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Om Space: 1 Man’s Mission to Heal His Community Through Yoga
Imagine a small, sustainable farm in western Maryland, a safe space where black men come together to heal and connect with themselves. They are trained to become certified yoga instructors and are educated and empowered to go out and use what they have learned about the practice of yoga to change and empower their own…
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2 Charged With Prostitution Following Human Trafficking Incident in Md.
Authorities are looking for possible human trafficking victims after two people were charged with prostitution after allegedly forcing a teenage girl to have sex with an estimated 288 people at a Silver Spring, Md., hotel, the Washington Post reports. Detectives say they are concerned that Atuan Saran Rogers, 34, and Dierra Victoria Lee Thomas, 19,…
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Mom of Miss. Infant Who Died in Hot Car Wants Charges Against Father Dropped
The mother of a Mississippi infant who authorities say died after being left in a hot car while in the care of her father has signed an affidavit asking for all charges to be dropped, the Jackson, Miss., Clarion-Ledger reports. Shanice Caradine, the mother of 8-month-old Shania Caradine, in the affidavit making her request called…
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ESPN Host John Saunders Dead at Age 61
Beloved ESPN host John Saunders has died at the age of 61, ESPN reports. Saunders covered college football, basketball and the NHL for the network and was the anchor of SportsCenter and The Sports Reporters. Saunders, who was born in Canada, was an all-star defenseman in the junior hockey leagues of Montreal and also played at Western…
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Highest-Ranking Baltimore Officer Acquitted in Freddie Gray Case Likely to Get Nearly $127,000 in Back Pay
Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice, the highest-ranking officer acquitted in the case of Freddie Gray, is likely to get almost $127,000 in back pay, NBC News reports. The city’s Board of Estimates is scheduled Wednesday to consider the payment to Rice of $126,916, a sum that “represents the amount of salary that Mr. Rice would…
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Black Families Are 228 Years Away From Accumulating the Same Amount of Wealth as White Families
There’s still a long way to go to close the racial wealth gap—some 228 years, to be precise, according to a study by the Corporation for Enterprise Development and Institute for Policy Studies (pdf). According to the report, if the average black family’s wealth continues to grow at the same pace it has over the past…
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Everything We Know About Korryn Gaines
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Korryn Gaines is the name of the 23-year-old woman who was shot and killed by Baltimore County police officers Monday. Authorities say that after an hourslong standoff with police, the young mother pointed a long gun at an officer and said that…
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La. 'Blue Lives Matter' Bill Goes Into Effect
Louisiana’s “Blue Lives Matter” bill went into effect Monday, making it a hate crime to intentionally harm a police officer or first responder because of his or her uniform, KSLA reports. As the station notes, the bill, formally called Act 184, is the first of its kind and was officially signed into law by Gov. John…
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Texas Cop Says He Had Evidence of Wrongdoing in Sandra Bland’s Case but Was Threatened Into Silence
There are still several questions that remain in connection with the 2015 death of Sandra Bland while she was in custody at a Waller County, Texas, jail. Now an officer of the small Texas town where Bland was pulled over says that he has evidence of wrongdoing in Bland’s case but was threatened into silence by the…
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No Charges in Case of Texas Girl Who Was Injured by Rope Around Neck on School Trip
The Blanco County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office has ruled that there is no evidence of a criminal act or intention to harm in the case of a black Waco girl who suffered a severe burn from a rope around her neck during a school field trip earlier this year, KHOU reports. Thus, no charges will be…
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