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A Data News Weekly Exclusive Seeing Through Her Lens

The Legacy of Photojournalist

KicheaPage 2 Burt Newsmaker State & Local NOLA Mourns Death NORD Commission of Iconic Musician Art Closes Another Successful “Poppa ” Neville Summer Camp Page 4 Page 5 Page 2 July 27 - August 2, 2019 Cover Story www.ladatanews.com

Seeing New Orleans Through Her Lens The Life and Legacy of Photojournalist Kichea Burt

By Edwin Buggage chotherapist, in addition to being a culture bearer Dawn of a New Day: From Susan Editor-in-Chief as a photographer, with the spirit and uniqueness Elizabeth Jones to Kichea Afikiano of New Orleans . Her love of photography began at Born Susan Elizabeth Jones, in New Orleans, af- an early age recounts her daughter Chanell Gau- ter high school she attended UC Berkley during the Celebrating A Life of Passion and Purpose treaux . “My mother actually built a pinhole camera 1970’s and also University of Southern California The city recently lost a local treasure, photo- when she was 12 . She was always creative but found where she received a Master’s Degree . There she journalist Kichea Burt who passed away at the age a way to balance her life as a therapist,” she says in sprouted the wings that would guide an incredible of 71 . She was a phenomenal woman who lived a praise of her mother, who lived a life full of passion life, renaming herself Kichea Afikiano, which means life dedicated to helping those in need as a Psy- and purpose . “Dawn of a New Day” in Swahili . In this life it would

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be one where selfless service and end, and it seemed like she never touching souls would be the light missed any celebration in New that guided her life and mission . Orleans .”

Chronicling the Best of a People Given New Orleans is a place that celebrates life every day of the year, Kichea’s contribution is one that warmed the hearts of so many through her work as a photographer, chronicling who we are as people in this amazing and special place .

Life, Legacy and Impact on Many Lives During her homegoing cel- ebration, many from the arts and cultural community who she shot showed up to pay their respects . She is survived by her children Chanell and Michael Gautreaux, Burt captures the perfect shot. “She loved young people and the passing on of tradition and it showed in her grandchildren Rhyan, Loric, her work,” her daughter Chanell told Data News Weekly. Tianna, Allyra, Tabitha and Karii, and three fur babies: Tina, Tig- Joseph “Scoop” Jones, Founder children,” she says . Continuing of Data News Weekly with his niece, Kichea. she adds, “She loved New Orleans and in her many capacities, found A Life of Selfless Service a way to help out and uplift her Bethany Bultman, Co-Founder city and its people .” and Director of the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic, where Kichea Capturing the Perfect provided Mental Health Services Shot: The Love of to culture bearers for a number Culture and Inspiring of years developed a professional the Next Generation relationship with Burt over the It is interesting how she lived a years which became a meaning- dual life that had parallel roads, but ful friendship of mutual love, care they met in helping and showcas- and sisterhood . She met Kichea ing the specialness of the people as a photographer, but as the Mu- of her native city . Her daughter sicians’ Clinic began expanding Chanell recounts how her love of into the area of mental health and children resonated in her photog- was seeking an African American raphy . “There is a picture I think of Therapist who knew the culture, with my mother, myself and Albert Burt with WWOZ Director of Content, Dave Ankers, Terry B. Jones, Publisher of Data News Weekly whom she worked with at the station. with his first cousin, Kichea. Kichea’s name kept coming up Cooper in front of Mid-City Gallery as the go-to person . “She was un- like any therapist and her impact ger and Wink, and a host of loved will be everlasting on her clients,” ones whose lives she touched in says Bultman . “She was truly spe- her seven decades of life . cial and unique in that she was a New Orleans Data News Weekly Mental Health Professional, in was a place where Burt’s photos that she was able to bring a cul- appeared regularly for several de- tural sensitivity, compassion and cades and the paper’s Publisher understanding that is very rare .” Terry Jones, who is also her cousin Speaking of her admiringly and says, “She contributed so much to in New Orleans terminology as our city in telling the story of our she measures her impact, Bultman people . Through her photography, says, “She was a leader . Think of her legacy is one of impact that will her as a Grand Marshall of a second last through the ages .” line at the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic . Kichea was a culturally com- The Second Line and petent person . Working with our Inspiring Us All to Be medical staff to serve our clients Our Best Selves was the greatest gift in the world . As we celebrate the life of Susan No one can replicate what she did . Elizabeth Jones/Kichea Afikano, the She was truly one of a kind and I dawn of a new day is upon us as she’s will miss her .” transitioned, and we the living who Debra Howard, who is Direc- Burt with her daughter Chanell Gautreaux. Burt and her stepson Eric Burt. had the opportunity to experience tor of Affordable Healing Arts, her have had an example of how to also worked with Kichea, who in prior to Katrina, of young children tage of New Orleans, as a photog- She introduced me to more pho- live a life filled with passion and pur- her eight years helped many gain Masking Indian . She loved young rapher . David Ankers, Director of tographers, musicians, friends of pose to emulate and be inspired by . the tools to live healthy lives . “I people and the passing on of tradi- Programming, came to know her musicians, poets, and Mardi Gras It is in this the spirit of New Orleans have been lucky to have her for tion and it showed in the work .” and they became great friends . Indians . She shot second lines, that today we second line and con- the time we did . She was valuable Burt worked with WWOZ, a “She seemed to know every mu- festivals, shows at Tipitinas, Jazz tinue the work of her life and mission and committed to helping . She Community Radio Station dedicat- sician in New Orleans, or at least funerals, Mardi Gras parades . Ev- which is to encourage, love, uplift and was most interested in helping ed to the music, culture and heri- knew everything about them . erything . She was out every week- inspire each other to be better . Page 4 July 27 - August 2, 2019 Newsmaker www.ladatanews.com NOLA Mourns Death of Iconic Musician Art “Poppa Funk” Neville

