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Dave Chappelle on Police Violence: ‘We’re Being Policed by What Feels Like an Alien Force’
Comedian Dave Chappelle made an appearance recently at a City Council meeting in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he leads a relatively quiet life with his family. The comedian came out of the woodwork to join a conversation about police violence and solutions, urging local cops to be more in touch with the…
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NC Grand Jury Declines to Charge Cop Seen Slamming 15-Year-Old Girl to Ground
A Wake County, N.C., grand jury has declined to charge a Rolesville (N.C.) High School resource officer who was seen on video slamming a 15-year-old student to the ground. According to WTVD, Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said that her office sent presentments to the Wake County grand jury for willful failure to discharge…
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Tenn. School Bus Driver Indicted in Fatal Crash That Left 6 Children Dead
A Chattanooga, Tenn., school bus driver has been indicted on six counts of vehicular homicide for a deadly November bus crash that left six children dead. According to the Chattanooga Times Free Press, a grand jury also charged 24-year-old Johnthony Walker with four counts of reckless aggravated assault, one count of reckless endangerment and one…
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Chicago Man Who Had Murder Charges Dismissed Is Killed While Leaving Jail
A Chicago man who had been facing murder charges that were dismissed after prosecutors failed to give him a speedy trial was gunned down as he was being driven away from Cook County (Ill.) Jail earlier this week. According to CBS News, Kamari Belmont was facing charges for the May 2015 shooting of 40-year-old Sorrell…
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Police Investigating After Indian Man Fatally Shot in SC
The Lancaster County, S.C., Sheriff’s Office is investigating the killing of 43-year-old Harnish Patel, who was fatally shot in front of his yard Thursday. The motive behind Patel’s killing is unclear, although tensions are high given the current political climate and other recent high-profile cases involving people of Indian descent. “We don’t have any facts…
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Innocent Blacks 7 Times More Likely to Be Convicted of Murder: Study
A new report from the National Registry of Exonerations has confirmed what we already knew (I know most of y’all ain’t surprised): Black people are more likely to be wrongfully convicted than their white counterparts, and they are also more likely to spend a longer time behind bars before they are exonerated. As the report,…
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Mass. Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Black Man, Saying ‘Black Lives Don’t Matter’
A Northampton, Mass., man was sentenced to six months in jail Friday in Northampton District Court after pleading guilty to charges of a civil rights violation, assault and battery to intimidate. According to Mass Live, James L. McIntyre admitted to elbowing a black man in downtown Northampton, using a racial slur and saying, “Black lives…
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Video Shows White Student Calling Another ‘Black Piece of Shit’ at NC High School
A black student at Wake Forest (N.C.) High School says that he was tired of racial harassment and abuse—including threats against him and his family—and that that led him to get into a physical altercation with a white student. Video of the incident shows the black student dragging the other, white student to the ground…
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White Supremacist Groups Are Targeting College Students as Recruits: Report
Well, maybe this will explain why we’ve seen a seeming uptick in racist incidents at college campuses across the nation. According to analysis by the Anti-Defamation League, groups that the organization identifies as white supremacist are really pushing their agenda on college campuses, aiming to recruit students at the institutions and plaster their messages across…
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Report: Kan. Bar Shooting Suspect Asked Victims if Their ‘Status Was Legal’
An Indian national who was wounded in a racially charged shooting in an Olathe, Kan., bar that resulted in the death of his friend told detectives that the shooter asked the pair if their “status was legal” before he started shooting, an affidavit released on Monday reveals. According to CBS News, the FBI is currently…
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