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Study: Black Men Nearly 3 Times as Likely to Be Killed by Police Use of Force
A new study from the American Journal of Public Health, published Tuesday, reveals that black men are nearly three times as likely as white men to be killed by police use of force, CNN reports. The report may come as little surprise to many, given the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in the…
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'5 N–gers a Day': Video Shows Ore. High School Students Ranting About Black-Student Enrollment
The Oregon City School District is investigating after a Snapchat video emerged over the weekend of two students blasting racial slurs in a rant directed at Tom Lovell, the principal of Oregon City High School, KATU reports. According to the report, the video emerged on Twitter over the weekend. “What about n—gers?” someone can be…
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White Idaho High School Football Player Charged in Rape of Black, Disabled Teammate Will Avoid Jail Time
A white Idaho high school football player who was originally charged with brutally raping a black, mentally disabled teammate with a coat hanger was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser felony Friday, with prosecutors now claiming that the attack was neither a sex crime nor racially motivated, the Times-News reports. John R.K. Howard, 19, originally…
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Majority-White City Hopes to Leave Its Majority-Black School District
Gardendale, Ala., is a majority-white city that happens to be located in the mostly black Jefferson County school district … however, residents are pushing to change that. According to NPR, voters in Gardendale raised property taxes on themselves several years ago in an attempt to form their own independent school district. Gardendale Mayor Stan Hogeland…
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Ga. Officer, Fired for Flying Confederate Flag Outside Home, Sues Police Department
A former Roswell, Ga., police sergeant who was fired for flying a Confederate flag outside her home is suing the Roswell Police Department … with the help of a group with alleged white supremacist ties, CNN reports. Silvia Cotriss, who had worked with the Police Department for almost 20 years, was fired in July for…
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3-Year-Old Killed in Ark. Road Rage Incident Identified
Updated Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, 1:30 p.m. EST: The 3-year-old who was fatally shot in a car during a road rage incident over the weekend has been identified as Acen King, according to THV11. Little Acen was shot while riding in his grandmother’s car Saturday night. Neither the grandmother, identified as Kim King-Macon, nor Acen’s…
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Fla. Teacher Suspended Over Threat to Get Black Students 'Sent Back to Africa'
The white Pasco County, Fla., teacher who allegedly threatened to get black students sent back to Africa has been suspended without pay for three days and transferred to a different school in the county, the Tampa Bay Times reports. According to the news site, many in the community called for Wesley Chapel High School teacher…
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Donald Trump Thanks 'Smart' African Americans Who 'Didn't Come Out to Vote'
During a Thursday victory rally in Hershey, Pa., President-elect Donald Trump called on a mostly white crowd to cheer for African Americans who were “smart” to listen to him and then “didn’t come out to vote” for Hillary Clinton to become president, the Associated Press reports. During his speech, Trump regaled the crowd with a play-by-play…
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Family of Terrence Sterling, Black Man Fatally Shot by DC Police, Files Lawsuit
The family of an unarmed black motorcyclist who was gunned down by a Washington, D.C., police officer in September has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Police Department, claiming that the victim was no threat to the officer, Reuters reports. Immediately after the Sept. 11 shooting death, D.C. officials said that Terrence Sterling, 31, was…
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Dylann Roof Found Guilty in Charleston, SC, Church Shooting
A federal jury has found white supremacist Dylann Roof guilty of the racially charged massacre of nine black parishioners at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., the Associated Press reports. According to the newswire, the jury reached its verdict after less than two hours of deliberations, convicting the 22-year-old of federal…
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