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2 Men Dressed Like Super Fly and Rick James Walk Into a Bank and … Rob It
Police in Indianapolis are looking for two men who robbed a bank Saturday and were dressed up like two black icons: fictional drug dealer Youngblood Priest from Super Fly and funk singer Rick James. According to ABC 6, the two men reportedly robbed the Indiana Members Credit Union around 12:38 p.m. dressed all in black.…
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Cover Charge Racism: 3 Black Lawyers Charged to Enter Club While Whites Enter for Free; Wait Till You Read the Club’s Response
Three African-American friends were looking for a fun time when they went to a popular Texas nightclub; instead, they say, what they ended up getting was a shot of front-door racism as security asked them to pay a $20 cover charge while white partygoers were allowed to enter for free. Brandon Ball, 32, and his…
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Colo. Father Upset After Teacher Gives Bizarre Letter and Photo to Daughter, 7
A 7-year-old Colorado girl came home with a note from the teacher. The note, according to the girl’s father, used nicknames and included a photo of the male teacher sticking his tongue out. “As I read over the letter, it was concerning since it had the teacher’s face and he was using pet names to…
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Calif. Teen Who Was Violently Arrested by 9 Cops for Jaywalking Speaks
On Tuesday, cellphone video showing some five Stockton, Calif., police officers violently arresting a teen for jaywalking went viral on social media. Since then, demonstrations have been held in and around Northern California to protest the use of force against the teen, who says he did nothing wrong. Emilio Mayfield, 16, told CBS Sacramento that…
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Hockey Player P.K. Subban Donates $10,000,000 to Children’s Hospital
Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban is one of the most hated players in the NHL, and he is also one of the most generous. According to CBC News, Subban will donate $10 million to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation over the next seven years. The donation will be used to fund P.K.’s Hands, which will…
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Former Ole Miss Student Gets 6 Months in Jail for His Part in Hanging Noose Around Statue’s Neck
On Thursday a judge sentenced a former University of Mississippi student who admitted to placing a noose around the neck of a civil rights statue on campus to six months in jail. According to the Associated Press, Graeme Phillip Harris pleaded guilty to “a misdemeanor charge of using a threat of force to intimidate African-American…
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This Is What Happened When a Texas Officer and a Man He Arrested Saw Each Other 8 Years Later
The last time Edward “Doc” Amey saw Texas City, Texas, Police Officer Salvador Chapa, Amey was being arrested on a gun charge. That was eight years ago, back when Amey used to be a gangster, but recently he found God, and since then he’s been living a righteous life. He used to sell drugs; today…
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Seattle Cop Who Arrested an Elderly Man Using Golf Club as a Cane Is Fired for Racial Bias
On Tuesday the Seattle Police Department fired an officer who claimed that a 69-year-old man had swung a golf club at her that he was using as his walking stick. According to the Seattle Times, Officer Cynthia Whitlatch, 48, who is white, was adamant that William Wingate, who is African American, had taken a swing…
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Richard Sherman Uses Press Conference to Clear Up His Position on Black Lives Matter
Never one to shy away from the spotlight, a big moment or a microphone, the Seattle Seahawks’ outspoken cornerback, Richard Sherman, was supposed to be talking about the upcoming game against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, but he took the moment to address the Black Lives Matter movement. According to ESPN, Sherman started…
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Family: Carey Gabay, Aide to NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Dies
Carey Gabay, an attorney for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration who was shot in the head last week as he ducked for cover during a gang shootout at an early-morning West Indian American Day Parade celebration, died Wednesday evening. Gabay, 43, had been in critical condition since being hit by a stray bullet in…
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