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Married Police Officers Charged With Killing Daughter’s Black Boyfriend
Tulsa, Okla., police officers Shannon Kepler and his wife, Gina Kelper, were arrested for the shooting death of Jeremy Lake, their daughter’s boyfriend. News on 6 reports that Lake was walking with the Keplers’ daughter when the couple was approached by Shannon in an SUV. The daughter told police that she approached her father and…
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Professor in Arizona Arrested for Jaywalking Given 9 Months of Probation
Arizona State University professor Ersula Ore—who made national headlines after video of her being manhandled during an arrest for jaywalking went viral—has been sentenced to nine months’ probation, according to the Arizona Republic. The English professor was charged with assault after a confrontation with an ASU police officer in Tempe. Despite arguing that the arrest…
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Eric Garner Videographer’s Wife Is Arrested
In what is surely just a coincidence, Chrissie Ortiz, the wife of Ramsey Orta, who recorded the video of Eric Garner’s death, has been arrested. Ortiz was arrested for assault after a dispute with another woman on Tuesday evening. She was later released with a desk appearance ticket to appear at an arraignment, reports The Gothamist.…
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4 NYPD Officers Beat Emotionally Disturbed Man: Report
An emotionally disturbed man, who was handcuffed and on a stretcher, was beaten by four New York City police officers who only stopped hitting the man when EMTs with the Fire Department of New York broke it up, the New York Daily News reports. Two Fire Department EMTs reported the officers to authorities after the July…
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Watch: Woman Who Claims Jay Z Hit on Her Says, ‘Sorry, Mrs. Carter’
The Beygency will have snatched another wig before the night is over. Rapper and model Liv claims that Jay Z hit on her and she turned him down, according to Clutch magazine. Now the Miami rapper has released a new track in which she states, “Ya man likes model chicks. He likes all naturally flawless…
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University President Takes $90,000 Pay Cut for Good Cause
The interim president of Kentucky State University, Raymond Burse, has taken a significant pay cut to raise the wages of minimum wage employees on campus. According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Burse slashed his $349,869 annual salary by $90,000 to provide funds for the raises. The higher pay rate for current employees, which goes into effect…
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Black Mothers Under Siege
If you didn’t know any better, you might think, based on a flood of recent headlines about parenting-related arrests, that all black women are unfit mothers. But the truth is, many of the women at the center of these stories were simply between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Some observers have gone so…
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Transgender Teen Stabbed on DC Metro
Reginald Anthony Klaiber is facing hate crime charges after stabbing a 15-year-old transgender girl in the back while riding the Washington, D.C., Metro, according to BuzzFeed. The girl and her friends were riding the Metro’s Green Line on Wednesday when they were approached by Klaiber around 4:30 p.m. “He came to my friend and said…
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7 Tips for Surviving a Black Family Reunion
It’s summer, which means it’s family-reunion time. These gatherings are a time of celebration, but between the family politics and the overeating you’re bound to do, they can be downright exhausting. Before you put on your custom-made T-shirt and head to the park to meet your long-lost relatives, remember to keep these tips in mind.…
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Mother Who Lost Her 11-Year-Old to Stray Bullet at 1st Sleepover Speaks
A teary Shaneetha Goodloe sat down with ABC 7 on Monday to talk about the shooting death of her daughter. “Every morning I wake up and I cry for at least three hours. I just can’t believe it,” Goodloe told ABC on Monday. Goodloe worked hard to keep her 11-year-old daughter, Shamiya Adams, from the realities…
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