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Rev. Jesse Jackson Posts Bail for Cook County Jail Inmates on Christmas
On Christmas Day, Rev. Jackson Jackson Sr. posted the bonds of a handful of inmates at Cook County Jail in Chicago so they could spend the holiday with loved ones. After Jackson paid the bonds, cameras captured him walking arm-in-arm with the released men, ABC News reports. “This is just a good feeling. It brings…
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New Mexico Sheriff Flashes White Nationalist Hand Sign on Instagram
A photo posted to Instagram on Sunday showed Rio Arriba County Sheriff James Lujan of New Mexico flashing what appeared to be a white nationalist hand sign. The photo, posted to the account of Lujan’s wife, Julie Casados, shows him standing behind her and their two sons while proudly displaying an upside-down “OK” gesture with…
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A Gift for Baby Jesus: Kanye West Drops Jesus Is Born Album on Christmas
Just in time for Jesus’ birthday, Kanye West released his anticipated Jesus Is Born album on Christmas. The gospel album dropped on streaming services Christmas afternoon, just two months after West’s Jesus Is King released, CNN reports. The album boasts a more traditional gospel style than Jesus Is King, and it’s sung completely by the…
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South Carolina State Rep. Apologizes for Accusing Military Cadets of Using White Power Hand Signs
South Carolina state Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell, a Democrat from Lancaster, issued an apology Monday after an internal military investigation concluded that the hand signals flashed by a group of cadets during the Dec. 14 Army-Navy game were not white nationalist symbols. Norrell’s initial—now deleted—tweets accused the cadets of fueling a “cruel and disrespectful environment.”…
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Allee Willis, Songwriter of Earth, Wind and Fire’s 'September,' Has Died
Allee Willis, the prolific songwriter who penned Earth, Wind and Fire’s “September” and the Broadway musical, The Color Purple, has died at age 72. Her longtime partner Prudence Fenton broke the news on her Instagram account, writing “Rest In Boogie Wonderland Nov 10,1947-December 24, 2019.” Willis experienced cardiac arrest and died just after 6p.m. on…
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White Woman Hits Black Boy and Latina Teen With SUV on Same Day
Last week The Root reported that Nicole Poole Franklin, a 42-year-old Des Moines woman, told the Clive Police Department she ran over a 14-year-old girl because the girl “was a Mexican.” Now police have charged Franklin with attempted murder again—this time for hitting a 12-year-old black boy with her vehicle, an incident police say took…
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Rapper DaBaby Detained by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police. Rapper Says Video Proves He Was Targeted
He said, they said. Rapper DaBaby was detained and cited by police after his concert in Charlotte on Monday night. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police claim that the rapper had marijuana in his car and that he resisted and obstructed them. The rapper insists that he was the victim of an illegal search and that he did not…
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He Keep Winning: Colin Kaepernick's Air Force 1 Sneakers Sell Out On First Day
It’s official: the kicks don’t lie, and the numbers don’t either. Colin Kaepernick’s Air Force 1 sneakers sold out online the same day they were released, cementing his position as one of the most influential (former) athletes in the country. Thankfully, there may be some shoes left in-store, if you grab ‘em quickly, CNN reports.…
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13 People Wounded in Chicago at Memorial for Shooting Victim
Thirteen people were shot at approximately 12:40 a.m. Sunday during a memorial party held for Lonell Irvin, a 22-year-old man who was fatally shot in April. CBS Chicago reports that the gathering in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago turned tragic after shots erupted first inside a residence and then outside. Police said that the first…
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Black Man Stabbed by White Man While Applying for Job at a Truck Stop. Police Say It’s a Hate Crime
Imagine walking into a restaurant at a truck stop to apply for a job and being stabbed instead. That’s exactly what happened to Ronnell Hughes, a 48-year-old black man, on Saturday morning. The Oregonian reports that Hughes was stabbed by a white truck driver at an Arby’s restaurant located at a truck stop in Ontario,…
