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With Sisters Thrive, Chirlane McCray Is Tapping the Power of Black Women to Address the Mental Health Crisis
Chirlane McCray is doing the work. A recent write-up in the New York Times noted that McCray had redefined the role of first lady in the nationâs most populous city, with the paper calling her âlikely the most influential, if not consequentialâ first lady in New York Cityâs history. McCrayâs focus on mental health services…
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Goodell Doubles Down on Claim That Kaepernick Isnât Being Blackballed
Talking to CNBC today, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell maintained that former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was not being blackballed, despite all evidence to the contrary. But who are you going to believeâGoodell or your lying, not-seeing-Colin-Kaepernick-in-uniform eyes? In fact, Goodell told CNBCâs Squawk Box that Kaepernick is âwelcome to come over and meet…
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Almost 1,000 More People Died in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria Than Officially Confirmed: Report
On Oct. 3, during his horrific visit to Puerto Rico, Donald Trump congratulated the islandâs governor, Ricardo RosellĂł, on the U.S. territoryâs death toll following the devastation wrought by Hurricane MarĂa. âSixteen [dead] people certified,â Trump told RosellĂł. âSixteen people versus in the thousands. You can be very proud of all of your people and…
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Cop Suffering From PTSD After Pulse Massacre Will Lose His Job
With only six months to go before heâs eligible for a full pension, Cpl. Omar Delgado, one of the first police to respond to the massacre at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, is losing his job. Hailed as a hero in the wake of the June 2016 mass shooting for saving the life of shooting victim…
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Blood and Glasses Found in Parking Lot in Case of Missing New Jersey Nurse
Police have issued an alert and are seeking the publicâs help in finding a 24-year-old New Jersey nurse who has gone missing. Shanaya Coley of Paterson, N.J., was last seen at her home shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday. A nurseâs aide, Coley was set to work that night at Eastern Christian Childrenâs Retreat in Wyckoff,…
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Former Cop Sentenced to 20 Years for Shooting Death of Walter Scott
Updated Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, 2:30 p.m. EST: ABC News reports that former South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, in the back during a routine traffic stop in 2015. Earlier: It happened. A (former) cop is finally going to…
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Racist, Anti-Semitic Flyers Found on Princeton Campus
For the second time this year, white supremacist flyers have appeared at Princeton University. It is unclear whoâs responsible for posting the flyers, which were spotted on the New Jersey campus Monday, but they came in two varieties: the first, a personal attack against a Jewish resident of the city of Princeton; the second, an…
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Black Employees File Civil Rights Lawsuit Against NYC Fire Department, Say Racism Within FDNY Is a âDiseaseâ
Black employees have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Fire Department of New York, alleging that the city agency has failed to pay and promote its black workers at a level equal to that of their white peers. This is beginning to feel a lot like dĂ©jĂ vu. As the New York Daily…
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âYou Donât Know the Trouble Iâve Had in My Lifeâ: This 6-Year-Old Boy Is Fed the Hell Up With Santa
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to witness this young, skeptical-ass boy read Santa Claus to hell and back. On Sunday, NPR reporter Sarah McCammon posted on Twitter a letter her 6-year-old son wrote for a class assignment. A true âSanta skeptic,â as McCammon described him, the boy spared Kris Kringle not a single…
