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Minn. Cop Charged With Assault After Punching Handcuffed 14-Year-Old Girl in the Face Because She Spat on Him
A St. Paul, Minn., police officer is attempting to claim self-defense after punching an unarmed, mentally distressed 14-year-old girl in the face. But let’s start at the beginning. According to the Washington Post, back in December, there was a 14-year-girl who needed psychiatric help and was possibly suicidal. She was clearly distressed, according to court…
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Va. Mom Furious After Son, Black Classmates Told to Act Like Slaves for Skit
A Staunton, Va., mom is calling for action after her son, who is in the sixth grade at Shelburne Middle School, was caught up in a controversial history lesson, WHSV reports. Tamika Derozen said that her son’s class was learning about the Louisiana Purchase when “the teacher asked all of the African-American students to come…
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White Woman Caught on Camera Attacking Black Actor: ‘Don’t Record Me, You F–king N–ger’
Police in Reno, Nev., are investigating after a white woman was caught on camera attacking a black actor while hurling racial slurs, Raw Story reports. Actor and singer Elijah Ahmad Lewis from Motown: the Musical took to Facebook Wednesday to describe the attack, saying that the woman punched him in the jaw and also hit…
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White Trump Voter Explains Why He Left Black DC Waitress $450 Tip
By now we’ve all heard the story of the white men who were visiting Washington, D.C., during inauguration weekend who left a black Busboys and Poets waitress a hefty $450 tip on a $72.60 bill. Well, the man behind the generous tip, Jason White, is now coming forward to tell his side of the story…
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Roxane Gay Pulls Upcoming Book From Publisher Simon & Schuster Over Milo Yiannopoulos Deal
Roxane Gay is not here for Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos. Little surprise, since Yiannopoulos is a raging racist. So racist, in fact, he was banned from Twitter after leading an online harassment campaign against comedian and actor (and queen) Leslie Jones. Anyway, the iconic author put her money where her mouth is. Gay was all…
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Detroit Father Shot and Killed While Dropping Son Off at School
Detroit police are investigating after a father was reportedly shot to death in front of his son’s school Wednesday morning, the Detroit Free Press reports. Police say that the man was shot in the head shortly after his son exited the vehicle and went into the Mark Twain Elementary School in southwest Detroit. The young…
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12-Year-Old NJ Boy Crochets Every Day, Donates Items to Homeless Shelters, NICUs
A 12-year-old Jersey City, N.J., middle schooler is using his hobby to create amazing items that he then donates as a way to give back to his community. According to NBC New York, Jaheir Moore loves to crochet, and once he finishes his creations, he gives them away to area homeless shelters and neonatal intensive…
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Chicago Shootings, Homicides Higher Than at the Start of Violent 2016
For Chicago, 2016 closed out as the deadliest year in two decades. And it seems as if 2017 may be setting up to become just as grim; the Chicago Tribune reports that shootings and homicides in the Windy City are higher than they were this time last January. According to the report, as of early…
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3 White Men Leave Black DC Waitress $450 Tip With Note: ‘Not Race. Not Gender. Just American’
A black Washington, D.C., waitress received a pleasant surprise Monday while working her usual shift at Busboys and Poets, a Washington restaurant that has its own distinct social-justice mission, the Washington Post reports. Rosalynd Harris went into work still in a great mood from Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington. The optimism of her customers over…
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83-Year-Old Man Attacked, Robbed Outside NYC Senior Center
Ernest McCain, an 83-year-old veteran from Brooklyn, N.Y., was attacked and robbed by another man in his 60s outside a senior center in the New York City borough’s Crown Heights section Monday afternoon, NBC New York reports. McCain said he was leaving the senior center when a stranger came up to him and accused him…
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