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Former Ga. Police Officer Sentenced to Life in Prison for Taser Death
A former Georgia police officer was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being found guilty of felony murder earlier this month in the Taser death of 24-year-old Gregory Towns in 2014, 11Alive reports. Former East Point Police Sgt. Marcus Eberhart was found guilty of all counts, which included felony murder and aggravated assault. His…
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YouTube Star Adam Saleh Says He Was Removed From Delta Flight for Speaking Arabic
An American YouTube star says that he and a friend were removed from a Delta flight from London to New York City after he was overheard by other passengers speaking in Arabic, ABC News reports. The airline later confirmed that two passengers were indeed removed from the flight after several passengers expressed “discomfort,” but did not…
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‘Go Back Wherever the F–k You Came From’: Ky. Woman Caught in Racist Rant Against Hispanic Shoppers
The Jefferson Mall in Louisville, Ky., is planning to ban a woman who was caught on video hurling racist remarks at two Hispanic customers, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. The video, which was originally posted on Facebook by Renee Buckner on Tuesday night, showed the unidentified white woman verbally blasting the Hispanic women in line at a…
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'Bulletproof: Black Lives Matter' Shirts Pulled From Wal-Mart's Website
After a letter sent out by the president of the national Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police organization in the nation, Wal-Mart decided to stop selling on its website T-shirts and sweatshirts displaying the word “Bulletproof” with the words “Black Lives Matter” written under it, the Washington Post reports. On Tuesday, Chuck Canterbury, the president…
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Delta Air Lines Changes Policy Since Black Doctor Stopped From Helping on Flight
Delta Air Lines has initiated a policy change following the fallout after a black doctor was reportedly barred from helping an unresponsive passenger and condescendingly dismissed by a flight attendant, the Washington Post reports. Back in October, Houston obstetrician and gynecologist Tamika Cross’ Facebook post went viral after she recounted the dismissive racism she encountered…
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Study: Black Men Nearly 3 Times as Likely to Be Killed by Police Use of Force
A new study from the American Journal of Public Health, published Tuesday, reveals that black men are nearly three times as likely as white men to be killed by police use of force, CNN reports. The report may come as little surprise to many, given the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement in the…
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'5 N–gers a Day': Video Shows Ore. High School Students Ranting About Black-Student Enrollment
The Oregon City School District is investigating after a Snapchat video emerged over the weekend of two students blasting racial slurs in a rant directed at Tom Lovell, the principal of Oregon City High School, KATU reports. According to the report, the video emerged on Twitter over the weekend. “What about n—gers?” someone can be…
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Senior Citizen Attacked, Robbed While Waiting for Kidney Dialysis in the Bronx, NY
A 70-year-old woman was the victim of a brutal theft while she was waiting to get kidney dialysis in the Bronx borough of New York City, CBS New York reports. According to the report, at around 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Jean Richards stood alone on West 233rd Street, where she had just been dropped off by…
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Lawyers Demand L’Oreal Recall Hair Relaxer That Burned Clients’ Scalp
Lawyers representing women who say that a L’Oreal hair relaxer burned their scalps and made them go bald are now demanding an urgent recall of the product, TMZ reports. A class action suit against the company was filed in September, demanding more than $5 million, TMZ noted in an earlier report. The suit includes a…
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911 Tapes Reveal Grandmother's Agony After Ark. 3-Year-Old Killed in Road Rage Incident
The 911 tapes released after the horrific shooting death of 3-year-old Acen King in Little Rock, Ark., over the weekend reveal his grandmother’s pain as she and a bystander tried to get help for the little boy, Raw Story reports. According to the report, a woman at a J.C. Penney store that the grandmother had…
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