Acting Brooklyn Center City Manager Reggie Edwards announced during a Wednesday press conference that the city has formed a nine-member “community crisis team” to respond to days of rioting. Brooklyn Center’s community crisis team had their inaugural meeting Wednesday, Edwards said. The team plans to meet daily for the next ten days to analyze what happened during the previous day’s protests and riots and figure out a way to respond to make the community safer. (RELATED: Brooklyn Center Mayor Says He Doesn’t Think Police Officers ‘Need To Necessarily Have Weapons Every Time They’re Making A Traffic Stop’) “This is a new way of us trying to create a path going forward,” Edwards said. “It’s a new opportunity for us to bridge relationships and to share understanding and respect, and to gain insights from those outside the walls of city government that can help us shape, again, how we move forward on behalf of the community as well as the city, and do that collectively as one.” … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Center Responds To Riots With Study Group That Will Look Into Violence From A ‘Community Lens’
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What Andrew Gutman Letter to Brearley School Decrying Anti-Racism Policies Said
A wealthy former investment banker who now heads up his own family's chemical business has written a scathing letter to one of the most expensive private schools in New York City, decrying its anti-racism policies. The letter was penned by Andrew Gutman, explaining why he pulled his daughter out of Brearley School, an all-girls private school in the Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan that charges $54,000 per year. Gutman sent the letter to nearly 600 families whose children are enrolled in the school, urging them to speak out against the college's "misguided" anti-racism policies and "cancel culture that has of late permeated our society." A number of celebrities have sent their daughters to the school, including Chelsea Clinton , Tina Fey, Drew Barrymore and Steve Martin. Gutman called for the school's "obsession with race" to stop and that the institution had "completely lost its way." Andrew Gutman full letter: Dear Fellow Brearley Parents, Our family … [Read more...] about What Andrew Gutman Letter to Brearley School Decrying Anti-Racism Policies Said
Indian railway ‘superhero’ pulls off dramatic rescue
An Indian railway worker has been hailed a "superhero" after he sprinted more than 30 metres along a track to grab a boy from the path of an express train. CCTV images of Mayur Shelke's incredible rescue have gone viral on social media with many lauding the selfless 30-year-old. Very proud of Mayur Shelke, Railwayman from the Vangani Railway Station in Mumbai who has done an exceptionally courageous act, risked his own life & saved a child's life. pic.twitter.com/0lsHkt4v7M — Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) April 19, 2021 The six-year-old boy was with his partially sighted mother on Saturday at Vangani station -- about 70 kilometres (about 42 miles) east of Mumbai -- when he fell off the platform edge onto the track. Shelke was alerted by cries for help from the mother and immediately started running along the track. He is seen in images released by the Indian Central Railways grabbing the boy, throwing him back onto the platform and then climbing up himself barely two … [Read more...] about Indian railway ‘superhero’ pulls off dramatic rescue
Coronation Street’s Johnny Connor leaves viewers in disbelief at his hairy prison transformation
CORRIE fans couldn’t believe their eyes after they saw Johnny Connor’s new prison look in Monday’s Coronation Street episode. Looking almost unrecognisable, Johnny Connor (Richard Hawley) returned to our screens in the latest instalment of ITV’s Coronation Street . Visit our Coronation Street page for the latest gossip Find all Coronation Street spoilers here Johnny is currently carrying out a prison sentence for an armed robbery . While he has been in prison, Johnny seemed to take lockdown hair to new lengths as viewers couldn’t help but notice his longer hair and bushy beard. His appearance is a transformation from before he went to prison and was sentenced in court. Taking to Twitter, one fan wrote: “Johnny’s prison hair/beard has reached another level… #Corrie” Another wrote: “Woah, now THAT’S what we call a beard, Johnny! Brian Blessed, eat your heart out! Thumbs up @itvcorrie #Corrie” A third said: “#Corrie wow! Never knew Johnny was … [Read more...] about Coronation Street’s Johnny Connor leaves viewers in disbelief at his hairy prison transformation
Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page quit because he ‘didn’t agree’ with exec Shonda Rhimes ‘about his character’s direction’
Bridgerton's Regé-Jean Page quit because he "didn't agree" with executive Shonda Rhimes "about his character's direction." Fans also believed that he quit the show as he prepares to be announced as the next Bond actor. A source revealed to Page Six that Regé-Jean, 31, was willing to sacrifice his role in the Netflix hit, Bridgerton , simply because he didn't like what the creator of Grey's Anatomy had planned for his character, Simon Basset, the Duke of Hasting. A Hollywood source told the outlet: "Regé is not coming back to Bridgerton because of creative differences with [executive producer] Shonda Rhimes and her team. The source added: "He wasn’t happy with what was planned for his character for Season 2, which would have kept him a player but not the focal point of the show." Season 2 of Bridgerton will now focus on Daphne's brother, Anthony, finding love and settling down. However, Regé wasn't going to lose too much if he quit the show as “he has been … [Read more...] about Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page quit because he ‘didn’t agree’ with exec Shonda Rhimes ‘about his character’s direction’