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Family of Australian Woman Shot and Killed by Minneapolis Cop Files Lawsuit Against City, Officers
The family of Justine Ruszczyk Damond, the Australian woman who was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police officer after calling in a suspected crime near her home, is suing the city, the officers involved and the current and former police chiefs for violating her civil rights. According to Reuters, the civil suit which was…
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Florida Man Who Accused Home Depot of Firing Him Because of Upcoming Surgery Speaks Out
Roy Hall loved Home Depot. He was employed at the home improvement retail company for about five years and thought that was where he would earn his retirement. That all changed on June 22nd, when he was suddenly fired from his job at a St. Petersburg, Fla. location. His employers, Hall said, claimed he was…
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Pennsylvania Man Shot and Killed at Local Bar After Defending Black Man Who Was Being Called Racial Slurs
Chad Merrill was just trying to be the peacemaker, according to family and friends, when he stepped up in defense of his friend, a black man, who was being subject to racial slurs and other verbal abuse. The situation did not end peacefully, however. Moments after speaking up, he was shot and killed at the…
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#PermitPatty Reported a 13-Year-Old Selling Hot Dogs. Instead of Shutting Him Down, the City Helped Him Get His Permit
Not today, Satan. Or in this case, not today #PermitPatty. An old sourpuss who was trying to kill a Minneapolis’ teen entrepreneurial spirit did not prosper after the city rallied together to get him the proper permit to continue is business. Jaequan Faulkner had been cooking hot dogs outside his home, selling them to raise…
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Home Depot Reverses Course and Offers Employee Fired for Responding to Customer's Racist Rant His Job Back [Updated]
Updated: Saturday, July 21, 2018, 8:40 a.m. EST: Maurice Rucker has gotten his job back, but if you’re looking for a way to reach out and personally support him there is a GoFundMe campaign running in his honor with the goal of raising $5,000 for Rucker. GoFundMe informed The Root that they are coordinating with…
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City of Clayton, Mo., Apologizes to 10 Black Students Wrongly Accused of Dining and Dashing
City officials of Clayton, Mo., are finally issuing a formal apology after police officers wrongly accused 10 black Washington University students of dining and dashing at a local IHOP. On Thursday, City Manager Craig Owens and Police Chief Kevin Murphy met with some of the students who were involved in the controversial encounter, where they…
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New Jersey Wawa Mistakes Black Woman for Shoplifter Because of Her Big Afro
There is only one black woman in the whole of America walking around with a big ass afro. At least, that’s what one Williamstown, N.J., Wawa employee seems to think, after stepping into a heaping pile of shit for accusing a black woman of shoplifting, all because a suspect who had been previously thrown out…
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NYC Releases Thousands of Documents on the Central Park Five Case, Prosecutor In Case Says the Five Weren't 'Deserving' of Settlement
On Thursday night New York City released several thousand documents, recordings and other materials detailing the notorious Central Park Five case. The story of the Central Park Five should be a stranger to no one. It was only decades after their initial conviction that defendants Kharey Wise, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Raymond Santana and Yusef…
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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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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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