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Ga. Family Demands Answers About Teen Shot Dead at House Party
It has been almost a week since a Gwinnett County, Ga., teen was shot dead at a house party, and his family remains frustrated at the lack of progress in the case, WSB-TV reports. “I find that hard to believe that within a week, there has been nothing uncovered,” Saviour Branch, the father of the…
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Protester Says, 'I Eat Pigs, I Don’t Eat With Them' to Oakland, Calif., Cops' Barbecue Invitation
Earlier this week, we heard about a Wichita, Kan., Black Lives Matter protest that turned into a community barbecue with a Q&A segment with local police. Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay challenged other departments and communities to come together and follow suit after what turned out to be an apparently productive gathering. However, not all…
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Lincoln University Facing Shuttering of History Department Because of Financial Woes
Lincoln University, an HBCU in Missouri, is known for its rich history, founded by veterans from the 62nd and 65th U.S. Colored Infantries who were determined to build a school for African Americans. However, now, Inside Higher Ed reports, the school’s board of curators has voted 4-2 in a special meeting to deactivate the university’s…
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Atlanta Store Clerk Charged After Pointing Gun at 11-Year-Old Boy
An Atlanta store clerk is facing charges of aggravated assault after locking an 11-year-old boy inside the store and holding the child at gunpoint, WSB-TV reports. The convenience store clerk, identified as Abhishek Dubey, accused 11-year-old Dylan Curate of stealing when he detained the child and pointed a gun at him in the early-morning hours…
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Fla. Police Shoot Black Caretaker of Autistic Man Playing With Toy Truck
A North Miami, Fla., caretaker was shot and wounded by police Monday as he tried to retrieve a 23-year-old autistic man who had wandered from a mental-health center into the street, the Miami Herald reports. Cellphone video released Wednesday shows the caretaker, Charles Kinsey, lying on the ground, with his hands in the air, trying…
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Police Don't Believe Glass Found in Officer's Sandwich Was Intentional
Investigators say they do not believe that glass found in a Columbus, Ohio, officer’s sandwich was placed there intentionally, ABC6 reports. Police Officer Quoc Nguyen was rushed to the hospital Monday afternoon after cutting his mouth after biting into a sandwich that had glass shards in it, the news station notes. Nguyen got the sandwich…
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White Judicial Candidate Complains of 'Insensitive' Backlash After He Compares Black Judge to Gorilla
A Muskegon, Mich., lawyer who is running for a judicial position in Muskegon County’s probate court has apologized for recent comments he made comparing a sitting judge to a gorilla, MLive reports. The incident started when lawyer Eric C. Grimm sent out an email July 10 to friends and colleagues asking for votes while criticizing…
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Atlanta Teen Who Wrote 'White Boy Privilege' Addresses Police Brutality in New Poem
An Atlanta 14-year-old who called out “White Boy Privilege” at a slam-poetry contest at his school in May is now taking up the heavy topic of police brutality, set to debut his latest slam poem Thursday, CNN reports. Royce Mann will be featured in a segment of the Fox talk show The Preachers, which is scheduled to air…
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Airbnb Taps Former Attorney General Eric Holder for Anti-Discrimination Team
Airbnb has tapped former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for its anti-discrimination team as part of the company’s response to #AirbnbWhileBlack, Time magazine reports. In a statement released Wednesday, CEO Brian Chesky said that Holder will be helping to “craft a world-class anti-discrimination policy.” “While we have a policy that prohibits discrimination, we want this…
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Trump Staffer Takes the Fall for Plagiarism in Melania Trump’s Speech
An employee with the Trump Organization has taken the fall for the apparent plagiarism of Michelle Obama’s 2008 Democratic National Convention speech, Talking Points Memo reports. Accusations of plagiarism started making the rounds following Monday night’s Republican National Convention, where Melania Trump, the wife of Donald Trump, spoke. The similarities between her speech and Michelle…
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