• At Least 5 Black Women Have Died in Police Custody in July; WTF?!

    It’s been a little over two weeks since Sandra Bland was discovered dead in her Texas jail cell from what authorities say was a suicide. In those 17 days since Bland’s controversial death, which has sparked social media fury and a plethora of unanswered questions, at least four more black women have died while in…

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  • Zimbabwean Authorities Seek American Dentist Reportedly Responsible for Killing Famed Cecil the Lion

    Zimbabwean authorities are seeking an American dentist as part of an investigation into the killing of Cecil the lion, a well-known and favorite attraction in Hwange National Park, CNN reports. Two Zimbabwean men were expected in court Wednesday regarding the slaughter of the famed animal. According to CNN, two locals—Theo Bronchorst, a professional hunter, and…

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  • 43-Year-Old Mother of 8 Dies Inside NY Jail

    A Westchester County, N.Y., mother of eight died in a police holding cell Monday afternoon while waiting to be arraigned for shoplifting, the New York Daily News reports, leaving a grieving husband demanding answers. “I want to know why I can’t hold her anymore,” Herman Turner, 49, said, speaking of his wife of 23 years.…

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  • Ga. Corrections Officer Forced Female Inmates to Have Sex With Him, Investigators Say

    A now-former Georgia corrections officer at a women’s prison is facing criminal charges after allegedly using his high-ranking position to prey on inmates and force them to have sex with him, investigators have revealed, according to the Associated Press. Edgar Daniel Johnson reportedly groped and fondled women and forced some to have sex with him…

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  • What We Know About Ralkina Jones

    Ralkina Jones. That is the name of a Cleveland mother who on Sunday became the latest person to mysteriously die while in jail. The 37-year-old was arrested on Friday following a domestic dispute. Although family visited her on Saturday and attested to her good health at the time, she was found dead in her cell…

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  • Native American Activist Died in Jail a Day After Sandra Bland 

    The family and friends of Rexdale Henry, a Native American activist, are comparing his mysterious in-custody death in Mississippi to that of Sandra Bland, the black woman who died in a Texas jail, the Jackson Free Press reports. “At a time when the nation is focused on the terrible circumstances of the brutal death of…

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  • Ind. Officer’s Son Attacks Man Filming Arrest During Ride-Along: Report

    Evansville, Ind., police are reviewing their ride-along policies after an officer’s son, who was with his father for the evening as part of the program, allegedly assaulted a man who was filming his dad making an arrest, the Evansville Courier & Press reports. One of the questions being asked in the process, according to the…

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  • The Most Confusing Questions to Come Out of the Sandra Bland Case

    It’s been 10 days since Sandra Bland was found dead in her cell at a Waller County, Texas, jail, and still media—social and news alike—are searching for the answer as to what exactly happened to Bland. Throughout the outright demands for answers, suspicions have been incredibly high, given the number of officer-involved shootings and in-custody…

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  • Preliminary Autopsy Results Point to Suicide in the Sandra Bland Case, Prosecutor Says

    A Waller County, Texas, prosecutor confirmed Thursday that, according to preliminary autopsy results, Sandra Bland had marijuana in her system at the time of her death, which was also ruled a suicide by hanging, consistent with original police statements, CNN reports.  Prosecutor Warren Diepraam told reporters Thursday that Bland did not have any defensive injuries,…

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  • Trump Employee to Co-Worker: ‘All You Motherf–king Immigrants Are Coming to This Country F–king Us Up’: Report

    A Trump employee has accused co-workers of targeting him with derogatory statements. He filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission racial-discrimination claim back in 2013 in an attempt to address the situation, the Daily Caller reports. He also filed a lawsuit in federal court earlier this year. Bryan Lambert, who is originally from Jamaica, claimed that…

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