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Fla. 8-Year-Old Fatally Shot While Walking Home From Birthday Party
A Florida community is outraged, and a family left grieving, after a Dania Beach, Fla., 8-year-old boy was shot and killed while walking home from a birthday party, CBS Miami reports. Broward County, Fla.’s sheriff’s spokesperson Veda Coleman-Wright said that the shooting happened late Wednesday evening. Two of the boy’s adult cousins were injured in…
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Okla. Man Hurls Racial Slurs, Smashes in Black Motorist's Rear Windshield: Report
A black motorist in Oklahoma was the target of a violent incident that ended in her being called racial slurs and having her back windshield smashed in, Fox23 reports. According to the report, Rhonda Johnson was driving with a friend on the Muskogee Turnpike from Tulsa to Muskogee when they noticed another vehicle following them. Johnson,…
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Ill. Man, Woman Accused of Forcing 13-Year-Old Girl Into Prostitution
An Illinois man and woman are facing multiple charges after being accused of forcing a 13-year-old girl into prostitution, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, Cook County Judge Darron Bowden called the charges against 36-year-old Ambrosia Clemons “basically pimping,” after setting his bond at $750,000 Wednesday. Clemons and his co-defendant, 23-year-old Kearita Ladd,…
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Va. Beach’s 1st African-American Firefighter Dead at 66
Virginia Beach, Va.’s first African-American firefighter, retired Master Firefighter Anthony “Tony” Cooke, has died, WAVY reports. The Virginia Beach Fire Department issued a statement Wednesday expressing “much sadness” about Cooke’s passing. “To say that Tony served with distinction during his 25 years with the fire department is an understatement and does not even begin to describe…
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Lawyer Releases Video of Fort Worth, Texas, Police Officer Shooting Black Man in Back
On Tuesday a video was released showing a Fort Worth, Texas, police officer shooting a black man in the back as he walked away. However, as NBCDFW notes, the police and the man’s lawyer are not seeing eye to eye on whether the July shooting, which left the man paralyzed, was justified. David Collie released…
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SC Church Shooter Dylann Roof Declines to Call Witnesses or Present Evidence in Penalty Phase of Trial
Self-professed white supremacist Dylann Roof was back in court Wednesday morning ahead of the penalty phase of his federal trial and is seemingly not willing to put up much of a fight to spare his own life, CNN reports. According to the report, Roof told a federal judge that he still plans to represent himself during…
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‘Ninjas Came to My Home and Killed My Family’: 6-Year-Old Boy Witnesses Shootings That Left 2 Dead
A Christmas Eve robbery and shooting in Alaska left two people dead, Fox News reports. According to the report, three suspects have been arrested in the case. On Sunday, Anchorage police announced that Jaylyn Franklin had been arrested in the deaths of 32-year-old Danielle Brooks and 38-year-old Christopher Brooks. The shootings were witnessed by a 6-year-old…
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Ark. School District Investigating After Teacher Allegedly Compares the Obamas to Monkeys
An Arkansas school district has reportedly launched an investigation after a high school teacher allegedly wrote racially charged posts on Facebook comparing President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama to monkeys, KARK-TV reports. Trent Bennett, a teacher at Malvern High School, is accused of targeting the president and first lady in the offensive posts,…
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Denzel Talks Colorism in Hollywood: 'The Easiest Thing to Do Is Blame Someone Else'
Denzel Washington may not be so sold on the colorism argument in Hollywood, where quite a few stars with darker skin have voiced their own struggles trying to get roles. In an interview with BET, the two-time Oscar winner largely dismissed the notion, pointing to his Fences co-star Viola Davis as a prime example when asked…
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Star Wars Actress Carrie Fisher Dies at 60
Carrier Fisher, the actress best known for her iconic role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, has died at age 60, People magazine reports. Fisher’s death was confirmed by family spokesperson Simon Halls, who released a statement to People on behalf of Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd. “It is with a very deep sadness that…
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