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  • Mom Eyed After Kicking Out Son Who Voted for Trump in Elementary School Election

    A Houston mother is under investigation after posting a video showing her kicking out her young son because he voted for Donald Trump during a mock election at his elementary school, KHOU reports. The video went viral, with commenters criticizing the mother for her actions and saying she should be in jail. “I can’t believe…

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  • Calif. Teen Overcomes Life of Abuse, Homelessness to Become an Honor Student 

    Elexis Webster is a 17-year-old high school junior for whom a GPA above 4.0 is considered the norm. But Elexis acknowledges that from the outside looking in, “many wouldn’t expect me to have such a rough life,” as she wrote in her application to Student Rising Above, a comprehensive year-round program that provides college-readiness support,…

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  • Missing Son of Mich. Rep. John Conyers Found Safe

    Carl Conyers, the missing son of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), has been found safe and sound, KHOU-TV reports. The 21-year-old’s mother, Monica Conyers, confirmed that her son was alive and safe and back with her Friday morning, the report notes. Monica Conyers said that she got a call overnight from police at the school her son…

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  • Students Walk Out of Mo. High School Following Racist Incidents 

    Editors note: This post contains social media images that some may find offensive.  Students at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in Ladue, Mo., walked out of class Wednesday to protest recent racist incidents that they say school administrators are not taking seriously, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The students assembled outside the school after noon,…

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  • Philando Castile's Family, Girlfriend Speak Out After Cop Is Charged With Manslaughter 

    Philando Castile’s family and loved ones are expressing relief that the Minnesota officer who shot and killed the beloved school cafeteria worker will be facing charges. In addition, according to KARE-TV, Castile’s family are in full support of the decision to charge St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez with manslaughter in Castile’s death instead…

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  • Fliers Promoting 'UCLA White Students Group' Removed 

    Fliers posted around UCLA promoting a “white students” group have been removed, officials confirmed Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the report, UCLA maintenance workers found three or four of the fliers taped to buildings on Monday. “Recent rhetoric and ongoing riots have highlighted a danger to white Americans,” the fliers declared in…

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  • Minn. Officer Who Fatally Shot Philando Castile Charged With Manslaughter

    The St. Anthony, Minn., police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile earlier this year during a traffic stop will be facing manslaughter charges, NPR reports. According to the report, Rasmey County Attorney John Choi has claimed that the use of force by Officer Jeronimo Yanez was not justified and that a review of dashcam…

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  • Tenn. Official Resigns After Posting 'KKK Is More American Than the Illegal President'

    A lot of people, local officials and otherwise, have been exposed on Facebook as of late simply because they can’t keep their offensive opinions to themselves. David Barber, the deputy director of the Shelby County Corrections Center in Tennessee, is the latest to be caught up in a scandal. He has resigned after posting offensive…

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  • Official Autopsy Report Confirms Keith Lamont Scott Was Shot 3 Times by Charlotte, NC, Police 

    The official autopsy report for Keith Lamont Scott, the black man who was killed by Charlotte, N.C., police in September, confirms that he was shot three times, WCNC-TV reports. According to the report, Scott was shot in the posterior chest (or back), the abdomen and the left arm. The report, from the Mecklenburg County Medical…

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  • W.Va. Officials Under Fire After Referring to Michelle Obama as an 'Ape in Heels' 

    Two West Virginia officials are facing a backlash after exchanging messages mocking Michelle Obama and referring to the first lady as “an ape in heels,” WSAZ reports. According to the report, following the results of last Tuesday’s presidential election, Pamela Taylor—a director at the Clay County Development Corp., a nonprofit funded by state and federal…

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