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Family Claims Ohio Father Was Shot Dead by Police in Wal-Mart Over Toy Gun
John Crawford III lost his life over a toy gun. At least that’s what his relatives are claiming, and they are taking their case to civil rights organizations, the Dayton Daily News reports. According to the news site, on Tuesday night Crawford was talking on his cellphone to the mother of his two children, LeeCee…
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Sharpton, NYC Mayor and NYPD Commissioner Lead Roundtable on Police-Community Relations
As New York City continues to grapple with Staten Island dad Eric Garner’s death, which led an incensed city to demand justice, Mayor Bill de Blasio held a roundtable discussion with the Rev. Al Sharpton and Police Commissioner Bill Bratton to talk through the next step to be taken toward healing the community, the New…
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Texas Man Who Overpaid Child Support Is Released From Prison
Clifford Hall, the Texas man who went to jail even after overpaying child support debt that was caused by a clerical error, has been released from prison, his lawyer, Tyesha Elam, confirmed to The Root. Hall was released on July 2 after an associate judge suspended the sentence during a routine jail review hearing. He…
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NYPD Internal Report: Eric Garner Was Not ‘in Great Distress’
As far as a New York City Police Department internal report is concerned, the unarmed, asthmatic father of six who was seen apparently placed in a choke hold by an officer “did not appear to be in great distress,” and his “condition did not seem serious and … he did not appear to get worse,”…
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Okla. Teen Missionary Allegedly Raped Several Children at Kenyan Orphanage
He was supposed to be at the Kenyan children’s home helping out with the underprivileged kids there, but now the teen missionary is being accused of raping and molesting them, KTLA 5 reports. Matthew Durham, 19, of Edmond, Okla., admitted to raping young girls and forcing some of the young boys to perform oral sex…
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Pregnant NC Mom Loses Kids After Seeking Home for Them on Craigslist
One North Carolina mom lost custody of her five children after posting a Craigslist ad on July 9 searching for housing for them, the News and Observer reports. Moshimalee Johnson reportedly tried to find housing assistance through Durham County Social Services but was unsuccessful, and so days later she put up the ad. “Five kids…
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Helping Black Boys Become Great Men
From My Brother’s Keeper to various local community endeavors across the nation, black boys and men have become the focus of an increasing number of cultural initiatives to combat the violence and stereotypes that often lead to a painful fate—either lengthy prison time or a premature death. A recent study from the University of Chicago…
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Bey-nefactor: Beyoncé Quietly Funded Housing Complex for Homeless in Houston
It turns out that Beyoncé has been a silent benefactor to the less fortunate in her hometown all along, according to Music.Mic. The renowned musician was recently outed by her pastor for giving some $7 million over the past five years to fund a housing complex for the homeless—the Knowles-Temenos Place Apartments—in Houston. “She is…
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Michelle Howard Becomes 1st Female 4-Star Officer in the Navy
Adm. Michelle Janine Howard became the first female four-star officer in the history of the U.S. Navy, according to a press release. Howard, who was promoted at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, is expected to relieve Adm. Mark Ferguson II as the 38th vice chief of naval…
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A Matter of Law: What Everyone Is Missing About the Texas Child Support Case
Clifford Hall is not a deadbeat dad. And District Court Judge Lisa Millard, who sentenced him to six months in prison even after he caught up and overpaid on his late child support due to a clerical error, is not a crooked judge. The problem, insists Hall’s lawyer Tyesha Elam, is the law—more specifically, a…
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