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Barneys Shells Out $525,000 to Settle ‘Shopping While Black’ Probe
Barneys New York is cutting its losses (and bad press) and will cough up $525,000 to settle the racial-profiling allegations that have been weighed against it by the New York State attorney general, the New York Daily News reports. In addition to the $525,000, which will be used for fines and legal fees, the high-end retailer…
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The Secret Fight of the Black-Girl Nerds
The life of a “nerd” typically involves a certain amount of loneliness and other social challenges. Try being a black girl on top of that. Sure, mainstream culture has its ways of portraying nerd-dom as trendy and cool (hello, The Big Bang Theory), but this treatment is generally reserved for men … most often white…
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Okla. Cop Charged in Her Daughter’s Boyfriend’s Death Released From Jail
One of the Tulsa, Okla., cops charged in the slaying of their daughter’s black boyfriend was released Thursday night from the county jail, NBC News reports. Gina Kepler, 48, was granted a $25,000 bail on her charge of being an accessory to murder and was released, although she has to report to court on Tuesday,…
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Fla. Church Canceled ‘Blasphemous’ Funeral for Gay Man
“I did feel like he was being denied the dignity of death.” That’s what Julion Evans’ mom, Julie Atwood, thought of the refusal by New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Tampa, Fla., to conduct her son’s service after finding out that he was a gay man, according to WFLA. Atwood was given the news the…
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Philly Mom Who Carried Licensed Gun Into NJ Faces 11 Years in Prison
Shaneen Allen is a Philadelphia single mom, a law-abiding citizen and legally licensed in her hometown to carry a weapon. But now she’s facing at least three years in prison—and possibly more, New Jersey’s My9 reports. Things went awry for the mother of two last month when she traveled to New Jersey, where her license isn’t…
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Family Claims Ohio Father Was Shot Dead by Police in Wal-Mart Over Toy Gun
John Crawford III lost his life over a toy gun. At least that’s what his relatives are claiming, and they are taking their case to civil rights organizations, the Dayton Daily News reports. According to the news site, on Tuesday night Crawford was talking on his cellphone to the mother of his two children, LeeCee…
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Calif. High School Cheerleaders Pose as Gangsters for Team Photo
Still roughly two months until National Stereotyping Day—uh, Halloween, that is—but some Redlands, Calif., high school cheerleaders are getting an early start, posing as gang members for a team photo, reports KTLA 5. The photo, which predictably has been making the rounds on social media, shows the group of girls posting as gang members, complete with…
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Russians Project Laser Image of Obama Eating Banana on US Embassy in Moscow
President Barack Obama hasn’t been getting a lot of love in Russia these days, and reinforcing that message, protesters projected a racially charged image onto the U.S. Embassy in Moscow on Monday as he celebrated his 53rd birthday, the Huffington Post reports. The image, which was projected by laser beams, depicted Obama in a birthday hat with…
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Who Decides Who Lives and Who Dies When an Ebola Outbreak Creates Hysteria?
Two Americans with Ebola have been flown in from Liberia over the past week and treated with a “secret serum” in the hopes of helping them successfully combat the deadly virus. However, Ebola has already taken its first American victim. To be fair, 24-year-old Nathaniel Dennis did not have Ebola, but the fear inflamed by…
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Okla. Teen Charged With Rape of Kenyan Orphans Claims He Was Possessed by Demon
Matthew Lane Durham, the 19-year-old Oklahoma missionary who allegedly admitted to raping several children at a Kenyan orphanage, also allegedly told a friend that he was possessed by a demon named Luke who made him commit the atrocious acts, the Daily Mail reports. According to the report, federal prosecutors submitted the text messages Durham sent…
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