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86-Year-Old Man Who Suffers From Dementia Remains in Intensive Care After Police Use Taser on Him During Traffic Stop
An 86-year-old unarmed black man, who also suffers from dementia, was attacked by a white police officer who deployed a Taser at him, apparently out of some fear that the senior citizen would be hit by a car, authorities say. If that ain’t the most twisted logic I have ever heard. The officer was afraid…
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Black Protester Hugs Squirming Nazi, Quips, ‘Why Don’t You Like Me, Dog?’
The black protester who was caught on viral video hugging a squirming and uncomfortable neo-Nazi outside white supremacist dump truck Richard Spencer’s speech at the University of Florida in Gainesville on Thursday is acknowledging that he could just as easily have hit the guy (an act in which someone else had earlier indulged) but decided…
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Wannabe Tulsa, Okla., Cop Who Killed Unarmed Black Man Released From Prison After Serving Less Than Half His 4-Year Sentence
Well, if you wanted evidence as to how little this country values black lives, look no further than Tulsa, Okla., where a white former reserve deputy (aka a wannabe cop) walked out of prison, scot-free, after serving less than half of his already meager four-year sentence for killing an unarmed black man. Robert Bates, 76,…
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I Tried It: My Co-Worker Shamed Me Into Watching Purple Rain
Yesha Callahan, The Root’s deputy managing editor, is a tyrant. I think my troubles really began in earnest last April when the greatest of all time, Prince Rogers Nelson, departed this earthly plane and the office was reminiscing. Of course, Purple Rain, both the album and the film, came up in conversation. I casually mentioned…
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‘Underwear Bomber’ Files Lawsuit Claiming US Justice Department Denies Him Free Speech, Religious Rights
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is currently serving multiple life sentences for attempting to set off a bomb in his underwear on a plane on Christmas Day in 2009, has now filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice claiming that the department is denying him his free speech and religious rights. According to Reuters,…
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Mich. State Police Director’s Pay Docked After She Calls NFL Protesters ‘Ungrateful, Anti-American Degenerates’
Michigan State Police Director Col. Kriste Kibbey Etue will be losing out on five days’ pay for violating the department’s social media policy after she reposted a disparaging Facebook meme that targeted NFL players protesting police brutality and other social injustices. According to the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder announced the slap on…
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NY Black Lives Matter Group Accuses Police of Spying, Targeting Group for Calling Attention to Abuse
A New York Black Lives Matter group has filed a federal lawsuit, claiming that Clarkstown, N.Y., police illegally spied on its members for at least a year, from January through December 2015. According to Mother Jones, the Black Lives Matter Global Network chapter in Rockland County actually filed the lawsuit in August, making some very…
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White Nationalist Troglodyte Richard Spencer to Speak at University of Florida, State of Emergency Be Damned
White supremacist human dump truck Richard Spencer is moving forward with plans to speak at the University of Florida on Thursday, despite concerns that the event could turn violent. Concerns surrounding Spencer’s event grew to such a level that Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared a state of emergency a week ahead of the planned event,…
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School District, Police Investigating Picture of Pa. High School Students Posing With Pumpkins Carved With Racist Symbols
Local police are investigating a photo that shows four teenagers, believed to be students at Coatesville High School, posing behind pumpkins carved with racist symbols. According to WPVI-TV, the image was posted on social media before it took off and sparked backlash in the Coatesville community. The report notes that several students left classes early…
