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  • Death of Handcuffed Louisiana Man Shot in Chest Ruled a Suicide

    A Louisiana man who state police claimed shot and killed himself in March while in police custody died, not of a gunshot wound to the back, as police had initially reported, but of a shot to the chest, according to an autopsy report, KATC reports.  The shooting occurred in the backseat of a patrol car…

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  • Savion Glover: Tapping Into African-American History Through Dance

    The halls of Washington, D.C.’s historic Howard Theatre will be filled with the haunting tones of jazz as well as the skillful tapping of feet over the weekend, with renowned performer Savion Glover taking the stage to share “the dance.”  “It’s basically going to be myself and a jazz quartet band [the Otherz] and we…

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  • Watch: Michael Brown Graduated From High School Days Before Shooting 

    Newly released video shows Michael Brown, 18, graduating from Normandy High School in St. Louis, Mo., wearing a dark-green cap and gown, accented by his red stole. There are haunting correlations between the video and the #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Twitter movement that inspired users to tweet “proper” images of themselves next to perceived “thuggish” ones.  The video, originally…

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  • CNN Source Claims Ferguson Cop Did Not Have Fractured Eye Socket

    The circumstances surrounding the shooting of unarmed Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown are still unclear as rumors and conflicting information are rampant in news coverage.    The scarcity of actual facts was compounded Thursday with CNN anchor Don Lemon reporting that the Ferguson officer who gunned down Brown did not, in fact, suffer from a…

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  • Macy’s Settles Racial Profiling Probe With New York State for $650,000

    Macy’s is coughing up $650,000 to settle accusations of racial profiling against its store in New York City’s Herald Square, the Associated Press reports. The retail giant signed on to an agreement on Tuesday with the attorney general of New York. Macy’s agrees to adopt new policies against profiling, train its employees, treat customer complaints…

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  • Eric Holder Visits Michael Brown’s Parents in Ferguson

    A night of relative calm fell over Ferguson, Mo., following U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s visit to the city, where tensions have run high since the killing of unarmed black teen Michael Brown by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. Holder, who was in town to be briefed on the Department of Justice’s federal civil…

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  • Officer Who Threatened Ferguson Protesters Suspended

    Lt. Ray Albers of the St. Ann Police Department in Missouri has been indefinitely suspended from the force after video footage showed him pointing his semi-automatic assault rifle and threatening to kill protesters during Tuesday night’s demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo., the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Albers, who was identified by St. Ann Police Chief Aaron Jimenez,…

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  • Ala. Teacher on Leave After Having Students Re-Enact Michael Brown Shooting

    An elementary school teacher in Selma, Ala., is under scrutiny after having students research and re-enact the death of unarmed Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown, the Selma Times-Journal reports. The unidentified teacher was placed on administrative leave on Wednesday after a Facebook post by an angry parent blasted the lesson. According to the Times-Journal, Jessica…

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  • US Ebola Patients Released From Emory University Hospital

    Nancy Writebol, one of two U.S. citizens airlifted from Liberia to Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital after contracting Ebola, was released Tuesday morning after testing free of the deadly virus, WSOC-TV reports. The hospital held a news conference on Thursday to talk about the release of Writebol and of the other American, Dr. Kent Brantly. Brantly,…

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  • Report Claim: Darren Wilson Was Beaten Up and Got a Fractured Eye Socket Before Shooting 

    (Editor’s note: CNN source refutes this report from Fox News) Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson reportedly suffered severe facial injuries from being beaten up before he shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown, a new report from an unidentified source claims, Fox News reports. The source, who Fox said was close to Ferguson Police…

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