Say their names, Celestine Chaney -went to buy strawberries to make a shortcake. Single mother, breast cancer survivor. Roberta Drury- recently helping her brother recover from a bone marrow transplant. Pearly Young, ran a weekly food pantry. Deacon Heyward “Tenny” Patterson.
Deacon Patterson known for his faith and service at State Tabernacle Church, helping someone load groceries when he was murdered. Katherine Massey, a civil rights advocate called for stricter gun regulations. Ruth Whitfield, mother of a retired Buffalo Fire Commissioner.
Aaron Salter Jr, retired police officer after 30 years, working as a security guard for Tops Friendly Market- word is he fired multiple shots at the teenager with guns blazing, but they bounded off the gunman’s tactical gear. May their memories be for a blessing. #Buffalo
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The names of others murdered yesterday by a white racist domestic terrorist at a supermarket in Buffalo will be released tomorrow. We know Aaron Salter Jr., a retired Buffalo police officer, was working as a security guard at TOPS. He wasn’t wearing a ballet proof vest.
Is that where we are going from here? All the security guards in schools, stores, houses of worship, will need to armor up in addition to carrying weapons?
Here are the names of two other people whose lives were abruptly ended yesterday when they went food shopping.
To all the women and the men who support them, off to rallies today for abortion access, you are appreciated by those of us who are staying out of crowds because #COVID is surging. Your voices matter.
What’s happening with the baby formula??? Glad my new grand baby is nursing. But worried for others.
Are people doing this? “The FDA advises parents and caregivers not to make or feed homemade formula to infants. Homemade infant formula recipes have not been evaluated by the FDA and may lack nutrients vital to an infant’s growth”
Between data scraping and targeted ads by marketers using data brokers - they have a lot of our info just because we are on social media or purchase something on line. Bought a bread knife for my mom on a website today. Seeing lots of ads for cutlery. My point is we have precious
little privacy left because we are plugged in, addicted to the places we tap into virtually. With so very much about our lives, loves, preferences breached, the notion of privacy is fragile. One of the last places we have some privacy is with our doctors. Although mine use a web
portal to upload test results, messages, which is shared by others in the practice. Further, our privacy is infiltrated by security cameras overhead at traffic intersections and on buildings in neighborhood watches. No girl or woman wants their periods tracked, or their
What to know what bravery and support look like? First Lady Jill Biden made an unannounced trip to Ukraine today to meet with Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska in Uzuzhhorod. The first time Ukraine’s First Lady has been seen in public since 2/24.
“I wanted to come in Mother’s Day. I thought it was important to show the Ukrainian people that this war has to stop and this war has been brutal and that the people of the United States stand with the people of Ukraine” Dr. Biden said. @FLOTUS knows the importance of showing up.
Zelenskyy thanked Biden for her “courageous act” and said, “We understand what it takes for the U.S. first lady to come here during a war when military actions are taking place every day, where the air sirens are happening every day -- even today.” apnews.com/article/d22b40…