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Trailblazing Civil Rights Journalist Simeon Booker Dies at Age 99
Simeon Booker, the trailblazing black journalist known for detailing African-American life in Ebony and Jet magazines, died Sunday at the age of 99 in an assisted-living community in Maryland. Booker had many accolades under his belt, including having been the first full-time black reporter at the Washington Post. He is also credited with bringing the…
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Louisiana Man Arrested After Video Shows Him Repeatedly Striking Girl With Belt, Shaving Her Head as Punishment
A Ferriday, La., man was arrested earlier this week after disturbing video posted on social media showed him repeatedly striking a young girl with a belt before shaving her head, apparently as a punishment for downloading Snapchat. Alex J. Harrison, 30, was taken into custody Monday on a probation-and-parole hold on charges of cruelty to…
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Horrific Video Showing Arizona Cop’s ‘Execution’-Style Shooting of Texas Dad Daniel Shaver Released After Officer’s Acquittal
There’s nothing worse than when someone takes you for an idiot. It’s probably 1,000 times more so when there is video evidence of something and they (in this case the criminal-justice system) still take the piss. But apparently those involved in the trial of Arizona Police Officer Philip “Mitch” Brailsford don’t give a damn. Brailsford…
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House Employment Counsel Staff Share Stories of Abuse in the Workplace: White Manager Displayed Whip to ‘Motivate the Black Employees’
As stories of sexual harassment in the workplace have been circulated as part of the powerful #MeToo movement, it has exposed how virulent the issue is across the nation and across all job sectors. It would only make sense, then, for a congressional hearing to be held on the issue. During such a hearing Thursday,…
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Black ICE Agent Accuses New Mexico Sheriff’s Department of Racial Profiling After Being Pulled Over Multiple Times
It’s a clash of law enforcement agencies. A black female Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent is pointing the finger at a New Mexico police department, accusing officers of racial profiling after she was pulled over several times by sheriff’s deputies for no apparent reason. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico filed the lawsuit…
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Virginia Man Charged With Hate Crime Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity in Terrifying Attack on Black Woman
A Virginia man who was facing multiple charges, including committing a hate crime after police said he dragged a black woman out of her car and attacked her based on her race, has been found not guilty by reason of insanity. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, 27-year-old Matthew R. Ellis was found not guilty by…
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2 Students Dead After Shooter Opened Fire at New Mexico High School
Another school shooting has left two students dead and 15 injured after a gunman opened fire at a New Mexico school. The New York Daily News reports that the shooter is also dead, but the Aztec High School remains on lockdown and has been evacuated. According to the report, the school, which is in the…
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Chocolate Milk Mommies Encourage Black Women to Breast-Feed in Stunning Photoshoot
Chocolate Milk Mommies, a parenting group out of Birmingham, Ala., is working to remove the stigma surrounding breast-feeding—especially in public—in black communities. And it has done it in the most visually stunning way possible—with members deciding to pose as breast-feeding “goddesses” in a nursing photoshoot for Black Breast-Feeding Week. “To us, a goddess theme was…
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Grand Jury Indicts Georgia Men on Murder Charges in Racially Motivated 1983 Killing
Two white men are set to head to trial after a grand jury indicted them on multiple counts, including felony murder, in relation to the 1983 killing of a young black man. The grand jury came to its decision Tuesday, indicting Franklin Gebhardt and William Moore Sr. on charges of felony murder, aggravated assault and…
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Woman Who Slapped Cop at University of Miami Football Game Has to Write Letter of Apology
A woman who was seen on video smacking a police officer across the head at a University of Miami football game could have the charges against her dropped if she writes a letter of apology to that officer. According to the Miami Herald, the sweet deal that is being afforded to 30-year-old Bridget Freitas is…
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