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Iowa Man Convicted of a Racially Motivated Hate Crime Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
An Iowa white supremacist who brutally beat a black man in a Dubuque, Iowa, bar last year has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for what a federal judge slammed as a “brutal and outrageous attack,” the Washington Post reports. “This vicious attack threatened the most basic standards of human decency and dignity,” Deputy Assistant…
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Ill. Bus Driver Facing Charges for Allegedly Hitting Special Needs Child
An Illinois bus driver for Orland School District 135 is being accused of hitting a 4-year-old child with special needs in the face Friday, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, a teacher heard the driver, Linda Bell, telling the victim, “I’m sorry for hitting you,” as the child was being helped off the…
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Wrongfully Convicted NYC Man to Be Freed After More Than a Decade in Prison
A wrongfully convicted Queens, N.Y., man is expected to be freed from prison Tuesday after spending more than 16 years behind bars, his lawyer told the New York Post. Tullie Hyman was convicted in 2002 of the murder of a Far Rockaway, Queens, tenant activist. However, that conviction was tossed out in July after witness testimony…
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Ken Thompson, Brooklyn, NY’s 1st Black District Attorney, Dies at Age 50
Brooklyn, N.Y., District Attorney Ken Thompson died Sunday after a battle with cancer, his family announced, NBC New York reports. He was 50 years old. In a statement released Tuesday, Thompson had announced a leave of absence in order to fight his cancer, not specifying what type of cancer he had or any time frame…
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University of Va. Lecturer Takes Leave After Comparing Black Lives Matter to KKK
A University of Virginia adjunct professor is facing backlash after comparing Black Lives Matter to the horrific racism and terror of the Ku Klux Klan, the Washington Post reports. Douglas Muir, who lectures at the university’s engineering and business schools, wrote a Facebook comment that Black Lives Matter is the “biggest” racist organization since the…
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Personal Trainer Accused of Knowingly Transmitting HIV to 3 Women
An Illinois personal trainer is being held on $150,000 bail after being accused of knowingly transmitting HIV to three women he dated, the Chicago Tribune reports. Prosecutors claim that 46-year-old Jimmy Amutavi of Wilmette repeatedly had unprotected sex with the three women and later denied having the virus, even though he was diagnosed as early…
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2 Ga. High School Students Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Two Georgia teens were found dead late Monday in what authorities believe to be a murder-suicide, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. A relative of 15-year-old Christopher Andrews found the bodies of Christopher and his girlfriend, 16-year-old Samyah Copeland, inside a home in Riverdale. Both teens attended Riverdale High School. “It appears that the male subject shot…
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14-Year-Old Va. Boy Charged With Stealing 65-Cent Milk Carton to Face Trial
A 14-year-old Virginia boy will go to trial after being hit with multiple charges for “stealing” a 65-cent milk carton from his school cafeteria, even though he was enrolled in the free-lunch program, the Huffington Post reports. Back in May, Ryan Turk was charged with petit larceny and disorderly conduct after a Prince William County…
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Ga. Sheriff’s Deputy Fired for Racist Facebook Messages Targeting Black Motorists
Two former McIntosh County, Ga., sheriff’s deputies were caught in a social media scandal in which an internal-affairs investigation uncovered racist and sexist messages they exchanged on Facebook, including one message that appeared to show an effort to target black motorists, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. One officer was terminated, while the other officer abruptly resigned…
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University of Ala. Student Suspended After Racist Threats on Facebook
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. The University of Alabama has suspended and removed a student from campus after he allegedly made racist threats on Facebook, AL.com reports. According to the news site, it is not clear what led up to the racially charged threats, but posts of…
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