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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Bia News this hour, I'm Terry McCready coming up. Protests
are spreading nationwide. LA's mayors and his communities are paralyzed
with fear over ice raids. A man is arrested by
agents while scrolling through a church parking lot. But first,
here's Bien news Now.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
Chicago's black mayor, Brandon Johnson is urging residents to resist
federal immigration raids, calling it a necessary fight. I am
calling on all of Chicago to resist in this moment
because whatever particular vulnerable group is being targeted today, another
group will be next. As federal agents prepared to deploy,
Johnson says, descent matters. Survivors of the Sapelo Island dot

(00:40):
collapse in Georgia are suing the company that built it.
Seven died and dozens were injured last October during a
Gullageechee celebration. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is representing several victims'
families and rappers Silento, known for the hit Watch Me
Whip Watch Me Nyne, has been sentenced the thirty years
in prison for killing his cousin Ricky Hawk. Pleaded guilty
but mentally ill demandslaughter and other charges in the twenty

(01:02):
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back to Terry McCready.

Speaker 1 (01:10):
Anti ice protests are continuing across the country. In overnight,
curfew remained in place in a one square mile area
of downtown Los Angeles. In Texas, Governor Greg Abbott ordering
the state's National Guard to be deployed to cities to
ensure peace and order. Protests have also erupted in cities
such as Denver, New York, Chicago, Saint Louis, Las Vegas,

(01:32):
and Washington, d C. Black Congresswoman Sydney come Logger discussing
the task of dispersing crowds and also weighed in on
Governor Newsom's handling of the protests.

Speaker 3 (01:43):
I think the governor was spot on. He was talking
about this being a democracy. This is not how you
work with governors. You remember, it was the Capitol police
who asked for the National Guard to be deployed on
January sixth, and Donald Trump didn't do so. So why
all of a sudden, when he is looking for number,
you know, deportation numbers to go up, is he committing
these kinds of atrocities in Los Angeles, but the governor said,

(02:06):
this is a democracy, this is an administration that is
not following the constitution.

Speaker 1 (02:11):
Cum Longer Dove, speaking on CNN. She's a member of
the Congressional Black Caucus. Community members and religious leaders are
denouncing an immigration and customs enforcement rate and a house
of worship alleging federal agents targeted a Spanish speaking man
in the church parking lot. Reverend Tanya Lopez is senior
pastor at Downey Memorial Christian Church and since she saw

(02:34):
several men in plain clothing with police badges and bulletproof
vests detain the individual, she says an agent pointed a
rifle at her when she tried to get closer to
the vehicle. Reverend Richie Sanchez, a regional minister from the
Pacific Southwest Region Disciples of Christ, says the community will
keep up the resistance by continuing to rise and meet

(02:54):
the challenges. He says, after all, LA is a place
where this population is a micro causm of the United States.
Beginning on January first, Oregon Health Planned patients with certain
rare and severe diseases will be able to access cell
and gene therapies. Oregon is one of thirty five states
to apply for a multi year initiative with the Centris

(03:16):
for Medicare and Medicaid Services to negotiate lower costs for
these therapies. They'll begin with sickle cell disease, which is
a painful blood disorder that can shorten a person's lifespan
by twenty years. The majority of patients are black, African
American or Hispanic. More than half of people with sickle
cell are enrolled in Medicaid. Kenyan President William Rudeau is

(03:39):
condemning the death of thirty one year old blogger Albert
Aswang while in police custody. Brudeau said it is unacceptable.
He's calling for a prompt and transparent investigation. Ajuong was
active on x and Facebook. He was arrested last weekend
for posting allegations of corruption against a senior police officer.
He was later detained and trains transfer to Nairobi without

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a court order. The case has sparked national outrage and
mounting concerns over police brutality. Stay informed, stay connected and subscribe.
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I'm Terry mccreedy for the Black Information Network,