Today's Date: December 4, 2023
Blue Source Sustainable Forests Co. Advances Its Carbon-First Strategy and Rebrands the Company Aurora Sustainable Lands™   •   Financial information platform Finimize partners with CFA Institute to empower investors through education   •   Minister Anandasangaree announces funding for 31 Indigenous-led projects that will contribute to ending violence against Indigen   •   The Scholastic 2023 Philanthropic Impact Report Celebrates Partnerships Committed to Literacy for All Children   •   Battelle Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index   •   Disneyland Resort is a Must-Visit Vacation Destination, Featuring Limited-Time Celebrations and New Fun in 2024   •   Health Net's Support for California's First Black Birth Justice Coalition Leads to Release of First Agenda   •   Swickard Auto Group Announces "Nominate a Hero" at Swickard Anchorage: Rewarding an Alaskan Veteran, Active Military, or First R   •   TotalEnergies, Adani Green Energy, and Brookfield Renewable Partners Emerge as Top Large-Scale Solar Developers in Mercom Capita   •   J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. Commences Tender Offer for Any and All 7.125% Senior Notes Due 2026   •   Amplify Her® Foundation Announces Inaugural Grantee Partners   •   NY NOW Celebrates a Century of Innovation: Marking Its 100th Year Anniversary   •   Fourth Edition of ‘Women’s International Champions Cup Best XI Presented by Ally’ Team Announced   •   Government of Canada celebrates the launch of the Canadian Business Disability Network to help advance the inclusion of persons   •   Cushman & Wakefield Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index   •   Salem Podcast Network Welcomes “Man in America with Seth Holehouse” to Its Line-Up   •   BIG BLUE MARBLE ACADEMY ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF FOUR NEW LOCATIONS IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA, NOW ENROLLING   •   University of Cincinnati and University of International Business and Economics Attain Prestigious Global Centers of Insurance E   •   Survey: Social isolation critically impacts people living in urban areas, lower-income Americans, and Black and Hispanic communi   •   Playaway Products New Spanish-language Audiobooks Will Help Libraries and Schools Serve Multilingual Communities
Bookmark and Share

Secret Services Mourns Death Of First Black Agent

WASHINGTON - Charles L. Gittens, the first black US Secret Service agent, died on July 27 an agency spokesman confirmed.  He was 82.

Secret service
Black News, African American News, Minority News, Civil Rights News, Discrimination, Racism, Racial Equality, Bias, Equality, Afro American NewsGittens became an agent in 1956 and was first assigned to the Charlotte, N.C., office. He also worked in the New York City office investigating counterfeiting and bank fraud.

After retiring in 1979, he worked for the Justice Department investigating war criminals.

Danny Spriggs, vice president of global security for The Associated Press and fellow Secret Service agent, called Gittens “just an outstanding guy.”

“He went out of his way to mentor and give counsel and advice to young African-Americans who were coming up, especially those like myself who were coming up through the ranks.”

“The guy was always physically fit. He looked like he came out of the gym. His whole persona was one of professionalism: no nonsense guy.”

Visitation and funeral services are scheduled for Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Church in Washington.


STORY TAGS: Secret service , Black News, African American News, Minority News, Civil Rights News, Discrimination, Racism, Racial Equality, Bias, Equality, Afro American News

Video

White House Live Stream
LIVE VIDEO EVERY SATURDAY
alsharpton Rev. Al Sharpton
9 to 11 am EST
jjackson Rev. Jesse Jackson
10 to noon CST


Video

LIVE BROADCASTS
Sounds Make the News ®
WAOK-Urban
Atlanta - WAOK-Urban
KPFA-Progressive
Berkley / San Francisco - KPFA-Progressive
WVON-Urban
Chicago - WVON-Urban
KJLH - Urban
Los Angeles - KJLH - Urban
WKDM-Mandarin Chinese
New York - WKDM-Mandarin Chinese
WADO-Spanish
New York - WADO-Spanish
WBAI - Progressive
New York - WBAI - Progressive
WOL-Urban
Washington - WOL-Urban

Listen to United Natiosns News