BHN Brief 7-27-22: Tax abatement affects Detroit, AKAs' bring $6M to Atlanta, Texas heat blisters

By BHN

Here are the latest headlines as of Wednesday, July 27, 2022:

EAST COAST

Gun trafficking ring arrested and charged for selling guns in NYC

SOUTH

Will Oklahomans elect a Black woman as District Judge?

Heat continues to plague incarcerated Texans

Alpha Kappa Alpha conference brought $6M to College Park

MID-WEST:

Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Symposium returns virtually, after coronavirus pandemic sidelined event for two years

Tax Abatement Approved: How the Hudson Project’s tax abatement could affect Detroit

Ex-officers Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

One on One with Showtime’s “The Chi” Actor, Michael V. Epps

WEST COAST:

Although Calif. has a homelessness epidemic, there is some better news of hope out of Kern County