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  • La. Teachers Accused of Bullying and Starting Elementary School Fight Club

    Anne Shelvin, 44, and Tracy Gallow, 50, two teachers at Washington Elementary School, in Opelousas, La., were arrested last week after starting what school officials are referring to as a “fight club.” St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz said that a student’s mother complained that Shelvin bullied her 11-year-old child, told the student to “go…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • White Reporter Resigns After Using N-Word in Twitter Direct-Messaging Convo

    Valerie Hoff, a veteran reporter with Atlanta’s 11Alive news, resigned over the weekend after trying to get the scoop on a video of a white cop punching a black man turned into her using the n-word in conversation with the man who posted the video to social media. On April 13, Curtis Rivers posted a…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Delta Pilot Punches Woman to ‘De-Escalate’ a Fight 

    Flying the friendly skies seems quite passĂ© nowadays. From crying passengers being dragged off planes to others not being able to pee when they have to, it was only a matter of time before those friendly skies turned into the fight club. And on April 21, that’s exactly what happened on a Delta Airlines flight…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Whitney: Can I Be Me Succeeds in Not Exploiting but Celebrating Whitney Houston’s Life

    As the Tribeca Film Festival rolls through New York City this week and next, perhaps no film has been more anticipated or controversial than Whitney: Can I Be Me , an inside look at troubled pop icon Whitney Houston. At the world premiere of the film Wednesday evening, directors Nick Broomfield and Rudi Dolezal (no relation…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Fla. Student Suspended After Using Classmates’ Photos in ‘Slaves for Sale’ Craigslist Ad

    A Florida high school student has been suspended for 10 days after advertising two of his black female classmates on Craigslist in a “Two Slaves for Sale” ad. The unnamed male student at Fleming Island High School in Fleming, Fla., wrote on the ad: Two healthy slave gals for sale. Good condition hard work ethic.…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Black Woman in New Orleans Is Protesting Removal of Jefferson Davis Statue

    New Orleans is cleaning up the city by removing Confederate statues, but there’s one former resident who’s going to do everything she can to protest their removal. Even if that means proving that there’s always that “one” black person. Wearing a Confederate-flag T-shirt and waving a Confederate flag, Arlene Barnum, a native of New Orleans…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Dragged Airline Passenger David Dao Settles With United for Undisclosed Amount

    Dr. David Dao has reached a settlement with United Airlines for the injuries caused when he was brutally dragged off his flight after being involuntarily bumped. Two weeks ago, Dao made headlines when gate agents asked volunteers to give up their seats on Louisville, Ky.-bound Flight 3411 to make room for the crew. Not enough…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Layoffs Weren’t Invented Yesterday

    ESPN laid off about 100 people Wednesday, in what seemed like the end of the world, if you followed the news unfolding on social media. These 100 people, who probably had over-six-figure salaries, were on-air commentators with huge followings and probably even bigger severances. Sure, it’s horrible when one loses a job he or she…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Bill Cosby Hopes to Revive His Career After Trial

    It seems as though Bill Cosby and his family members are trying their best to have him seen in a better light. Despite the fact that more than 40 women have accused the comedian of drugging and sexually assaulting them, and with a criminal trial looming over his head, the Cosby PR train is moving…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Man Kicked Off Delta Flight Because He Used the Restroom While Plane Was Waiting on Tarmac

    It can happen at the most inopportune time; sometimes your bladder has a mind of its own. But what do you do when you have the urge to pee after sitting for 30 minutes on a plane that’s on the tarmac? On April 18, Kima Hamilton was heading from Atlanta to Milwaukee on a Delta…

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    Yesha Callahan

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