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  • Audio Allegedly Captures Mich. Mayor Comparing Black People to ‘Chimps,’ Degrading Women 

    Warren, Mich., Mayor James Fouts is amid a scandal after leaked audio recordings allegedly capture him comparing black people to chimps and calling older women “dried-up cunts,” WXYZ reports. The recordings were originally obtained by Motor City Muckracker, an independent news organization, and were published on the site Monday morning. “Blacks do look like chimpanzees;…

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  • Fla. High School Students Protest to Make African-American History a Full-Year Course

    Students at Terry Parker High School in Jacksonville, Fla., staged a sit-in earlier this week demanding a change in the way African-American history is taught in Duval County Public Schools, Action News Jax reports. The organizer of the sit-in, Angelina Roque, said that she and her other classmates wanted to protest because they believed that…

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  • 2 Women Arrested for Helping Man Wanted in Orlando, Fla., Police Shooting

    Two women were arrested in Florida on Wednesday for helping a man wanted in the fatal shooting of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and an Orlando, Fla., police officer, officials announced, according to Reuters. The women reportedly helped the man on separate occasions over the last month. Jameis Slaughter, 25, an ex-girlfriend of murder suspect Markeith Loyd,…

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  • Fla. Teen Accused of Masquerading as Doctor Indicted in Separate Va. Fraud Case

    The Florida teen who is already facing multiple charges for allegedly pretending to be a doctor is now facing even more charges in a separate Virginia fraud case, NBC News reports. According to the report, Malachi Love-Robinson was indicted by a Virginia grand jury for allegedly attempting to illegally buy a $35,000 Jaguar, authorities confirmed…

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  • La. Mom Says She’s Done Having Kids After Giving Birth to 14-Pound Son

    LaQueena Hunter Grover, now a mother of four, is accustomed to big babies. Her first two children weighed just over 7 pounds, and her third child was a whopping 11.9 pounds. However, WDSU reports, when she was pregnant with her fourth baby, she thought maybe she might have twins this time. “People would come up…

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  • Fla. Man Charged With Helping Suspect Days Before Shooting Death of Orlando Cop

    Authorities have arrested an employee at a fried-chicken restaurant, accusing the worker of helping a murder suspect evade capture two days before authorities say the same suspect fatally shot an Orlando, Fla., police officer, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Zarghee Mayan allegedly gave restaurant food to his former co-worker Markeith Demangzlo Loyd,…

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  • El Cajon, Calif., Cop Who Fatally Shot Alfred Olango Won't Face Criminal Charges

    The El Cajon, Calif., police officer who gunned down an unarmed black man who was apparently having a mental breakdown will not face criminal charges, the San Diego County (Calif.) District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. “The law recognizes police officers are often forced to make split-second decisions in circumstances that…

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  • Talk #BankBlack With OneUnited Bank President Teri Williams

    If you wanted to #BankBlack but had no idea where to start, or what that really even means, now is your chance to get some answers. On Thursday, Jan 12, at 7 p.m. EST, OneUnited Bank, the largest black-owned bank in America, will be going live on Facebook from its Miami branch to answer questions about the…

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  • Read the Scathing 1986 Letter Coretta Scott King Wrote Opposing Sessions’ Federal Nomination

    Updated Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, 1:02 a.m. EST: Elizabeth Warren attempted to read Coretta Scott King’s letter about Jeff Sessions on the Senate floor; but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) silenced her. Earlier: Coretta Scott King’s scathing letter in which she urged Congress to block the 1986 nomination of Jeff Sessions for a federal judgeship…

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  • GoFundMe Campaign Raises Nearly $160,000 for Chicago Torture Victim

    The Chicago torture victim whose abuse was streamed online in a horrific Facebook Live video is receiving an outpouring of support from across the nation, and almost $160,000 has been raised on his behalf in a GoFundMe campaign, the Chicago Tribune reports. “The perpetrators have been apprehended and hopefully swift justice will be served. But…

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