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  • 4 Men Indicted in the Murder of Rapper XXXTentacion 

    On Wednesday, a Broward County, Fla., grand jury indicted four men on charges of first-degree murder and armed robbery with a firearm in the death of 20-year-old Jahseh Onfroy, better known by his stage name XXXTentacion. Two of the suspects, Michael Boatwright and Dedrick Williams, both 22, are currently in custody at the Broward County…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 20, 2018
  • White Detroit Business Owner Spits on Black Man Working Security at Event Over Parking Dispute 

    The white owner of a Detroit business is issuing an apology a little too late after spitting on a young black man who was coordinating parking and working security at an event over some issues with parking. These ignorant trolls never learn. The incident all started on Tuesday when Robert Stanzler, the owner of the…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 19, 2018
  • Man Steals Car From Date to Take Another Woman Out

    Chivalry is more than dead. I’m not sure what can be more dead than dead, but one man (who is surprisingly not from Florida, I said what I said) shows that the scumbaggery runs deep after stealing his date’s car to take another woman out. Whew, chile, the disrespect. Faith Pugh told 6ABC that her…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 19, 2018
  • 'Men Have Been Getting On My Nerves Lately': Barack Obama, Forever a Mood, Speaks Out For the Empowerment of Women in South Africa 

    #StillMyPresident Barack Obama has always had a way with words, even if he is only paraphrasing or repeating thoughts that others have long expressed. And while giving a speech at the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa, the former president became a whole ass mood after succinctly summing up many of our feelings about…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 19, 2018
  • 'We Don't Tip Terrorist': Customer Banned from Texas Restaurant after Leaving Server Racist Note

    A customer is no longer welcome at a Texas steakhouse after leaving a server no tip and a racist message. Khalil Cavil shared a picture of the note left on the customer’s bill that he got on Saturday night on Facebook. The customer at the Saltgrass Steak House in Odessa had circled Khalil’s name, left…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 19, 2018
  • Determined College Student Walked 20 Miles to New Job, So His Boss Gave Him a Car 

    There are people (slowly raises hand) who gripe about having to get up before the sun is up to jumpstart their workday. Then there are people like Walter Carr, who start walking at midnight in order to arrive at their job — located 20 miles away — on time. I kid you not. Walter Carr…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 18, 2018
  • Papa John's Founder Regrets Resigning, Whines About Board Making Him Step Down 'Without Any Investigation'

    The founder of Papa John’s is apparently ready to drag the company down with him, now saying that he regrets resigning and promises to fight the chain that he created over how he was made to resign after using a racial slur. Stay classy my friends. John “Papa John” Schnatter issued a public apology last week…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 18, 2018
  • Warrant Issued for 16-Year-Old Accused of Throwing Objects, Hurling Racial Slurs at Black Tennessee Cyclist [Updated]

    Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2018; 3:15p.m. EDT: Chattanooga, Tenn., police have tracked down the driver of the vehicle from which a passenger allegedly threw bottles and cans at a black cyclist. According to WRCBTV, the driver acknowledged that the incident occurred when questioned by police and identified the passenger who is accused of throwing items…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 17, 2018
  • Police Falsely Accuse Black Students of Dining-and-Dashing at Clayton, Mo., IHOP [Updated]

    Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2018; 2:01 EDT: Seems as if Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and the city of Clayton, Mo., are not agreeing as to what went down earlier this month when Clayton police stopped 10 black students and falsely accusing them of leaving a local IHOP without paying. According to the St.…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 17, 2018
  • 7-Year-Old Girl Who Survived Alleged Drunk Driving Crash, Killed While Crossing I-94 In Search of Help 

    A brave 7-year-old girl who survived an alleged drunk driving crash and tried to find help for her incapacitated father was struck and killed by another vehicle while crossing the I-94 in search of help in Romulus, Mich., early Sunday morning. According to Click on Detroit, the crash occurred at around 3 a.m. on Sunday…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    July 17, 2018
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