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Where the Hell Are the Police? Another Noose Found on National Mall
Surely, with all of the camera surveillance as well as several branches of police (federal, local, military, etc.) patrolling one of the most tourist-laden places in these United States, one would think that there would be an arrest or some movement in this noose-hanging frenzy going on all over the National Mall. However, these noose-placing…
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Prosecutor Announces Cosby Will Be Retried in Sex Assault Case
Updated Sunday, June 18, 2017, 10:15 a.m. EDT: Bill Cosby will be retried on sexual assault charges, the Montgomery County, Pa., District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday after a mistrial was declared earlier that day. In a press conference after the announcement, prosecutor Kevin Steele said that Andrea Constand is entitled to a verdict in the…
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Mother of 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards Joins Lawsuit Against Officer, City in Son’s Death; Also Sues Father
The mother of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards on Friday filed to formally join the lawsuit against the city of Balch Springs, Texas, and ex-Police Officer Roy Oliver, who killed her son with a rifle as he was leaving a house party in April. According to the Dallas Morning News, Shaunkeyia Stephens’ suit alleges that the city…
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Resist! Thousands Flood the Streets After Not Guilty Verdict in Police Killing of Philando Castile
Thousands of angry, woke and fired-up Minnesotans took to the streets on Friday, hours after ex-Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of 32-year-old motorist Philando Castile nearly one year ago. The protesters gathered at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul, holding “Black Lives Matter” signs and chanting, “No…
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Fox Drops ‘Fair & Balanced’ Slogan
People of Color Are Among Those Who Mocked It FAMU Won’t House New Black Network After All Reporter’s Attacker Given Community Service Writers Union Not Satisfied With Ebony Pledge Still Not ‘Deadliest Mass Shooting in U.S. History’ No Blacks, Latinas on New Washington Post Product Poynter, NABJ Team for Leadership Training Google Creates Interactive Site…
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Innocent Kan. Man Walks Free After Spending 16 Years in Prison for a Failed Purse Snatching
I don’t know what’s more incredible—that a Kansas City, Kan., man spent 16 years in prison for a botched purse snatching or that someone was sentenced to 19 years for attempting to snatch a pocketbook. On Wednesday, Johnson County, Kan., District Judge Kevin Moriarty ordered Richard A. Jones to be released after students and faculty…
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Trump Expected to Make Changes to US Cuba Policy in Miami This Week
For all those who didn’t get to go to Cuba during the two years after President Barack Obama lifted restrictions on travel to the country, you might be SOL.President Donald Trump is expected to make substantial changes to the U.S. policy toward Cuba in Miami on Friday. On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to terminate…
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Black Man’s Severed Head Found Near Headless Burned Body in Jackson, Miss.
Authorities in Jackson, Miss., are investigating two separate crime scenes that appear to be connected … or not, as it happens. On Saturday morning, a group of children found a severed head on the front porch of a home, WLBT reports. Hours later, a headless burned body was discovered less than a mile away. Both…
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A Child’s Bed Becomes a Killing Scene
NBCU Exec Grieves, Estranged Husband Held Dyson Raises White Privilege After Maher Apology Big Comey Audience Includes Telemundo Twist Marker to Honor Slave Who Killed Overseer Could TV Viewing Be a Factor in Support for Trump? ‘Race Plays a Part in So Many Things. . .’ Excuses for Kaepernick Unemployment Don’t Wash No Such Thing…
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Mo. Parole Board Plays Dumb Games With Prisoners, Urging Them to Say Words Like ‘Platypus’ and ‘Hootenanny’ During Hearings
In more news from the world of the white and privileged, members of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole callously played with inmates during their parole hearings by trying to get them to say ridiculous words such as “platypus” and “manatee,” or mention specific song titles, for points. Don Ruzicka, a member of the…
