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  • ‘White Men Built These Streets’: Seattle Man Arrested After Going on Racist, Expletive-Filled Rant Against Black Man

    A white man was arrested after being caught on camera hurling racial slurs and other expletives in a racist rant directed at a black man in Seattle. Keoke Silvano, who is Filipino, recorded the encounter on cellphone footage as a way to protect the man. “Just as a photographer, my instinct is to document. So…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 18, 2018
  • Meghan Markle’s Dad Claims Prince Harry Told Him to ‘Give Donald Trump a Chance’

    One would think that once Meghan Markle had officially married Prince Harry and started to form a routine, her white relatives would take a chill pill, simmer down, stop embarrassing her and crawl back into the messy closet from whence they came. Alas, apparently that is not the case, at least not with Thomas Markle,…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 18, 2018
  • Black Lives Matter Activist Plans to File Lawsuit After NYC Cops Allegedly Beat Him, Threw Bicycle at Him During Protest 

    A Black Lives Matter protester is reportedly filing a $5 million lawsuit against New York City bicycle cops who he claims beat him during a wrongful arrest back in March. According to the New York Daily News, Walter “Hawk” Newsome was crowded by five cops. Video of the incident apparently shows one officer viciously punching…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 15, 2018
  • All Charges Dropped Against Mesa, Ariz., Man Who Was Brutally Beaten by Cops 

    A Mesa, Ariz., judge has dropped the charges lobbed against a local man who was brutally beaten by cops as he was just standing and chilling with his cellphone. According to the Arizona Republic, Mesa City Prosecutor John Belatti filed a motion to dismiss without prejudice the charges of disorderly conduct and hindering police that…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 15, 2018
  • ‘Google the Diseases in Pools’: White Man Harasses Black Family at California Hotel Pool, Asks if They Showered

    A black family was targeted by a white man who had the nerve to ask them if they had showered prior to attempting to enjoy a day at a California hotel pool. Mom Carle Wheeler can be heard on cellphone video that she posted to Facebook accusing the man of targeting her and her daughter…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 15, 2018
  • Cyntoia Brown’s Life Sentence Brings Tennessee Sentencing Laws Under Scrutiny 

    The case of Cyntoia Brown, who was sentenced to life in prison for a murder she committed at age 16, has now dragged Tennessee sentencing laws into the spotlight, with a federal appeals court considering whether to consult the Tennessee Supreme Court for clarification about the state laws. As WBIR-TV notes, this year Brown’s attorneys…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 14, 2018
  • Black Women Accuse Walgreens of Racial Profiling After Being Followed Around Store, Stopped by Officers After Paying for Items

    Is there anywhere black people can go where they won’t be harassed? Wakanda doesn’t count because technically it’s fictional. Two black women are accusing a Walgreens in Miramar, Fla. (of course it’s Florida), of racially profiling them after they had their bags searched upon leaving the store after paying for their items. Crystal Davis and…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 14, 2018
  • Wakanda Forever: Watch the Moment This 10-Year-Old Gets His Brand-New Black Panther Prosthetic Leg

    The cultural significance and impact of Black Panther will never die, but the superhero has a special place in the heart of one 10-year-old from Raleigh, N.C., as the movie became the theme for his custom prosthetic leg. Michael Mack’s fresh-as-all-hell leg was designed and made by Milton Purnell from Tattoo Supreme, and now the…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 14, 2018
  • Actor Darris Love Arrested at Gunpoint, Detained for Hours After Being Mistaken for a Burglary Suspect 

    A black actor believes that his arrest and subsequent hourslong detainment were a result of racial profiling after cops mistook him for a burglary suspect. According to the Los Angeles Times, actor Darris Love and his girlfriend, Ayesha Dumas, had just finished up a trip to the Apple Store in Glendale, Calif., when the former…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 14, 2018
  • Are We Done Yet With Waffle House? Viral Video Shows Black Couple Being Arrested for Questioning Juice Charge at Florida Waffle House

    Waffle House is back under intense scrutiny after an employee called the police on a black couple who wanted their bill explained to them because of a dispute over the cost of some orange juice. The employee even went so far as to insist that police officers press charges against the couple if they refused…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    June 14, 2018
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