By Renetta Burrell Perry from their “” Managing Editor titled “Healing Chant .” And Neville himself won a Grammy for his col- , who is credited for laboration with Jimmy Vaughan on bringing the Funk sound to New his song “SRV Shuffle .” Orleans as Founder of Mayor LaToya Cantrell said of and founding member of The Neville Neville’s passing: “New Orleans has Brothers, died peacefully Monday af- lost another legend . Art Neville was a ter battling years of illness, according founding father of New Orleans funk, to his longtime manager Kent Sorrell . and so much more . We are poorer Perhaps best known for his Mardi for his passing, and richer for having Gras Anthem “,” known him… Generations of New a song he wrote and recorded while Orleanians grew up on the sounds still in high school, Neville’s musical that Art Neville laid down over the influence spanned decades as he cre- decades . Art’s musical spirit lives on ated a string of hits for both The Me- in his immediate and extended fami- ters and . ly: including his brothers, his son and The Meters recorded several his nephew . We know he’s up there winning them local and now with his brother, Charles, creat- national fame, and they performed ing a new kind of soul . May he rest in with artists such as , God’s perfect peace .” Patti , and The Neville, who was 81 years old, is Rolling Stones who they opened for survived by his wife Lorraine and in the 1970s . The Neville Brothers Iconic, Grammy Award Winning Musician Art “Poppa Funk” Neville passed away peacefully on Monday three children, including Fox News won a Grammy in 1989 for a single after leaving his creative footprint on the local and national music landscape. weekend anchor .

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NORD Commission Hosted its Annual Youth Summer Camp Culminating Ceremonies at City Park

Edited by Data Staff Writers final memories for summer 2019 . This year more than 30 camps per- Last week the New Orleans formed special dances, skits, and Recreation Development (NORD) displayed arts showcases learned Commission and CEO Larry Bara- and created over the summer bino, Jr . hosted its Annual Youth months during the event . Summer Camp Culminating Cer- The event was part of NORD’s emonies at City Park’s Carousel ongoing commitment to provide Garden Amusement Park, bring- youth with an opportunity to partic- ing together more than 3,000 youth ipate in engaging, high-quality sum- who participated in NORD’s Sum- mer experiences . Campers, camp mer Programming . The Summer Staff, NORD Staff, and City Park Camp Culminating Ceremonies Staff anticipate this unique celebra- provided campers with the oppor- tion each year as it provides private tunity to showcase the skills they access to the entire Amusement developed in NORD Summer Pro- Park and creates once-in-a-lifetime grams, as well as have a day of fun memories while celebrating the at the Amusement Park, creating end of another exciting summer .

