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Recently Dismissed Louisville Cardinals Guard Charged With Rape, Sodomy
When the University of Louisville’s Cardinals announced late last week that star guard Chris Jones had been dismissed from the team, several unofficial reasons emerged. The most prominent was that Jones had sent a threatening text message to a woman who had reportedly ransacked his apartment. What was clear is that Louisville coach Rick Pitino…
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79-Year-Old Woman Allegedly Shoots Grandnephew Over $20
If this story is true, then Ira Peterson doesn’t play with her money. According to AL.com, the 79-year-old Mobile, Ala., woman allegedly shot her grandnephew in the foot after he reportedly stole $20 from her. When Peterson noticed that her money was missing, she accused her grandnephew—who lives with her and whose name and age…
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Reach: Showing Young Black Men a Path to Hope
Two years ago, Ben Jealous and Trabian Shorters had an idea: Young black men needed to hear from other black men about their struggle, their triumphs, their pain and their successes. “Our young men might imitate what they do see, but they definitely won’t imitate what they don’t see,” Jealous, 42, and the former…
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North Dakota Woman Fined for Praying Too Loud
A North Dakota woman was fined $150 for praying loudly outside her home and on the sidewalks. According to Valley News Live, Martha Nagbe, who is the wife of a pastor in Lisbon, was fined after making what police claim was “unnecessary noise.” According to police who spoke with Valley News Live, Nagbe was reportedly…
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Fla. Mom Arrested After Allegedly Beating Daughter and Shaming Her for Failing Grades
A Tampa Bay, Fla., woman was looking for a way to turn her daughter’s grades around, but authorities say she took it too far when she allegedly beat her child with a leather belt and then crafted a T-shirt for her daughter to wear explaining her failing grades and threatening kids to leave her alone…
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News Flash: Fried Chicken and Collard Greens Are Not Black History Month Food
A dining service thought it was offering Wright State University college students a “cultural dining experience” with “authentic and traditional cuisine” when it decided that fried chicken and collard greens should be added as part of the Black History Month menu, according to the Associated Press. Shocked students at the Ohio school took photos and…
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Judge Flips Aunt Jemima Lawsuit Straight Out of Court
Two men claiming to be relatives of Anna Short Harrington—the woman whose face and overall likeness was used to create the character and logo Aunt Jemima, the most iconic face in pancakes—had filed a class action lawsuit seeking $2 billion plus punitive damages. Last week a judge tossed the case, noting that the two men—D.W. Hunter and…
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Stepmom Who Split Child’s Skull and Tried to Cover Gash With Hair Extensions Gets Life in Prison
Philadelphia prosecutors say that 10-year-old Charlenni Ferreira endured so much abuse from her father and stepmother that every part of her body was beaten. According to authorities, the abuse began in 2006 and ended in 2009 when the little girl died from a “buildup of fluid inside her chest as a result of broken ribs,”…
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Bobbi Kristina’s Breathing Tube Removed, but Condition Remains the Same
There has been no official word on Bobbi Kristina Brown’s condition, but sources have told USA Today that the daughter of Bobby Brown and the late Whitney Houston has had her breathing tube removed in an attempt to prevent infection. According to the news site, Brown, 21, has been in a medically induced coma since she…
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Report: Ga. Woman Steals Money and Phone From 9-Year-Old Girl
A 9-year-old girl left her purse on the bathroom-stall door at the Georgia Square Mall in Athens last Friday. When the girl and her sister returned to the restroom to retrieve the purse, she spotted 25-year-old Tamaranesha Burden leaving with what appeared to be her phone. The girl’s purse was still there, but her money…
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