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Black Police Officer Says He Was Forced to Resign, Told He Was a 'Disgrace' to Uniform After Wearing an Afro Wig
A Georgia police officer is calling out Dekalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann after being forced to resign just three days before his retirement. The offense? Wearing an Afro-wig while he was posted outside a courthouse, directing traffic. Antonio Perryman told WSB-TV says he was “robbed” of completing 20 years of service with the force by…
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LA Sparks' GM Penny Toler Fired After Using the 'N-Word' in Locker Room Speech
Penny Toler’s long and storied career with the Los Angeles Sparks came to an abrupt end last Friday after reports that she had used the “n-word” in a post-game speech last month. Toler, who is black, was the team’s executive vice president and general manager, serving in the latter role for 20 seasons. The team…
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Bahamian Government Accused of Using Hurricane Dorian to Shut Out Haitian Immigrants
A month after Hurricane Dorian blew through the Bahamas, the Bahamian government is reportedly using the category 5 storm to target and push out Haitian immigrants, many of whom suffered disproportionately from the hurricane’s impact. According to a new BuzzFeed report, the island nation is blocking thousands of Haitians who had to relocate due to…
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Kamala Harris Takes Twitter to Task Over Trump Tweets: 'We Need a Civil Society, Not Civil War'
On Tuesday night, as the president tweeted about impeachment efforts—likening an inquiry into his self-made Ukraine scandal to a “coup”—Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) called on Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to put a stop to Trump’s increasingly toxic nonsense. Reaching out to Dorsey via Twitter and with a letter distributed by her presidential campaign, Harris called…
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Medical Examiner Testifies Botham Jean Was Likely Bent Over or on His Back When Amber Guyger Shot Him
The Dallas County medical examiner who performed Botham Jean’s autopsy told jurors on Wednesday that the bullet that killed him entered in a “downward motion,” indicating that Jean’s body was positioned below former Dallas Police officer’s gun when she fatally shot him. Dr. Chester Gwin could not say definitively where Guyger or Jean were positioned…
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Report Finds Media More Likely to Cite Video Games as Factor in Shootings When Suspect Is White
Researchers have long discredited the link between video games and gun violence—more specifically, mass shootings. But not only is the narrative false, like many other facets of American life, it’s also touched by race. A new report, published Monday in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture (pdf), combines two experiments that come to similar…
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Michigan Cop Found With KKK Application in His Home Fired
Nearly a month after a framed KKK application was found in his home, the Muskegon Police Department has fired veteran police officer Charles Anderson. The cop had been placed on administrative leave after a black homebuyer came across the KKK memorabilia and other racist insignia in Anderson’s home, which was up for sale. Muskegon City…
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Ilhan Omar Responds to 9/11 Victim Who Questioned Her Patriotism
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar once again clarified her remarks about 9/11 on Sunday, days after a family member of a 9/11 victim alluded to the Muslim congresswoman at a remembrance ceremony. Appearing on CBS’ Face the Nation, Omar was asked by host Margaret Brennan if she knew why people would find remarks she made about…
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Memphis Police Charge 3 Mississippi Men With Civil Rights Intimidation in Parking Garage Attack
Three Mississippi men have been charged with civil rights intimidation and attempted robbery after allegedly attacking two black men in a downtown Memphis, Tenn., parking garage earlier this month. According to the Associated Press, citing court documents, Christopher Elder, Joshua Matheny, and Michael Matheny confronted both victims on Sept. 2. One of the victims, Shane…
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Eye in the Sky: LAPD Makes Drone Usage Permanent
Anyone who’s lived in L.A. knows that helicopters—particularly, ones manned by the LAPD—are a staple of the city’s skies. Now, a small fleet of drones will be permanently added to the department’s surveillance arsenal, raising concerns from civil liberties advocates. The permanent addition of drones was approved unanimously by a five-member civilian police commission on…
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