Local man paints civil rights leaders, now on display at Fairfield High School
Man creates 16 Civil Rights portraits By Morgan Parrish | February 11, 2021 at 6:55 PM EST - Updated February 11 at 6:55 PM
CINCINNATI (FOX19) - Following the Black Lives Matter events that took place this past summer, a local man decided to do some research on the history of racial injustice.
What he found led him to do some paintings highlighting the true African American heroes in our country.
It all started with the death of George Floyd, John Wiehe explains.
“A couple weeks after, I painted George just as a tribute to him,” Wiehe said.
Wells Fargo is investing in six Black-owned banks including one in North Carolina and one in South Carolina as part of a $50 million pledge to help minority institutions and a “larger commitment to foster an inclusive recovery.”
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Milton Bowens was sound asleep when he was gruffly awoken at 4 a.m. by the buzz of an incoming call. When he answered the phone the voice of Kevin Johnson, former NBA star and past mayor of Sacramento, was on the other line with a request.
“He was like, ‘Who was the first Black brewer in America?’ and I said, ‘Well, I don t know exactly … but I know the beer was called the Peoples Beer,’” Bowens said. “Kevin was like, ‘Dude … you gotta do a painting on that,’ and I was like, ‘Uh … OK,’” Bowens chuckled as he recalled the conversation that took place in 2020.
Bridgeport vaccination efforts hampered by low dose distribution
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Nurse Elin Loh assists Lt. Ken Benedict of the Bridgeport Fire Department as he administers a COVID-19 vaccination to a man at the weekly vaccination clinic held in the gymnasium of Central High School, in Bridgeport, Conn. Feb. 10, 2021.Ned Gerard / Hearst Connecticut Media
BRIDGEPORT Emergency management officials said they have strengthened vaccination distribution with a more user-friendly registration system and more sites for shots, but are still falling far short of the doses they need.
“We had a meeting with the state last night. We were getting a minimal of 500 vaccines a week,” Scott Appleby, director of emergency management, told City Council members Wednesday during a teleconference.