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

EAST COASTGun trafficking ring arrested and charged for selling guns in NYCSOURCE: https://www.littleafricanews.com/gun-trafficking-ring-arrested-and-charged-for-selling-guns-in-nyc/SOUTHWill Oklahomans elect a Black woman as District Judge?https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2022/07/19/will-oklahomans-elect-a-black-woman-as-a-federal-judge/Heat continues to plague incarcerated Texanshttps://texasmetronews.com/37377/heat-continues-to-plague-incarcerated-texans/Alpha Kappa Alpha conference brought $6M to College Parkhttps://atlantadailyworld.com/2022/07/27/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 yearshttps://blackiowanews.bulletin.com/des-moines-civil-and-human-rights-symposium-returns-virtuallyTax Abatement Approved: How the Hudson Project’s tax abatement could affect Detroithttps://michiganchronicle.com/2022/07/27/tax-abatement-approved-how-the-hudson-projects-tax-abatement-could-affect-detroit/Ex-officers Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rightshttps://spokesman-recorder.com/2022/07/27/ex-officers-kueng-thao-sentenced-for-violating-george-floyds-civil-rights/One on One with Showtime’s “The Chi” Actor, Michael V. Eppshttps://chicagodefender.com/one-on-one-with-showtimes-the-chi-actor-michael-v-epps/WEST COAST:Although Calif. has a homelessness epidemic, there is some better news of hope out of Kern Countyhttps://www.onmenews.com/post/although-calif-has-a-homelessness-epidemic-there-is-some-better-news-of-hope-out-of-kern-county