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Chicago Cop Faces New Charges in Shooting Death of Laquan McDonald
Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer who is facing first-degree murder charges in the 2014 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, will face an additional 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, a special prosecutor announced Thursday. According to USA Today, the new indictment racks up the number of felony charges against Van…
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Md. Man Accused of Murder Traveled to NYC to Target Black People: Police
A white man from Baltimore, who allegedly stabbed a 66-year-old black man to death in New York City, reportedly traveled all the way to New York to commit the crime in the “media capital of the world” and make the biggest statement he could, police said. The Associated Press reports that James Harris Jackson, 28,…
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Mich. Mom Fears for Jailed Son’s Life, Says He’s Not Being Treated for Deadly Disease While Awaiting Trial
Demitrius Manderfield, 20, is currently sitting behind bars in Michigan, awaiting trial, after being charged with a very serious crime: sex trafficking. However, his mother, Tia Sumner, is faced with the bigger concern that her son—innocent or guilty—might not even live to see his trial through because of the inadequate care that she says he…
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Anonymous Donor Pays Off Pa. Historic Black Church’s $4,000,000 Mortgage
One Delaware County, Pa., church congregation has just one more thing to be thankful about after an anonymous donor completely cleared up their $4 million mortgage. According to WTXF, the First African Baptist Church in Sharon Hill has been in the community, offering Sunday services, since 1903. The historic landmark church has grown—in numbers as…
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Friend of Dylann Roof Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Failing to Report Crime, Lying to FBI
The friend of white supremacist Dylann Roof who admitted to lying to the FBI and hiding knowledge of the massacre carried out against a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in federal prison. According to Reuters, Joey Meek confessed to authorities that Roof, his childhood friend, had spoken about…
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Md. Med Student Is 1st Black Woman to Become Neurosurgery Resident at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Every month is black-history month, and Nancy Abu-Bonsrah, a young med student from Maryland, is proving just that: She has marked her spot in history as the first black woman to become a neurosurgery resident at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. As WJZ notes, last Friday was “Match Day” for thousands of medical…
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Mock Slave Auction at NJ Elementary School Enrages Parents
You know, there’s a way to teach slavery to people, especially children, without involving fun, hand-drawn posters and role-playing in mock slave auctions. However, it seems as if a New Jersey school still hasn’t gotten the memo, and now it’s facing backlash from parents after a mock slave auction apparently took place in a fifth-grade…
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Ala. Kidnap Victim Used Insulin Pump to Escape Locked Trunk
An Alabama nursing student is sharing the harrowing story of how she was kidnapped and then made a daring escape after she used the light from her insulin pump to find the latch of the trunk she was locked in before jumping out to safety. According to NBC News, 25-year-old Brittany Diggs was kidnapped last…
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Pregnant Woman Killed in SWAT Raid After Boyfriend Uses Her as Shield: Police
A pregnant woman who was killed in a SWAT raid over the weekend in Indian River County, Fla., was used as a shield by her boyfriend, authorities say. According to CBS12, the family of 21-year-old Alteria Woods are searching for answers after their loved one, an innocent bystander, wound up dead. “I’ve never heard of…
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Man Saves 2 Women From Fiery Crash in Cerritos, Calif.
A brave good Samaritan managed to pull two young women away from a fiery crash on Sunday in Cerritos, Calif., likely saving their lives. According to KABC, authorities said that if Danny Mitchell hadn’t jumped into action when he did, the victims might not have survived the crash, which occurred shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday…
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