Page 6 July 27 - August 2, 2019 Data Zone www.ladatanews.com Captured Culture Kichea Burt’s Legacy of Photos

Throughout photojournalist Kichea Burt’s career she developed a keen and masterfully creative eye which enabled her to visually tell the unique story of New Orleans in all of it’s complexity and color . Dave Ankers, WWOZ Director of Content says of Burt, “She seemed to know every musician in New Orleans, or at least knew everything about them . She introduced me to more photographers, musicians, friends of musicians, poets, and Mardi Gras Indians . She shot second lines, festivals, shows at Tipitinas, Jazz funerals, Mardi Gras parades . Everything . She was out every weekend, and it seemed like she never missed any celebration in New Orleans .” A compilation of Burt’s photos dated 2014 - present are shown below. Photos courtesy Data News Weekly and WWOZ.

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Audubon Institute bol of the transportation system that once spanned lion country Audubon Zoo is joining the Asso- and, tragically, opened the door ciation of Zoos and Aquariums and to habitat loss, poaching, and the will collaborate with Disney and the devastation of Africa’s vast natural Lion Recovery Fund to stop the lion resources . crisis . In support of Disney’s The African lions are classified as Lion King Protect the Pride Cam- vulnerable in the wild, so Audubon paign, Audubon Zoo is contributing manages its lion pride under the $10,000 to the Wildlife Conserva- guidance of AZA’s Species Survival tion Network’s (WCN) Lion Recov- Plan . Members of the new pride ery Fund (LRF) to help double the were chosen based on their genetic number of lions in the wild by 2050 . and behavioral matches to increase In celebration of the release of Dis- the likelihood of breeding and help ney’s new groundbreaking, The bolster the population of lions in hu- Lion King, the highly anticipated man care . feature film helmed by Jon Favreau in theaters today, The Walt Disney About Lion Recovery Fund Company has announced a Global The Lion Recovery Fund (LRF) Conservation Campaign to raise was created by the Wildlife Conser- awareness and support the dwin- vation Network in partnership with dling lion population across Africa . the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation Since Disney’s The Lion King to double the number of lions in Af- was first released in theaters 25 rica, regaining those lions lost over years ago, half of Africa’s lions have the past 25 years . In recovering li- disappeared . Lions continue to face ons, the LRF also aims to restore rising threats, such as poaching, Audubon Zoo will collaborate with Disney’s The Lion King Protect the Pride Campaign to help create the health of their landscapes and loss of prey, and destruction of hab- awareness and support the dwindling lion population across Africa and double the number of lions in all that they provide for local people itats . Disney has already donated the wild by 2050. and wildlife . The LRF sends 100% of more than $2 million to WCN’s LRF donations directly to projects that and its partners and will make ad- bers . With as few as 20,000 lions conserve lions, investing in the best ditional grants as well as invite fans in the wild remaining, the time to ideas for lion recovery, and support- to participate and help increase the act is now .” Zoos and aquariums ing projects beyond any singular donation for a total contribution of accredited by the Association of country across lions’ entire range . up to $3 million as part of The Lion Zoos and Aquariums are helping to King Protect the Pride Campaign . ensure a future for African wildlife, About SAFE Alongside Disney, Audubon Zoo is including lions . African lions have SAFE: Saving Animals from Ex- raising additional support for the been named an AZA SAFE Species, tinction combines the power of zoo LRF and encouraging fans to join in and AZA Institutions are partnering and aquarium visitors with the re- to help this iconic species . with organizations in Africa to miti- sources and collective expertise of “We are excited to participate in gate conflict between farmers and AZA-Accredited Zoos and Aquari- this groundbreaking partnership lions, increase monitoring of the ums and partners to save animals to help protect this magnificent lion population’s numbers and dis- from extinction . Together we are species,” said Audubon Nature tribution, and address habitat loss . number of lions in the wild . located in the Zoo’s popular African working on saving the most vulner- Institute President and CEO Ron The SAFE African Lion Team, Lion Audubon recently welcomed a Savanna Exhibit, which opened in able wildlife species from extinction Forman . “Lions face many threats Recovery Fund, and Disney’s The pride of lions to the Zoo with the the 1980s . The new exhibit’s focal and protecting them for future gen- across Africa that have contributed Lion King Protect the Pride Cam- opening of a new lion habitat in point is a replica of an abandoned erations . To learn more, visit www . to a drastic decline in their num- paign are working to double the May of 2019 . The new lion habitat is 1920s-era train station — a sym- aza .org/aza-safe . www.ladatanews.com Health News July 27 - August 2, 2019 Page 9 Serena Williams Invests in Company to End Black Maternal Mortality

