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Marissa Alexander Freed in Time for Thanksgiving
Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing what she argued was a warning shot at her abusive husband, was freed late Wednesday in time to spend Thanksgiving with her family, MSNBC reports. Her bond was set at $200,009. Alexander was convicted on multiple counts of aggravated assault…
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Barneys Changes Security Policy After ‘Shopping While Black’ Claims
In an internal staff memo sent to store security, Barneys New York says it will start monitoring the police as they monitor shoppers in its flagship New York City store, the Associated Press reports. According to the memo obtained by the AP, Barneys will start keeping a log of which police officers use its security…
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OJ Simpson Denied New Trial in Robbery, Kidnapping
O.J. Simpson was denied a new trial Tuesday for his 2008 conviction for robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas, which carries a sentence of up to 33 years in prison, the Los Angeles Times reports. The former running back was seeking a new trial, claiming incompetent legal counsel, but Clark County District Judge Linda Marie…
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Georgia Court Lists ‘Slave’ as Occupation
A court in DeKalb County, Ga., has some serious explaining to do after a juror filling out a online questionnaire said that when he pressed the letter “S” under occupation, trying to find “sales,” he got “slave” instead, USA Today reports. Court Administrator Cathy McCumber told the newspaper that the questionnaire went online a month…
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Author Calls Obama ‘Grown-Up Trayvon’
Ultra-conservative writer and filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza ignited a Twitter firestorm Tuesday when he referred to President Obama as “Grown-Up Trayvon,” Politico reports. “I am thankful this week when I remember that America is big enough and great enough to survive Grown-Up Trayvon in the White House!” D’Souza tweeted. After Twitter called his remarks “vile” and…
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Man Who Posted to Facebook Before Killing Baby Dies
The Colorado man who posted a chilling photo of himself and his 19-month-old daughter on Facebook moments before he shot the baby and then turned the gun himself, has died, ABC 7NEWS reports. The Adams County Coroner’s Office issued a statement confirming that Merrick McKoy, 22, had died but would not specify the cause and…
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Black Shoppers Say Buy Buy Baby Wouldn't Take Their Cash
Earlier this year, two cousins, David and Damon Harvey, wanted to make a splash at a baby shower for another family member. They went to the Buy Buy Baby store in Long Island, N.Y., and picked out a car seat, a stroller and a crib. Their total was $1,173 for the three big-ticket items. They…
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Black Firefighter Awarded $1,100,000 in Racial-Discrimination Case
A black firefighter who endured countless racial jokes and racist slurs over his nearly 30-year career with the Los Angeles Fire Department was awarded $1.1 million by a jury on Monday, the Los Angeles Times reports. It took the jury 16 days to decide in favor of Jabari S. Jumaane, who had filed charges against…
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When the President Leaves Office, Who Gets the Library?
From now until the end of the president’s term, the race to see who gets the rights to build the presidential library and museum on a college campus is going to be intense, even if that day is still more than three years away. Early money has the University of Chicago leading the pack, since…
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Chicago Cop Charged in Death of Unarmed Rekia Boyd
A Chicago police officer has been indicted for the shooting death of Rekia Boyd, an unarmed 22-year-old woman who was shot in 2012 while she and her friends were leaving a party, DNAinfo Chicago reports. Officer Dante Servin, 45, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless discharge of a firearm and reckless conduct. Servin was…
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