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Kwanzaa Celebrations Begin Friday
Heri za Kwanzaa! The weeklong celebration of African heritage officially begins Dec. 26, when observers will come together and rejoice in family, community and culture. According to the Official Kwanzaa website, the name of the holiday comes from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning “first fruits.” Established in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, who believed…
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Cuba Won’t Hand Over Assata Shakur
New Jersey officials might have been hoping that with warming relations between the U.S. and Cuba, one of the FBI’s most wanted criminals, Assata Shakur, would be extradited to face judgment after fleeing the country. However, according to the Associated Press, Cuba’s head of North American affairs, Josefina Vidal, has reiterated her country’s sovereign right…
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NYPD Cop Killer’s Girlfriend Pleaded for Life
Before gunman Ismaaiyl Brinsley shot two New York City police officers, he attacked his girlfriend, leaving the distraught 29-year-old to flee to a neighbor to plead for her life, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Shaneka Thompson, a health insurance specialist with the Veterans Administration and an Air Force reservist, pounded on her…
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Former Milwaukee Cop Won’t Be Indicted for Fatal Shooting of Dontre Hamilton
The former Milwaukee cop responsible for the April 30 shooting death of Dontre Hamilton will not be criminally charged for the shooting, Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm announced on Monday, according to the Journal Sentinel. “This was a tragic incident for the Hamilton family and for the community,” Chisholm wrote in the report announcing the…
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32-Year-Old Woman Involved With Hanged NC Teen Believes He Was Murdered
Michelle Brimhall, the 32-year-old mother of three who was in a relationship with hanged black North Carolina teen Lennon Lacy, broke her silence in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, saying that she believes Lennon was killed because of their interracial relationship. Brimhall—who, in the immediate aftermath of Lennon’s August death, fled the small,…
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SC Teen George Stinney Jr. Exonerated 70 Years After Execution
It’s been 70 years since George Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old South Carolina boy, faced the electric chair for the 1944 murders of two young white girls in Alcolu, but his name has finally been cleared after a circuit court judge tossed his murder conviction, NBC News reports. George was so small, weighing just 95 pounds…
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NC Teen Lennon Lacy Was Lynched, Mom Believes
Lennon Lacy’s mom, Claudia Lacy, is willing to believe that her 17-year-old son committed suicide back in August in Bladenboro, N.C., if it is proved and explained to her, but so far the grieving mother isn’t seeing the evidence or the pursuit of justice that she needs, CNN reports. “That’s all I’ve ever asked for:…
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FBI Investigating Death of Black NC Teen Who Was Hanged in a Trailer Park
The FBI is stepping in to investigate the peculiar death of a black North Carolina teen, who was found hanging from a swing set by a dog leash and a belt in a trailer park in August, the Associated Press reports. Lennon Lacy’s family has questioned the state medical examiner’s ruling that the 17-year-old’s death…
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Tamir Rice’s Mom Wants a Conviction in Her Son’s Death
Samaria Rice, the mother of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was fatally shot by Cleveland police Nov. 22, is “looking for a conviction” for both of the officers who were on the scene at the time of her son’s death, ABC News reports. “Tamir was a bright child. He had a promising future. He was very…
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