By Katherine Lewin Cuban . So, Williams is determined DiversityInc The company builds an “online to give back to try and improve Photo by DiversityInc dashboard to connect mothers and healthcare for women of color . “I infants with health care profession- am incredibly excited to invest Black mothers are three to four als, with technology that “proactive- and partner with Mahmee, a com- times more likely to die during ly engages, checks on and monitors pany that personifies my firm’s childbirth than white ones, ac- patients through ‘maternity coach- investment philosophy,” Williams cording to the Centers for Disease es’ and escalates concerns to doc- said in a Monday statement from Control and Prevention on Black tors so that mom and baby’s care the company . “Given the bleak maternal mortality . The longstand- plan stays up to date and critical data surrounding maternal death ing and pervasive problem has had red flags aren’t missed,” according and injury rates, I believe that it is a lot of attention from progressive to a press release . It is being sold absolutely critical right now to in- politicians in recent months . Rep . through hospitals and other health vest in solutions that help protect Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass .) and systems . Williams nearly died when the lives of moms and babies .” 2020 hopeful Sen . Cory Booker she gave birth to her daughter, as The funding round that just com- (D-N .J .) introduced the Healthy Serena Williams and daughter Alexis Ohanian she explained in a personal essay pleted that raised $3 million with MOMMIES Act to Medicaid cover- published last year on CNN .com . Williams’ and Cuban’s help and age to prenatal, labor and postpar- formed the Black Maternal Health ity, just received big donations from Approximately 24-hours after her will be used to grow the company’s tum care . Reps . Lauren Underwood Caucus in April . Mahmee, a compa- tennis champion Serena Williams delivery, she suffered from a blood team of engineers, clinicians and (D-Ill .) and Alma Adams (D-N .C .) ny working to end maternal mortal- and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark clot in her abdomen . sales staff .

State & Local News Greater New Orleans Foundation Response & Restoration Fund Grants $30,000 to Regional Nonprofits Providing Hurricane Barry Relief Edited by Data Staff Writers The Greater New Orleans Foundation recently announced the activation of its Response and Restoration Fund in response to the Hurricane Barry and its impact on Southeast . Today, the Greater New Orleans Foundation has granted out $30,000 in immediate assistance grants to We honor the tradition of “paying nonprofit organizations that are on it forward” by coordinating with a the ground providing assistance . network of community foundations “As a leader in Disaster Philan- when disaster strikes other com- thropy, we know how critical it is munities to get immediate support to get immediate grants to non- to the most vulnerable citizens . Our profits who run to the front lines Response and Restoration Fund to respond to emergencies in our provides immediate relief as well as region,” said Andy Kopplin, Presi- long-term rebuilding support . dent and CEO of the Greater New Grantees of the $30,000 Re- Orleans Foundation . “Our staff has sponse and Restoration Fund been working with our nonprofit Grants include Second Har- community to ensure we are ready vest Food Bank of Greater New in the event of a disaster, and to- Orleans and Acadiana, Catho- day’s announcement is proof that lic Charities Archdiocese of we were prepared thanks to our New Orleans, Louisiana SPCA, generous donors .” Plaquemines Community CARE The Greater New Orleans Foun- Centers Foundation, Inc ., and dation Response and Restoration VIA LINK . Together, these or- Fund serves to mobilize and sup- ganizations serve Jefferson, La- port a network of voluntary and fourche, Orleans, Plaquemines, community organizations active in St . Bernard, St . Charles, St . John disasters (VOADS and COADS) the Baptist, St, Tammany, Tan- whose expertise is deployed lo- gipahoa, Terrebonne, and Wash- cally, nationally and internationally . ington Parishes . Page 10 July 27 - August 2, 2019 State & Local News www.ladatanews.com

