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NYC Man Helps Wife Regain Memory
Just weeks after their marriage, these Queens, N.Y., newlyweds faced a heartbreaking dilemma. CBS New York reports that Raleigh and Tunicia Hall were married on June 28. On July 30 Tunicia suffered a brain hemorrhage that erased her short-term memory. “She didn’t know what year she was in. After two days, I said, ‘I gotta…
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White Mother Sues Sperm Bank After Birth of Mixed-Race Daughter
A Chicago-area sperm bank is being sued by an Ohio woman for mistakenly giving her vials from an African-American donor, reports the Chicago Tribune. Jennifer Cramblett, who is white, filed a lawsuit stating that Midwest Sperm Bank gave her the vials of a black man instead of the white man she and her partner had…
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100 Years Later, a New Black Film Emerges
Recently discovered reels from a 1913 film have become the oldest-known footage of a movie featuring a black cast, reports the New York Times. Found in the film archives at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the untitled silent film depicts middle-class black life in the early-Jim Crow era. The footage found…
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J. California Cooper, Author and Playwright, Dies at 82
Author J. California Cooper died on Saturday at the age of 82, reports Ebony. Cooper, who was named Black Playwright of the Year in 1978, wrote numerous short stories and 17 plays, including Strangers, Loners and Everytime It Rains. One of her best-known works is the short story “Funny Valentines,” which was turned into a made-for-TV movie starring…
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Judge Faith Is Coming to a Television Near You
There’s a new judge set to rule, and her name is Faith Jenkins. Her show, Judge Faith, follows a long history of diversity in reality courtroom series. The popular shows have blazed trails by having black men and women at the forefront. Though blacks make up 6-8 percent of all judges in the American legal system,…
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Watch: NYC Police Officer Kicks Street Vendor During Altercation
A New York City police officer has been placed on leave following the beating of a street vendor that was caught on camera, reports Colorlines. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton told the media that the yet-to-be-identified officer has been suspended and relieved of his police duties. The vendor was beaten during a street fair in the…
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Report: Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson Has Testified Before Grand Jury
Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo., police officer responsible for the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, has reportedly testified in front of a grand jury. Following a report from StL Today, Fox 2 Now stated that Wilson spoke to the grand jury for four hours on Tuesday. StL Today reporter Robert Patrick learned of the…
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Ferguson Grand Jury Has Until January to Decide Whether to Charge Officer
The grand jury convened in the case of the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., has been given an extension until Jan. 7 to decide whether to bring charges against police Officer Darren Wilson, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The jury had been due to end its four-month term last…
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Officer Who Fatally Shot Rekia Boyd to Stand Trial
The Chicago police detective responsible for the death of Rekia Boyd is set to stand trial next month, reports the Chicago Tribune. Dante Servin claimed that he feared for his life the night he shot into a crowd of four people, killing Boyd. Cook County prosecutors disagreed and argued that Servin acted recklessly when he…
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Congressman Suggests ‘Sexting’ as Political Tool
It was clearly a mistake, but nevertheless, one congressman’s gaffe is a good reminder of the importance of staying up-to-date on the latest tech terms. Jezebel reports that during a C-SPAN interview at the 2014 National Book Festival in late August on the topic of Ferguson, Mo., and political change, South Carolina Democratic Rep. James…
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