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May 31, 2021
1921 Tulsa Massacre survivor proudly fought during WWII. Now the Army Vet tells Newsy he's in a battle of a different sort — a fight for reparations.
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"We lost so much. I believe if all this hadn’t happened when i was a child they would’ve been better in life," Hughes Van Ellis told Newsy.
This is Hughes Van Ellis. He and his attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons sat down with Newsy to share his story of perseverance and hope following the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. He and his sister Viola Fletcher are among the only living survivors of one of the most brutal attacks against blacks on U.S. soil.
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One New York Times poll found a third of active-duty and guard members don't want the vaccine, and Pentagon leaders say that's their choice to make.
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The U.S. military is not planning to make vaccinations mandatory for service members even though a large portion of troops around the world are resisting the shots so far.
“If you believe, as I did, it's the right thing for you, please consider accepting it when it's offered to you," Lloyd Austin said.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he won’t mandate vaccines.
According to a New York Times poll, one-third of active-duty and guard members aren’t interested in getting the vaccine.
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Efforts to hunt down extremists in the ranks are ramping up as the Pentagon focuses on training members transitioning into the civilian sector.
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The signs of last month's insurrection are still obvious — unscalable fences like the one behind me protecting key areas of the Capitol. But there is some less obvious fallout, especially inside the military, where the effort to hunt down extremists in the ranks is ramping up.
"There's a concerted effort to prepare people as they get ready to retire. And I witnessed that, I went through it myself. Maybe there's more we can do. Maybe we need to help veterans, future veterans understand the pull that can come from some of these groups," Pentagon press secretary John Kirby said. "And maybe those groups are targeting potential veterans that feel disaffected."
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“I have never, in my 27 years that I have grown up in Texas, ever experienced something like this. This is completely new to me. It's a little bit nerve-wracking,” Areli Gonzalez said.
No power and no heat. That’s what millions of Texans are facing as a historic winter storm grips the state.
And now there are concerns hotels are jacking up prices as people look to escape the cold.
“We got the room at the price it was supposed to be booked at. But I did hear about [price gouging]. And it honestly made me completely upset at the fact that there are health care workers that need to get to work safely to be able to take care of people, and if they're price gouging, that's completely unfair,” Gonzalez said.
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