Youth Study Center Announces Name Change and Permanent Director

Edited by Data Staff Writers facility . Staff training and retention facility and is working with national Photo by kyshunwebster.com has improved, therapeutic services experts – becoming the first in the have expanded, school attendance state to do so . The City Council last Thursday is up, and the overall safety and Restoration – JJIC integrates op- approved the change of the Youth security of the facility is much im- portunities for reflective learning Study Center’s official name to the proved . We are eager to continue to for youth to achieve social disci- Juvenile Justice Intervention Cen- make vital improvements with solid pline through participatory learn- ter (JJIC) . The name change sig- leadership in place and a new vision ing and decision-making by using nals the facility’s renewed focus on for the JJIC .” restorative practices . These prac- providing quality, evidence-based The JJIC embraces the oppor- tices help youth to display empathy, juvenile detention practices and tunity to leverage the detention of reduce crime violence and bullying, programming that prioritizes indi- youth in order to make behavioral improve human behavior, strength- vidual accountability, rehabilitation changes . To help make this happen, en civil society, provide effective and restoration . JJIC has adopted a three-pronged leadership, restore relationships, Also, Dr . Kyshun Webster has approach: Rehabilitation – While and repair harm . been named the center’s perma- not a long-term treatment facil- Re-entry – JJIC will assist de- nent Director after serving in an ity, JJIC can initiate intervention tained youth with a successful interim role since October 2018 . services by providing skilled care transition back to their community . “It is only when we strategically given by licensed mental health Case managers will establish col- intervene in the lives of vulnerable staff and social workers . Interven- laboration with the community and youth and their families to get a tions include evaluating the youth, its resources to ensure the delivery deeper understanding of the root identifying the specific factors that of needed services and supervi- causes of their behaviors will we Dr. Kyshun Webster, Director, Juvenile Justice Intervention Center must be addressed to reduce risks sion intended to reduce youths’ curb juvenile crime in our commu- (JJIC). and designing a plan of care that recidivism through targeted edu- nity,” Dr . Webster said . can help youth work on the positive cation and employment programs, Emily Wolff, Director of the been deeply committed to improv- foot into office . We are proud of the social behaviors in daily life . JJIC family engagement, mental health Mayor’s Office of Youth & Fami- ing conditions at the Youth Study transformation that has taken place is working on the integration of a and substance use treatment, and, lies, said, “Mayor Cantrell has Center since the moment she set over the past several months at the trauma-informed approach in the housing .

