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NYC Together Is Building a Bridge Between 2 Groups That Seem Diametrically Opposed: Teens and Cops
Community and police relationships have been strained in recent years, to put it lightly. The two groups have apparently reached a stalemate, with communities furious over the recent slate of officer-involved shootings—when all too often the officers walk away with barely a reprimand—and with the police feeling as if they are being unfairly attacked. Neither…
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Google Doodle Pays Tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the NAACP’s ‘Silent Protest’ Parade
Every now and again, Google shares a gem in the form of a doodle on its home page, recognizing dates that have some relevance to history, culture—anything like that. Today’s doodle marks the 100-year anniversary of the iconic Silent Protest Parade where some 10,000 African Americans marched in total silence to protest lynchings and other…
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‘We’re Gonna Kill All of You’: Woman Gets Fired After Threatening 3 Somali Women in ND
Another day, another bigot off the streets. A North Dakota woman was quickly terminated from her job after a video of her racist rant went viral across social media. Amber Hensley was videotaped verbally threatening three Somali women on Tuesday in a Fargo, N.D., Walmart parking lot, telling the women, “We’re gonna kill all of…
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Met With Backlash, Tenn. Judge Rescinds Offer to Reduce Jail Time if Inmates Get a Vasectomy or Birth Control Implant
A Tennessee judge is taking back his offer to reduce the jail time of inmates who opt to get a vasectomy or birth control implant after being met with backlash and harsh criticism from health officials, prosecutors and civil rights attorneys alike. In a one-page court filing Thursday, White County, Tenn., General Sessions Judge Sam…
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White Woman Who Lied About Being Kidnapped, Raped by 3 Black Men Indicted on Felony Charges
A young Texas woman who ran into a church half naked and claimed that she was raped has been indicted on multiple charges related to what turned out to be a hoax. On Wednesday, 19-year-old Breana Rachelle Harmon, also known as Breana Harmon Talbott, was indicted on two third-degree felony counts of tampering with physical…
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Okla. Sheriff, 5 Other Jail Officials Charged With 2nd-Degree Manslaughter in Death of Inmate Who Was Left in Restraint Chair for 48 Hours
Garfield County, Okla., Sheriff Jerry Niles and five other jail officials are facing second-degree manslaughter charges after being accused of being responsible for the death last year of an inmate because of negligence. Oklahoma’s multicounty grand jury charged in the indictments that Niles, 59, and the others were responsible for Anthony Huff’s death by allowing…
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Mich. Mother, Accused of Denying Infant Son Food for at Least 2 Days, Charged With Murder
A young Michigan mother is facing two felony charges in the death of her 6-month-old son, who allegedly went days without food while he was strapped in a car seat inside her Wyoming apartment without the air conditioning on. It’s a lot to unpack, but according to the Detroit Free Press, 22-year-old Lovily K. Johnson…
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Man Accuses Mich. Bar of Charging Black Patrons a Cover Fee While Letting in White Customers for Free
A man in Roseville, Mich., is accusing a local bar and grill of being racist toward black customers after he says he saw a group of African Americans being charged a cover fee while he walked through the doors for free. According to WXYZ, Jonas Grabill said that an employee told him that he got…
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Michelle Obama Says Racist Attacks She Faced as First Lady ‘Cut the Deepest’
Former first lady Michelle Obama was a breath of fresh air Tuesday at a live armchair conversation with the Women’s Foundation of Colorado President Lauren Casteel in Denver. Poised and graceful as always, Obama still touched on some tough topics and spoke out frankly about the hurt she felt from the racist attacks she received…
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Miss. Police Executing Arrest Warrant Go to Wrong House, Fatally Shoot Man: Report
Police in Southaven, Miss., apparently went to the wrong address to execute an arrest warrant and ended up fatally shooting a man in his own home Sunday, an arrest warrant issued by a Tate County, Miss., judge shows. According to WREG, Ismael Lopez was shot dead by police around 11:30 p.m. Sunday while standing in…
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