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Va. Reporter, Cameraman Fatally Shot During Live Broadcast
Updated Wednesday, Aug. 26, 10:45 a.m. EDT: Authorities have identified the suspected shooter accused of killing two WDBJ7 employees early Wednesday morning, CNN reports. “We do not know the motive. We do not know who the killer is,” WDBJ7 General Manager Jeff Marks said. “We do know the Franklin County sheriff … they are working…
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Former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke Endorses Trump for President
The Donald has been in a bit of news involving white supremacists of late. Of course, it is not Donald Trump’s fault that one such supremacist wanted to rename a North Dakota town after him. It is also fairly safe to assume that Trump didn’t ask notorious former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke…
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Family of Black Man Injured During Arrest Claims He Was Beaten With Baton
The family of a Florida man arrested over the weekend claims that he was brutally beaten, as evidenced by the significant injuries seen in his mug shot, WPBF reports. Jamell Adamson was arrested Saturday after he allegedly didn’t stop at a stop sign and then refused to pull over when a sheriff’s deputy tried to…
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Ala. Officer Didn’t Have Body Camera Turned on When He Fatally Shot Man Having a ‘Mental Episode’
A Tuscaloosa, Ala., police officer who fatally shot a man carrying a “large metal spoon in a threatening manner” was wearing a body camera but did not have it turned on, The Guardian reports. Jeffory Tevis was shot and killed last Thursday evening by officers responding to an alleged assault at his home. Tevis, who…
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Fla. Man Whose Confederate Flag Was Stolen Unable to Identify Suspect: ‘They All Look the Same to Me’
Police have arrested a suspected thief who was reportedly involved in the tearing down of a Confederate flag at a Bradenton, Fla., residence in July. Police reportedly learned about the theft after a video was posted to the Facebook page of Jamari Williams. Robin Eaker, the reported owner of the flag, didn’t initially report the…
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Blackout Music & Film Festival Celebrates Community, Creativity and Culture
Blackout for Human Rights, a collective of actors, artists and activists speaking out for justice, will be holding a one-day film festival, the first Blackout Music & Film Festival, in downtown Los Angeles Saturday. The festival, which organizers plan to host annually, will boast special film screenings, art installations, panel discussions and live musical performances…
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White Supremacist Wants to Rename Town After Donald Trump
This isn’t the first time that white supremacist Craig Cobb has tried to buy out a small town for his own uses. He attempted and ultimately failed to create a whites-only community in Leith, N.D. Now, however, according to the Grand Forks Herald, Cobb has his eyes set on another small town in North Dakota:…
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Mass. Family ‘Terrorized’ by SWAT Team That Raided the Wrong Home
A Massachusetts family said that they feared for their lives when a SWAT team erroneously entered their home last week with guns drawn, CBS Boston reports. Marianne Diaz, who lives in the home with her fiance, Bryant Alequin, and her two daughters, ages 7 and 18 months, said that she prayed and tried to protect…
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Louis Stokes, Ohio’s 1st Black Congressman, Dies at Age 90
Former U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes, who in 1968 became the first black member of Congress elected from Ohio, died on Tuesday at the age of 90 after a brave battle with lung and brain cancer, WBNS-10TV reports. Born in Cleveland, the iconic politician served 30 years in Congress before retiring in 1999. During his tenure,…
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San Francisco Cops Pin Down Homeless Man, Kneel on His Prosthetic Leg After Reportedly Mistaking Crutches for Weapon
San Francisco police officers were caught on cellphone camera pinning down a man who had a prosthetic leg after reportedly mistaking his crutches for a weapon, the Daily Mail reports. The Aug. 4 incident was captured by journalist Chaédria LaBouvier, who was on her way to work at Medium in San Francisco’s Market District. LaBouvier…
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