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  • Former NFL Player Dana Stubblefield Charged With Rape of Disabled Woman: Report

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 3, 2016
  • Ariz. Del Taco Manager Fired After Claiming: ‘I Am the Boss. My Dad’s Actually the F–king Owner, so Good Luck With That’

    A Phoenix-area Del Taco manager has been fired after a profanity-laced exchange with drive-thru customers went viral, 12 News reports. Video of the exchange between two customers at the Peoria, Ariz., fast-food restaurant was posted to Vimeo on Wednesday and quickly went viral. It’s unclear how the incident started, but once the recording begins, the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 2, 2016
  • Pregnant Texas Mother of 6 Arrested After 2 Toddlers Found Tied Up in Backyard

    A pregnant Texas woman was arrested after police say they found two toddlers chained and leashed outside the woman’s San Antonio home, where six other children were also found. According to the San Antonio Express-News, Porucha Denise Phillips, 34, the pregnant mother of six children, was arrested and charged with two felony counts of injury…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    May 2, 2016
  • Black Teen Boy and White Teen Girl Exchange Sexting Videos. Guess Which One Was Arrested and Charged With Child Pornography?

    A 17-year-old Bossier, La., boy was arrested and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and possession of child pornography after he allegedly sent a sexting video to a 16-year-old girl. Levar Allen is a three-sport high school athlete who does well in school, according to his mother. He is also black; the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






    Published

    April 29, 2016
  • New Details Emerge in Prince’s Death Investigation

    While rumors continue to swirl around exactly how music legend Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson, died, CNN is reporting that police investigators found opioid prescription drugs in his possession and inside his Minnesota home. CNN notes that the drugs found on the late singer are commonly used to treat pain, but the exact name of…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    April 28, 2016
  • Wannabe Tulsa, Okla., Cop, 73, Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Death of Eric Harris 

    A volunteer Tulsa County, Okla., sheriff’s officer who shot and killed an unarmed man as he ran away has been found guilty of second-degree manslaughter. Robert Bates, 73, was an insurance broker who wanted badly to be a cop. According to the New York Daily News, he purchased “new cars for the department’s violent crime…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






    Published

    April 28, 2016
  • Mizzou Professor Fired Over Protest Incident: ‘This Is All About Racial Politics. I’m a White Lady; I’m an Easy Target’

    Melissa Click, the former University of Missouri media professor who rose to infamy after her tirade against a reporter during a racial protest on the campus last fall, now believes that she was fired because she is white. “This is all about racial politics. I’m a white lady; I’m an easy target,” Click told the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






    Published

    April 27, 2016
  • Wis. Mother, 26, Shot and Killed at the Wheel by 2-Year-Old Son Who Found Gun in Car: Report

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






    Published

    April 27, 2016
  • Ga. Man Says He Was Beaten for Allegedly Stealing a Tomato He Says He Purchased

    An Atlanta man claims that he was severely beaten by an off-duty police officer working as security for Wal-Mart and spent three days in jail after he was accused of stealing a tomato that he had purchased. Tyrone Carnegay told WSB-TV that the security guard confronted him during the October 2014 incident as he tried…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






    Published

    April 27, 2016
  • Add Riding a Bike to Growing List of Things Black People Can’t Do

    Add riding a bicycle in Tampa, Fla., to the growing list of everyday activities that black people can’t do. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, which released findings Tuesday from an investigation into the Tampa Police Department’s bike-ticketing practices, some 80 percent of all bicycling tickets issued were made out to African Americans, 10…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






    Published

    April 26, 2016
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