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Mich. Bill Seeks to Prevent Undercover Cops From Having Sex With Prostitutes
Up until last Tuesday, Michigan was the only state that granted undercover cops immunity from prosecution for having sex with prostitutes during an investigation. But now, under a recent bill that passed a Senate committee, they would have stiff consequences to face. Bill S.B. 275, proposed by state Sen. Judy Emmons (R-Sheridan) in an effort…
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Fla. Teen Showcases Prom Dress Inspired by Black Lives Matter
It’s prom season, and if you randomly search social media for #Prom2k17, you’ll see tons of sequins, taffeta and organza. But one Florida teen wanted to make a socially conscious statement with her dress. Pahokee High School student Milan Morris’ dress is covered in images of African Americans killed recently, including Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown…
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Meshell Ndegeocello’s 72-Year-Old Mother Reported Missing
Meshell Ndegeocello is reaching out to her fans on social media to help her find her missing mother. According to Prince George’s County, Md., police, 72-year-old Helen Byrd Johnson, who suffers from dementia, went missing in Oxon Hill, Md., on Monday, April 10, and and was driving a gray Ford Taurus with Maryland tag No.…
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Detroit 19-Year-Old Arraigned After Accidentally Shooting 2 Police Officers He Thought Were Burglars
Nineteen-year-old Juwan Alexander Plummer was arrested last week after shooting two Detroit police officers when he thought they were men attempting to burglarize his mother’s house. In his arraignment video, a teary-eyed Plummer entered his not guilty plea before the judge, who in turn seemed sympathetic to Plummer after the prosecutor tried her best to…
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Police Video Shows 5 Black Mich. Kids Held at Gunpoint in Case of Mistaken Identity
Police in Grand Rapids, Mich., said they were just doing their job when they held a group of kids, ranging in age from 12 to 14, at gunpoint after receiving a phone call about a possible teen having a gun during a fight at a basketball court. Video of the March 24 incident was recently…
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Memphis, Tenn., High School Students Receive $80,000,000 in Scholarship Offers
Students at Whitehaven High School in Memphis, Tenn., have 80 million reasons to be proud of their academic endeavors because its graduating class has secured more than $80 million in scholarships. Last week the students were honored at their Academic Signing Day, but one student took home the largest piece of the scholarship pie, according…
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New Orleans Begins Confederate-Monument Removal
New Orleans is severing its ties to the racist Confederate history that lingers in the city by removing several Confederate statues. Early Monday morning, city workers were to begin to take down the statues while it was still dark to avoid clashing with those wanting to preserve the history. “There’s a better way to use…
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Georgetown University and Jesuits Issue Apologies for Their Role in Slavery
Last year Georgetown University acknowledged the role it played in slavery when, in 1838, it benefited from the sale of 272 slaves to pay off debts. The sellers of the slaves were Jesuits, part of the group of Catholics who helped establish Georgetown University. To atone, on Tuesday, the Rev. Timothy Kesicki, president of the…
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NYC Principal Arrested After Allegedly Beating 7-Year-Old Student
Machael Spencer-Edwards, a principal at Public School 202 in Brooklyn, N.Y.’s East New York neighborhood, was arrested Tuesday morning for allegedly beating a 7-year-old student. According to the New York Daily News, Spencer-Edwards was arrested on charges of assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child because of an incident March 13, when…
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Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Kills Himself in Prison Cell
Updated Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 10:26 a.m. EDT: Jose Baez, the attorney who represented Hernandez in his double-homicide trial, has launched an investigation on behalf of Hernandez. Baez says he believes it’s possible his former client was murdered by either inmates or prison officials, according to TMZ Sports. Earlier: On the heels of being found…
