Citizens rally over Stanley White Recreation Center location
New Bern residents urged the Board of Aldermen to keep the Stanley White Recreation Center at 910 Chapman Street, voicing opposition to a relocation to Broad Street near Gaston Boulevard. The board noted no final site decision yet and set a June 15 special meeting to discuss the issue with no public comment.
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Protests erupt over deaths of Black men in US cities
Protests flare after the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta police and a Black man found hanged near Palmdale city hall. Officer Garrett Rolfe was fired, Devin Brosnan placed on admin duty, and Mayor Bottoms called for broader action while protesters gathered outside Wendy’s.
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Sam Battle the NYC’s first Black cop from New Bern
New Bern, North Carolina, native Samuel James Battle became New York City’s first Black police officer in the late 19th century. The future pioneer, born January 18, 1883, at 16 pounds and 6 feet 3 inches, shaped early policing with mentors like a Brooklyn African American officer born near Kinston. Battle’s youth included a jail-risk incident, foreshadowing a storied career in a city-wide reform era.
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