Community Honors Civil Rights Leader Sadie Roberts-Joseph

By NNPA & Candace J. Semien, Jozef Syndicate reporter, The Drum Newspaper

BATON ROUGE (The Drum/ NNPA)—For more than three de- cades, Sadie Roberts-Joseph was an exceptional force of civic and cultur- al life in Baton Rouge . Often called an activist, matriarch, and a ‘tireless advocate of peace,’ the 75-year-old founder of the city’s African-Amer- ican history museum was found dead in the trunk of a car on Fri- Sadie Roberts-Joseph speaks at the 2019 Juneteenth Celebration on Erica Williams Mitchell, Phyllis, and Owusu Bandele, Ph.D. sing along day, July 12, about 3 miles from her the Banks of the Mississippi River. The archivist and founder of the with the crowd gathering at Sadie Roberts-Joseph vigil at the Baton Baton Rouge African American Museum (formerly the Odell S. Wil- Rouge African American History Museum. Photo by Antione GHOST home . Police did not explain what liams Now and Then African American Museum) was murdered July 12, Mitchell @the_art_alchemist led them to the car where they 2019. Photo by Yulani Semien. found her body . Investigators be- lieve she was suffocated before her She did not deserve that, but she branding the museum as the Baton ity because of what she gave to so ticipants, led by The Walls Project body was found . Within days, Baton would want forgiveness for you .” Rouge African American History many here .” and Build Baton Rouge, will paint a Rouge Police arrested and charged In 2001, Roberts-Joseph founded Museum, which some recognized Roberts-Joseph was also the mural of the revered activist at 2065 a male tenant from one of Roberts- the Odell S . Williams Now & Then as an astute move to market it as founder of the nonprofit organiza- Plank Road — the corner of Plank Joseph’s rent houses with her mur- African American Museum, which the city’s museum and to connect it tion Community Against Drugs and Road and Pawnee Street, in North der . He was allegedly $1,200 behind features exhibits of African art and to other Black museums in South- Violence, and she organized the Baton Rouge . in his rent . tells the stories of minority inven- east Louisiana . state’s recognition of Juneteenth in The family has created The Sa- “You stole light,” said her son Ja- tors . It also includes displays of his- “She was one of the standout Baton Rouge . die Roberts-Joseph Memorial Fund son Roberts . “You stole a warm, lov- torical artifacts from the civil rights matriarchs of Baton Rouge,” said “Our love for Sadie Roberts-Jo- at Hancock Whitney Bank and is ing, giving and caring woman and it era, including a 1963 bus used dur- Mayor-President Sharon Weston seph will continue . We will demon- hoping to raise funds that will go wasn’t just for her family . She cared ing the Baton Rouge boycotts . Broome, who knew and worked strate it in very tangible ways,” said toward museum operations . for the city . She cared for you . Her Leading up to this year’s June- with Roberts-Joseph for 30 years . Broome . For starts, the Mayor’s life should not have ended that way . teenth Celebration, she’d begun re- “We will make her legacy a prior- Youth Workforce Experience par- @JozefSyndicate www.ladatanews.com National News July 27 - August 2, 2019 Page 11 DATA CLASSIFIED Call 504-821-7421 to Philadelphia Fires 13 Officers place your classified ad. for Racist Facebook Posts Job Opportunity Freelance By Stacy M. Brown example of appropriate behavior in Writers NNPA Newswire National our community,” said Rabb, a Dem- Wanted Correspondent ocrat who represents the Philadel- phia area . Data News Weekly, “The Police officers in Philadelphia “Unethical, racist, inappropriate People’s Paper, is looking for freelence writers to and St . Louis are paying a heavy behavior or comments by police of- join our team print and price for their acts of racism . Weeks ficers, like that exhibited by these digital team. We want after a scathing analysis by the non- officers from the Philadelphia Po- to hear from you if you profit Plain View Project, the two lice Department, undermines the are a working journalist, or an aspiring journalist departments have responded . In public’s trust in an institution that who has 2 years or more Philadelphia, several officers have is supposed to serve us all,” Rabb of newspaper or PR been terminated while in St . Louis, said . writing experience. We prosecutors have barred a number Philadelphia Fraternal Order need writers who can of police personnel from bringing of Police Lodge #5 President John cover New Orleans news stories, ranging from cases against suspects . McNesby said the organization local high school sports, “I continue to be very angered was “disappointed” in the decision community events, City and disappointed by these posts,” to fire the officers in part because Hall and entertainment. Philadelphia Police Commis- In Philadelphia, several officers have been terminated while in St. they were deprived of due process . Experience in print is Louis, prosecutors have barred a number of police personnel from necessary, experience in sioner Richard Ross Jr ., said on bringing cases against suspects. “I continue to be very angered and “The overwhelming majority of digital and social media Thursday, July 18 . Ross said the disappointed by these posts,” Philadelphia Police Commissioner Rich- our members serve this city with are encouraged. department terminated 13 offi- ard Ross Jr., said on Thursday, July 18th. integrity and professionalism,” Mc- cers who made “posts that advo- Nesby said . Compensation is cated violence .” He said 17 other “permanently banned .” Hayden and at work believing that, “it’s a good None of the terminated officers competitive and great officers still face “severe disciplin- Gardner have said they are still in- day for a chokehold .” were named, but Philadelphia au- story ideas will be ary action,” while another four vestigating the Facebook posts . In Still, others posted their beliefs thorities confirmed that the high- appreciated. will receive 30-day suspensions . June, the Plain View Project deter- that women in hijabs were tanta- est-ranking officer fired is a ser- In St . Louis, Circuit Attorney Kim- mined that at least 328 active-duty mount to “trash bags .” Plain View geant . If you are interested, please email your resume berly Gardner said she added 22 police officers in various cities, in- project officials counted more than “We have a duty to represent and 3 writing samples to: officers to her “exclusion list” of cluding Philadelphia and St . Louis, 3,000 offensive posts from depart- ourselves and our city,” Philadel- terrybjones@bellsouth. authorities banned from bringing posted content that championed ments across the country, including phia Mayor Jim Kenney said . “We net and datanewseditor@ cases to her office after the Face- violence against Muslims, immi- Dallas, Tex .; Denison, Tex .; Lake will not allow this incident to break bellsouth.net. book posts were made public . grants and African Americans . In County, Fla .; Philadelphia, Penn .; down the progress we have made In a letter sent to Public Safety the posts, officers from rookies to Phoenix, Ariz .; St . Louis, Mo .; Twin and we pledge to do better,” Ken- Director Jimmie Edwards and St . the highest of rank, said the viewed Falls, Idaho; and York, Penn . ney said . We can’t wait to Louis Police Chief John Hayden, African Americans as “dogs,” and “We rely on police officers to pro- hear from you! Gardner said seven of those 22 were some wrote that they would arrive tect us, all of us, and to serve as an @StacyBrownMedia

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