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Columbus, Ohio Disbands 'Moral Crimes' Police Unit Due to Its Penchant for Committing Moral CrimesÂ
A vice unit is a police division responsible for investigating âmoral crimesâ such as gambling, prostitution, narcotics, and illegal alcohol sales. But due to a rash of scandals that have called the morality of its officers into question, Columbus, Ohio, no longer has one. Columbus became subject to internal and FBI investigations after botching the…
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Singer Andre Williams, the 'Godfather of Rap', Dead at 82
R&B singer-producer Andre Williams, whose indelible musical journey included collaborative efforts with Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, and Ray Charles, has died at the age of 82. On Wednesday, Williamsâ record label, Pravda Records, announced his passing on Facebook, paying tribute to their fallen star. âIt is with great sadness that we announce the passing of…
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Harvard Accused of 'Shamelessly' Profiting From Slavery Photos
Harvard University has been accused of âshamelesslyâ profiting from photos featuring 19th-century slaves, all while ignoring repeated requests to turn over the photos to the descendants of those pictured. As a result, a lawsuit was filed on Wednesday. According to USA Today, the school is being sued by Norwich, CT., resident Tamara Lanier for âwrongful…
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At Last: Brazil's Villainous New President Meets the Man in the Mirror
When I was at SXSW last week, outside of openly questioning how black people are expected to survive in a world devoid of cracked pepper, I had the pleasure of partaking in a live rendition of Roast Battleâthe popular Comedy Central television show in which a pair of comedians dismember each other to the audienceâs…
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Florida Republicans Slam the Brakes on Felons Looking to Restore Their Voting Rights
Remember in November when Floridans took to the polls, channelled Spike Lee, and Did the Right Thing by voting âyesâ on Amendment 4? For those who canât recall the fine details of the citizen-proposed ballot initiative, it reinstated the voting rights for people with felony convictionsâexcluding murder or sexual offensesâupon completion of their sentences. And…
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Mozambique President Reveals Cyclone Idai May Have Killed Over 1,000 Citizens
PBS reports that in a national radio address on Monday, Mozambiqueâs President Filipe Nyusi announced that more than 1,000 people may have been killed by Cyclone Idaiâwhich by early estimates is the worst in more than 20 years. âOfficially, we have a record of more than 84 dead but everything indicates that we can have…
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Cheese! 5-Year-Old Unleashes #BlackBoyJoy in Hilarious Picture Day Photo
He came, he saw, he showed out. Because Picture Day is a rite of passage in most black households, 5-year-old Andrew Miles risked life and limb by taking the road less traveledâopting to let freedom ring instead of delivering the same boring portrait as his Woodland Elementary School compatriots. âIâm so mad right now!â his…
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While Blackface Remains a Source of Outrage, Redface Is Still Somehow Permissible
While elected officials such as Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and designer brand Gucci drew outrage after attempting to derail Black History Month with a pair of ill-conceived blackface scandals, nobody bats an eye when a sea of Atlanta Braves fans busts out the Tomahawk Chopâtheir signature celebration that was adopted in 1991 after the team…
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In the Aftermath of New Zealand Shooting, Trump Believes White Nationalism Doesn't Pose an Imminent Threat
While Democratic presidential candidate Beto OâRourke spent his weekend acknowledging the myriad of advantages that white privilege has afforded him over the course of his life, our Commander-in-Tweet predictably spent his doing the complete opposite. In fact, if you let Trump tell it, white supremacyâthe malevolent patriarch of the âI donât see colorâ family treeâis…
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It Seems Like He's Ready: R. Kelly Announces Ingenious Plan to 'Straighten All This Stuff Out' After Being Released from Jail… Again
As somebody whoâs never spent a day in jail in my life, I canât imagine calling up one of the homies and being like âYo, I know these charges look crazy, but this million dollar bail ainât gonâ pay itself. So you got me, right?â And then the homie steps into those crosshairs and puts…
