chauvin s guilty verdict come in at their St. Alban s home
Sean Bell was killed by undercover detectives in 2006. There was a state trial for three of the five detectives involved. A judge found them not guilty.
Written by Emily Morrow on April 19, 2021
What brought you to hosting a show on WICN? Why do you
love being on the air?
About 15 years ago, when
I was the chair of the Communications Program at Dean College, I went out to
WICN to look for internship opportunities for my students. I ended up talking
to the PD about music and got one myself. This has to be the longest internship
in radio history!
What is your favorite WICN memory?
One Monday night I got a
call that a longtime listener of the show wanted to drop something off for me.
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5-year-old COVID-19 victim Skylar Herbert honored in naming ceremony at DPD headquarters
By Charlie Langton and David Komer online producer
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The Detroit Public Safety Headquarter dedicated the Police Board of Commissioners room, the Skylar Herbert room.
Detroit police HQ room renamed after youngest COVID-19 victim
The Detroit Public Safety Headquarter dedicated the Police Board of Commissioners room, the Skylar Herbert room.
She was diagnosed in March 2020 with Covid and then developed a rare form of meningitis and swelling of the brain - which would cause her death a month later. She was the daughter of two first responders. I am just really grateful that you all did this for my baby. We are very humbled by this, said LaVondria Herbert, her mother.