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Sandra Bland’s Mother Speaks: ‘She Was Excited About the Next Chapter in Her Life’
The mother of Sandra Bland told the Rev. Al Sharpton, in an exclusive interview with MSNBC’s PoliticsNation, that she doesn’t believe the current investigation into her daughter’s death will lead to the truth. For those answers, she is looking to God. “I have confidence in God and knowing that he is in control and he…
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Kindra Chapman's Family Believes She Committed Suicide
Kindra Chapman’s family believe that the 18-year-old, who was found dead in a Alabama jail cell last week, committed suicide by hanging herself with a bed sheet, AL.com reports. “We are so grateful for the outpouring of support for Kindra. We are devastated that she is gone, and we miss her terribly,” the family noted…
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Between the World and Me … and Twitter
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ writing is post-bop Miles. Not liking Ta-Nehisi Coates’ work is Ed Hardy T-shirts. If you are wearing one, you don’t need to say anything else, because I know everything I need to know about you. Thus, critiquing Coates or his work makes you prime for Twitter darts thrown mercilessly by his minions. He has…
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Detroit EMT Fired After She Refused to Enter Home to Save 8-Month-Old Baby
A Detroit EMT who refused to enter a family’s home May 30 to help save an 8-month-old baby who had stopped breathing has been fired. According to Click on Detroit, Detroit Fire Commissioner Edsel Jenkins fired Ann Marie Thomas after the veteran medic received a call about a baby, Aniyah Wright, who had stopped breathing.…
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Blackface Fundraiser for Police Indicted in Freddie Gray Case Nixed
Former Police Officer Bobby Berger wanted to raise money for the six Baltimore officers charged in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, so his plan was to hold a fundraiser where he would perform in blackface. According to the Baltimore Sun, Berger, 67, lost his job as a cop in the 1980s after receiving…
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Sandra Bland’s Voice Mail From Jail: ‘How Did Switching Lanes Turn Into All of This?’
An exasperated Sandra Bland left what is now a haunting voice mail on her friend’s phone shortly after seeing a judge. “I’m still just at a loss for words, honestly, at this whole process,” Bland said on the message obtained by KTRK. “How did switching lanes with no signal turn into all of this? I…
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Va. Man Wanted Hot Chicken; Instead He Got a Chicken Box Full of Money
James Minor only wanted some hot Bojangles’ chicken when he pulled into the drive-thru of the Henrico County, Va., fast-food chain last week. But shortly after receiving his chicken, he realized it was cold. “I sent it back to the person who was working the window and I asked them to get some fresh chicken,”…
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Report: Former NFL Player Is Deadbeat Dad to His Disabled Daughter
Davia Bradshaw says that for three years she has been in a legal battle with her ex, former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Clint Session. The 36-year-old Florida woman says that despite “a Broward [County] judge’s February judgment ordering Session to make regular support payments for the couple’s ailing daughter, Ashton,” he has paid very little of…
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Target Suing 4 Men Who Stopped Knife-Wielding Attacker on Stabbing Spree
Two years ago, Michael Turner went after a homeless, mentally ill Pittsburgh man who stabbed his friend Jobe Wright in the shoulder for no apparent reason. Turner and his three friends—Wright, Roland Smith and Tyreek Walker—learned that the man, 41-year-old Leon Walls, had gone inside a nearby Target, so they went inside to find the…
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Waller County District Attorney: Sandra Bland’s Death Being Treated ‘Like a Murder Investigation’
Despite police reports that Sandra Bland committed suicide three days after being arrested during a routine traffic stop, the Waller County, Texas, district attorney told news reporters that he is treating the incident “like a murder investigation.” Bland, 28, was stopped July 10 in Prairie View, Texas, by a state trooper for reportedly failing to…
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