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Class Action Lawsuit Claims Thousands of ICE Detainees Were Forced Into Labor, Violating Anti-Slavery Laws
As it turns out, there are allegations that tens of thousands of immigrants who were detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and held at a private U.S. prison company were also forced into labor at $1 per day or for no pay, which would be a gross violation of federal anti-slavery laws. The allegations…
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Bareneise Dixon Becomes 1st Black Female Major in Mobile, Ala., Police Department
The Mobile, Ala., Police Department on Friday held its promotion ceremony, one that must have seemed like any other ceremony in the department’s history. However, one promotion did, in fact, make history, as Bareneise Dixon, a 28-year law-enforcement veteran, became the first African-American female major in the department. “I look forward to serving in my…
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Ky. Police Release Video of Cop Shooting Unarmed Black Man Almost Immediately After Telling Him to Put His Hands Up
The Louisville (Ky.) Metro Police Department has released body-camera video showing the shooting of an unarmed black man that occurred almost immediately after an officer shouted at him to put his hands up. According to the Courier-Journal, Police Chief Steve Conrad said that he was reserving judgement until the completion of an internal investigation after…
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Netflix Announces Premiere Date for 2 Dave Chappelle Specials
And in the midst of all this darkness, there is a ray of light. Netflix just spilled the premiere deets for two of three Dave Chappelle comedy specials that the video-streaming site promised us. And it’s sooner than you think. On Thursday, Netflix announced that two of the stand-up specials will premiere on Tuesday, March…
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FBI to Review Hanging Death of Black, Muslim Teen After Suicide Ruling Changed
The FBI said it is reviewing the hanging death of a black, Muslim teen after the medical examiner changed the cause of death from suicide to undetermined following pleas from family. According to KIRO 7, the bureau confirmed in a statement that it “is communicating with our police partners. We are aware of circumstances of…
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White Supremacists Take Responsibility for Racist Fliers at UMass Boston
It’s a day ending in “y,” so of course there’s some racist incident happening at one American school or another. This time, a white supremacist group has claimed responsibility for a bunch of racist fliers that were put up across the University of Massachusetts Boston campus, sending officials and students on alert. According to the…
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Teyana Taylor Officially Launches Online Workout Series Fade2Fit
You could be 90 days away from changing your life now that Teyana Taylor has finally officially released her online workout series Fade2Fit. If you admired Taylor’s intense snapback after having baby Junie and the fact that she gave everyone life when she appeared in Kanye West’s “Fade” video, all abs, sculpted arms and legs,…
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Flint, Mich., Residents to Start Paying Full Price for Water They Can’t Drink Without a Filter
I’m pretty sure if you look up “adding insult to injury,” you’ll find the qualifier “forcing Flint, Mich., residents to pay full price for water that they cannot safely drink without a filter.” According to the Washington Post, on Wednesday, state officials are scheduled to end a program that helped pay residents’ bills since it…
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FBI Investigating Kan. Bar Shooting as Hate Crime
The FBI will be investigating the triple shooting at a Kansas bar that left one Indian national dead as a hate crime, the bureau announced Tuesday, although it declined to provide further information, citing the ongoing investigation. The shooting, which occurred last week at an Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kan., left Garmin engineer…
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Ga. Teen Shot Dead by Homeowner After Girl Sneaks Him Into House
A Georgia community is left mourning for two families after a teenager was shot dead in Columbia County in an apparent misunderstanding. At 2:47 a.m. Saturday, 17-year-old Jordan Middleton went to a home in Grovetown, where the homeowner’s daughter sneaked him in, according to WJBF. The situation quickly turned sour after the 14-year-old girl’s dad…
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