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NJ Man Accused of Killing College Student Faces Charges in Murder of 2nd Woman
Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 20, of Orange, N.J., has been charged with killing another woman after being charged with murder in the death of a New Jersey college student, CBS News reports. Acting Essex County, N.J., Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said Sunday that Wheeler-Weaver had been charged with murder in the death of 33-year-old Joanne Brown. Brown was…
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National African American Museum Tickets Sell Out in 4 Minutes When Website Goes Live
The free, same-day passes that went live on the National Museum of African American History and Culture website Monday sold out in four minutes, the Washington Post reports. The passes were grouped in 30-minute time slots between 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. They became available at 6:30 a.m. Monday and were unavailable by 6:34 a.m.…
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La. Navy Sailor Pleads Not Guilty in Transgender Woman’s Death
Dwanya Porche Hickerson, 20, pleaded not guilty to the stabbing death of 25-year-old Dee Whigham, a transgender Mississippi woman, CBS News reports. Hickerson, a U.S. Navy sailor from New Orleans, was charged with capital murder; he is accused of stabbing and slashing Whigham 119 times in a coastal Mississippi hotel room in July. Whigham had been…
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First Lady Michelle Obama Hosts Hidden Figures Screening at White House
It was #BlackGirlMagic Thursday at the White House, where first lady Michelle Obama hosted a private movie screening for the upcoming film Hidden Figures, scheduled to come out on Christmas Day. The event included a screening of the movie, followed by a panel featuring the creators and cast members and remarks by Obama herself. Janelle Monáe, Taraji P. Henson…
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Ark. School Board Member’s Blackface Photo Leads to Calls for Resignation
Ted Bonner, an eastern-Arkansas school board member, is being called on to resign by the Arkansas NAACP and several residents after photos surfaced of him wearing blackface as a costume for a Halloween party while also holding a sign referring to the Black Lives Matter movement, the Associated Press reports. On Monday, during a Blevins…
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Independent Monitor Ordered After 3 NYC Children’s Services Employees Fired in Zymere Perkins Case
On Tuesday, three employees of the New York City Administration for Children’s Services were fired after the poor handling of the case of 6-year-old Zymere Perkins. The city also accepted a state order for an independent monitor, according to CBS New York. A report was released by the state Office of Children and Family Services regarding…
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Here Are the 48th NAACP Image Award Nominees
They’re here! The nominations for the 48th NAACP Image Awards were announced Tuesday, and we could not be more thrilled! The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. “The Image…
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Ray Lewis Seen Entering Trump Tower
Kanye West wasn’t the only one who met with Donald Trump on Tuesday. Ray Lewis, former linebacker of the Baltimore Ravens, was spotted walking into Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in New York City on Tuesday, according to the Baltimore Sun. Trump Tower is where Trump is building his incoming administration. There was no additional…
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Ray Tensing to Be Retried in May
On Monday a judge said that Ray Tensing, the now former University of Cincinnati police officer charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter in the death of Sam Dubose, will be retried May 25, Cincinnati.com reports. Hamilton County, Ohio, Judge Leslie Ghiz said that she expects the case to remain in the county. Last month Joe Deters,…
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New Orleans Jury Delivers Manslaughter Verdict in Former Saints Star Will Smith’s Death
Cardell Hayes, 29, was found guilty of manslaughter Sunday night in the death of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith, as well as attempted manslaughter for shooting at Smith’s wife, Racquel, the Washington Post reports. Originally, prosecutors had sought a second-degree murder conviction, which carries a life sentence; however, Hayes will instead spend between 20 and…
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