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KFC Has Published a Colonel Sanders Romance Novel in Honor of Mother’s Day and I Am Overwhelmed
So KFC has decided, all casual like, to drop a romance novel featuring the one and only Colonel Sanders in honor of Mother’s Day this year, and I am just staring at my computer with my mouth open, my eyes brimming with tears. I’m honestly overwhelmed, y’all. I have never been so horrified and yet…
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‘That’s Racist as Shit’: Students Confront White La. Schoolteacher Who Insists on Using N-Word
Students at Ben Franklin High School—named Louisiana’s top public high school—ended up having to school a white teacher earlier this week after he apparently thought it was cool to just flagrantly use the n-word because, as he put it, it was a “commoditized word.” I know, I know. I’m rolling my eyes, too. Anyway, according…
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Ga. Cop Steps in to Help Family of 7 After Responding to Call About 12-Year-Old Trying to Shoplift a Pair of $2 Shoes for Her Younger Sister
An Atlanta police officer was not looking for any recognition or praise when he decided to help out the family of a 12-year-old girl who was caught shoplifting earlier this year. But he’s getting it anyway. As the story goes, Officer Che Milton was in his first week on the job when he got a…
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Roy Oliver, the Texas Cop Who Killed 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards, Was Previously Suspended for Aggressive Behavior: Report
As the investigation continues into the death of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, who was shot and killed by then-Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer Roy Oliver, more and more details are coming to light. Recently, it was discovered that the prosecutor’s office had once filed a complaint about what it called Oliver’s aggressive behavior. According to personnel…
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7 Bounty Hunters Indicted in Death of 24-Year-Old Father of 3
Seven bounty hunters have been indicted on first-degree felony murder charges for allegedly killing an unarmed man and wounding another individual after targeting the wrong car outside a Clarksville, Tenn., Wal-Mart. The charges stem from an April 23 incident, in which police say the bounty hunters shot at four people in a sedan and then…
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Kappa Sigma Fraternity Chapter at Baylor University Suspended for ‘Cinco de Drinko’ Party
What is it with fraternities and hosting absolutely tasteless parties? Is it a prerequisite for existing? At any rate, in today’s frats-doing-racially-insensitive-shit column, the Kappa Sigma chapter of Baylor University in Waco, Texas, has been suspended following a Mexican-themed “Cinco de Drinko” party, which drew the outrage of many. According to CNN, some of those…
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Boyfriend Wanted for Questioning in Death of NYC Subway Conductor: Report
The New York City Police Department is looking for the boyfriend of a city subway conductor who was found shot to death just one block away from her Brooklyn, N.Y., home Monday. According to CBS New York, police want to question 44-year-old Zire King about the death of 41-year-old Jacqueline Dicks, a mother of six.…
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Fla. Memorial University to Posthumously Award Bachelor’s Degree in Aeronautical Science to Trayvon Martin: Report
It’s been five years since 17-year-old Trayvon Martin’s life was stolen from him after he was gunned down while walking home from the convenience store by George Zimmerman, who was eventually acquitted of murder charges in his death. The case sparked national outrage and Trayvon, though gone, has never been forgotten. And now, this month,…
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‘I Hate N–gers, and I’m Going to Kill Me 1 Today’: Texas Man Charged With Hate Crime After Trying to Stab Black Man
A Houston man was charged with a hate crime Wednesday after, authorities say, he hurled racial slurs before attempting to stab a black man at an apartment complex in northwest Harris County on Tuesday. James Scott Lee, 32, was heard saying, “I hate niggers, and I’m going to kill me one today,” before brandishing a…
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American University Releases Video of Person of Interest in Racially Charged Banana Incident; Campus Police Offer $1,000 Reward
American University is determined to capture the person who was involved in leaving bananas hanging from nooses on its Washington, D.C., campus. The school has released two surveillance videos in an effort to track down the suspect in what campus police are calling a “racially motivated hate crime.” According to ABC News, both videos were…
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