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  • School of Alabama Child Believed Tormented Into Suicide Disputes Family’s Account of Persistent Bullying

    Edwinna Harris, aunt of nine-year-old McKenzie Nicole Adams, the Tuscaloosa, Ala., student whose apparent suicided has been blamed on racist bullying, is promoting a GoFundMe page to establish an organization to fight bullying. The McKenzie Foundation, the page reads, “will serve as a source to stop the [bullying] nationwide.” On Facebook, she has endorsed the…

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  • Detroit Police Charge Pastor in Killing of Transgender Woman

    Thirty-five-year-old Kelly Stough was fatally shot in Detroit by former pastor Albert Weathers, the 24th killing of a transgender person in America this year. Weathers, 46, appeared in court Monday, where his bond was set at $1 million. He was arraigned on charges of open murder and the use of a firearm in the commission…

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  • Family of 9-Year-Old Says Racist Bullying Drove Her to Suicide

    Authorities in Linden, Ala. are searching for answers after the suicide of McKenzie Nicole Adams. Her family members believe racism was to blame. Adams, who loved dolls and hoped to become a scientist, was found dead at her home by her grandmother. While the official cause of death has yet to be revealed, Eddwina Harris,…

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  • Michelle Obama Secures Bag, Adds 21 Book Tour Dates

    Becoming, former-and-forever first lady Michelle Obama’s new book, continues to fly off shelves. Its 3 million copies sold in the United States and Canada alone make it the highest-selling book of the year. Her book tour is selling out stadiums. Her skin care regimen is unfuckwitable. With these facts in mind, Obama has decided to…

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  • Racist Columbia Student Caught Saying Racist Things on Camera, Will Have You Know He's Not Racist

    The white kid spotted extolling the virtues of whiteness to fellow students in a recent viral video wants you to know he’s definitely not racist. Columbia University sophomore Julian von Abele, a physics major, shared a statement with The Daily Beast stating his actions in the video fail to show “his true beliefs,” casting the…

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  • New York Man Fractures Woman’s Spine During Homophobic Subway Attack

    NYPD are searching for a 5’11” man between 50 and 60 years old who berated and subsequently assaulted a woman based upon his assumption of her sexuality. On Nov. 30 at about 5 p.m., the victim and another woman were riding the E-train bound for Manhattan when her eventual attacker began hurling homophobic slurs in…

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  • Nicki Minaj Defends Another Sex Offender. This One Happens to Be Her Boyfriend

    Convicted sex offender Kenneth Petty has been living good these days, at least one would assume so, as his girlfriend is international pop star Nicki Minaj. The 40-year-old Petty also happens to be, again, a convicted sex offender. Minaj, for her part, is standing by her man. After Minaj’s public claiming of her new main…

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  • FBI Says Ohio Woman Planning 'Upscale Mass Murder' Was Dylann Roof's Penpal

    A trove of social media activity and a sightseeing pilgrimage to Columbine preceded what authorities allege could have been a collaborative effort between would-be mass murderers. According to authorities, 23-year-old Elizabeth Lecron of Toledo, Ohio has been busy. Fortunately, police acted in time. Lecron was arrested today after authorities allege she purchased two pounds of…

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  • James A. Fields Jr., Proud Neo-Nazi, Is Now a Convicted Murderer

    Late in the summer of 2017, during the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va, then 20-year-old James A. Fields Jr., who had driven more than 500 miles from his home state of Ohio, sat in his Dodge Challenger near a crowd. Fields, who was turned away by the Army after graduating high school two…

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  • We Need to Talk About RGIII's Nut-Ass Haircut

    I swear this isn’t hate. Robert Griffin III, former Baylor quarterback turned NFL Rookie of the Year with the Washington Redacteds, is a world-class athlete. Misuse wrecked his knee. A bum knee wrecked his career. Media scrutiny wrecked any goodwill he had. I swear, again, that I’m not mad at the boy. He seems like…

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