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Video Does Not Show 'Definitive, Visual Evidence' That Keith Lamont Scott Had a Gun, Police Chief Says
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced Thursday that it will show body-camera video to Keith Lamont Scott’s family but will not release that video to the public. Although the department has been adamant that the 43-year-old had a gun at the time he was fatally shot by a police officer Tuesday—a claim that his family strongly…
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Md. Man, 21, Dies After Fight With Baltimore County Police
A 21-year-old Essex, Md., man who was hospitalized after a fight with Baltimore County Police has died. According to KTTS, police responded to 911 calls that included a man and a woman screaming around 3 a.m. Sunday. The woman told officers who arrived at the residence that her boyfriend, Tawon Boyd, was acting “crazy” and…
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Watch: Did a Former St. Louis Cop Plant a Gun on a Suspect After Fatal Shooting?
A former St. Louis police officer is facing first-degree murder charges in the 2011 fatal shooting of a driver authorities said was believed to have been involved in a drug deal. New video of the incident, obtained by several news outlets, appears to show the officer pointing a personal weapon at the driver and then,…
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Meet the Black Geniuses of 2016
Joyce J. Scott was an artist in utero. She will tell you that while she was safely inside the womb, her mother, an internationally recognized fiber artist, was nourishing her with colors and patterns and craft. Scott wanted nothing more than to be who she has become—a multitalented, multimedium, multipersonality spitfire of a performer. She…
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Derrick Rose Rape Accuser Must Reveal Identity During Civil Trial, Judge Rules
The woman accusing Derrick Rose of rape will have to reveal her name during an upcoming civil trial, a Los Angeles federal judge ruled Tuesday. According to the Chicago Tribune, because the case is a civil trial and not a criminal case, U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald noted that there were strict rules that…
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Marshawn Lynch: I'd Rather See Kaepernick Take a Knee Than Stand Up, Put His Hands Up and Get Murdered
Marshawn Lynch is a man of few words, but when he does say something, it’s usually powerful. Such was the case Tuesday when the former Seattle Seahawks running back appeared on TBS’ Conan. When asked about his feelings regarding San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s silent kneeling protest during the national anthem to end police…
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Colin Kaepernick on Terence Crutcher, Death Threats and Donations
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will give $100,000 a month to 10 organizations over the next 10 months. Kaepernick added that while the organizations have not been determined, a website will be set up so that the public can track how the donations will be spent. The move comes amid his continued protest against…
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Steve Harvey: ‘I Don’t Want No Damn Race Team!’
Steve Harvey doesn’t want “no damn race team.” Harvey went on his radio show today to correct a story that TMZ Sports reported (and The Root picked up) noting that Harvey wanted to start a racing team with Terrance Cox, CEO of Diversity Motorsports, but NASCAR shot them down. Cox then filed a $500 million lawsuit…
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C'mon, Son! Cris Carter Is Mad That ESPN Fired Him and Moved on With Stolen 'C'mon, Man' Bit
Cris Carter is in his feelings after ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown debuted a new lineup without him. ESPN let Carter walk before the 2016 season began and introduced a whole new team with Steve Young, Randy Moss, Trent Dilfer, Matt Hasselbeck and Charles Woodson. One of Carter’s signature segments was “C’mon, Man,” in which they…
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How NASCAR Shot Down Steve Harvey and Earned a Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Steve Harvey wanted to start a racing team, but his efforts stalled before they even got started because NASCAR is a good-ol’-white-boys league and Steve Harvey is … well, Steve Harvey. At least that is what Terrance Cox, CEO of Diversity Motorsports, says he believes, and he has filed a $500 million lawsuit against NASCAR…
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