Racially-motivated shootings, blood moon and $195M Warhol painting sale: This week in recap
Local News
- The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra welcomed smooth jazz saxophonist, composer and producer Kenny G.
- Iconic treehouse at Chastain Park in Fulton County burns overnight.
- Popular burger joint Slutty Vegan gains $25 million investment to expand chain.
- Roe v. Wade protests and demonstrations continue in Downtown Atlanta.
- Hundreds attend Good Neighbor Day plane and car show in DeKalb county.
SCAD News
- The SCAD Atlanta’s first Spring semi-formal dance occurred offering prizes to “Best Dressed” and “Best Dancing.”
- Students participated in a Sneaker Art Competition with guest judges Miss J Alexander and SCAD Vice President Audra Pittman.
- SCAD Atlanta students interested in DJ-ing for future SCAD events should apply here.
National News
- White supremacist shooter kills 10 people and injures 3 more at a Buffalo, New York supermarket- 11 out of the 13 people shot were black and the shooter left behind a disturbing manifesto.
- At least 1 dead and 4 injured after a shooting at a church in Laguna Woods, California.
- At least 2 dead after an escalated altercation in a Harris County, Texas flea market.
- Total eclipse showed rare “blood moon.”
Global News
- First photo of a black hole, Sagittarius A*, located in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy emerges.
- Al-Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, is shot and killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank.
- Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. wins Philippine election by a historic landslide.
- Lebanon citizens vote in a high-stakes parliamentary election.
- United Arab Emirates President, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, dies at 73.
Ongoing News
COVID-19 Pandemic
- The United States has reached over 1 million COVID-19 deaths.
- Biden urges states to use “leftover” COVID relief fund money to fund crime prevention organizations and hire more police.
- Offshoot of Omicron subvariant BA.2, BA.2.12.1, rapidly spreads in the Northeast.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
- First Lady Jill Biden visits with Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zolenska in Ukraine to speak about Ukrainian immigrants and the war with Russia.
- Russian forces fired upon a hospital in Severodonetsk, Ukraine where nine civilians were injured.
- Ukraine claims Russia is facing massive losses as troops continue to push westward.
- Ukraine is being considered for application into the EU.
Light News
- Iconic Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe sells for a record-breaking $195 million.
- Hot Wheels releases first wheelchair RC toy in collaboration with Paralympian Aaron Fotheringham.
- Anonymous donor pays off student debt for entire Texas College class of 2022.
- Florida high schooler gets accepted into 72 colleges.
This Week in History…
- May 8, 1945 – World War II ends in Europe.
- May 10, 1994 – Nelson Mandela elected as president as South Africa.
- May 13, 1882 – Georges Braque, founder of cubism alongside Pablo Picasso, is born in Argenteuil, France.
- May 14, 1948 – Israel declares statehood.
- May 14, 1998 – Iconic actor and singer Frank Sinatra passes away in Los Angeles, California.
- May 15, 1928 – Walt Disney debuts Mickey Mouse in the cartoon “Plane Crazy.”
