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Family Sues Miya Ponsetto and Arlo Hotel for Racial Profiling in Attack on Black Teen for Lost iPhone
The parents of Keyon Harrold Jr., the Black teen who Miya Ponsetto was seen on video in December physically attacking over a falsely stolen iPhone, are now suing the woman and the hotel they say enabled her behavior. On Wednesday, Keyon Harrold Sr. and Kat Rodriguez announced that they have filed a lawsuit against 22-year-old…
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China Quotes George Floyd in Report Calling Out America's Racism
The United States loves to position itself on the global stage as a bastion of freedom, justice and democracy with the authority to call out other nations for not sufficiently exhibiting those ideals. But on Wednesday, the Chinese government issued a 28-page report to the United Nations challenging Americaâs critique of the rising power in…
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Damian Williams Could Become Manhattanâs First Black U.S. Attorney
Damian Williams, a longtime New York prosecutor who currently heads the Securities and Commodities Task Force in the U.S. Attorneyâs Office of the Southern District of New York, is now being considered to lead the office. If confirmed, Williams would be the first African American to serve as Manhattanâs U.S. attorney. Senate Majority Leader Chuck…
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White Woman Berates Bakery Worker With the N-Word. This Time the Karen Is a Mother of Biracial Children
Itâs not the most groundbreaking story: a white woman in New York City has been caught on camera calling a Black person the n-word. In this case, the woman in question unleashed the racism against a bakery worker who wouldnât serve her the bagels she was demanding because she was not donning a mask. The…
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Jury Selection Completed for Derek Chauvin Trial, Opening Arguments in Highly-Anticipated Case to Start Monday
The members of the jury for Derek Chauvinâs murder trial have been selected, and the group of 15 who will decide the case appears to be a diverse one. CBS News reports that the members of the jury for Chauvinâs trial in Hennepin County, Minn., were seated Tuesday, which will allow legal arguments in the…
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âI Respect Her Wishesâ: Tamika Mallory Responds to Samaria Riceâs Comments, Earns Public Support From Breonna Taylorâs Mother
Some clarity is emerging on the issues Samaria Rice recently raised regarding her discomfort with the more visible activists in the movement to end the deadly police violence against Black people in America. Following the Facebook posts last week by Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, branding Until Freedomâs Tamika Mallory a âclout chaserâ for…
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10 Dead in Boulder, Colo. Mass Shooting in a Continuation of a Very American Epidemic [Updated]
As we begin to cautiously hope for the winding down of the deadly coronavirus pandemic, we are also beginning to see the resurgence of another fatal sickness ailing America. Ten people were shot dead on Monday afternoon in a mass attack led by an unnamed suspect in a grocery store in Boulder, Colo., reports USA…
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COVID Vaccine Inequity, Chicago Edition: Hospital Gives Doses Meant for Hard-Hit Black Chicagoans to Trump's Son, Hotel Employees and Luxury Store Workers
Weâve already written about how vaccination trends across the U.S. have given off more than a whiff of Eau De Colonization, but this story coming out of Chicagoâas many stories coming out of Chicago unfortunately doâtakes the cake. Block Club Chicago recently broke open a story that brings to bear many of the seediest issues…
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AstraZeneca to Seek FDA Authorization for COVID Vaccine It Says Is 79 Percent Effective. But Questions About Side Effects Linger
A new COVID-19 vaccine could be coming to American shores soon: the AstraZeneca shots, which were first authorized for use in Europe. On Monday, AstraZeneca announced that a recently completed U.S. trial has shown its vaccine is 79 percent effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and 100 percent effective at preventing severe disease and hospitalization, reports…
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Investigators Probe Possible Audio Confession in Kendrick Johnsonâs Death
The suspicious death of Kendrick Johnson, a Black teen whose body was found in a rolled-up mat in his school gym in 2013, is again under investigation, and a new development hints that a culprit in his death could be identified. Since 17-year-old Johnson was found in a wrestling mat at Lowndes High School in…
