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Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby, Who Killed Terence Crutcher, to Resign
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed unarmed black motorist Terence Crutcher but was later acquitted in his shooting death announced on Friday that she will resign from the Tulsa Police Department. Betty Shelby was allowed to return to active duty and landed a cushy desk job after being acquitted in May of…
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Job Offers Come Rolling in for Former Prisoner Who Missed Job Interview to Save Car-Crash Victim
A 32-year-old father who is trying to get back on his feet after a prison stint passed up on a long-awaited job interview in order to save the life of a stranger wounded in a car crash. But now his good deeds are coming back in double, with job offers and donations coming in on…
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Fla. School District Promises to ‘Take Appropriate Action’ After Elementary School Teacher Accused of Calling Black Students ‘Rats’
A Florida school district is promising to “take appropriate” action after an elementary school teacher was accused of calling black students “rats” and claiming that they could “infest the class,” adding that “that’s why their race is either dead or in jail.” Tell us how you really feel, why don’t you? According to WSBTV, the…
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Tenn. Doctor Calls Black Patient ‘Aunt Jemima,’ Says It Was a ‘Misspoken Blunder’
A Memphis, Tenn., woman is still in shock after she says her doctor greeted her by calling her an insulting, racially charged name during a visit on July 11. Lexi Carter said that Dr. James Turner came up to her in the waiting room and said, “Hi Aunt Jemima,” WMC Action News 5 reports. “I…
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Texas Police Promised to Drop Charges Against 2 Teens if Mom Surrendered Video Footage of Arrest, Activists Say
Activists in Arlington, Texas, have accused local officers of promising to drop charges against two teenagers in exchange for a video that their mother took of their arrests. According to the Dallas Morning News, Next Generation Action Network, a Dallas-based organization that lobbies against police brutality, posted the video of the incident, which the organization…
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Ore. Man Who Followed Black Muslim Couple for 20 Blocks and Hurled Slurs Bursts Into Tears After Being Charged With Hate Crime
A Portland, Ore., man is giving me a particular type of joy after breaking down crying and expressing his heartfelt “regret” after being charged with a hate crime earlier this week for allegedly hurling slurs and intimidating a black Muslim couple. I confess, my favorite type of bigot is the crying bigot. KGW reports that…
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Autopsy Reveals That Black Motorist Was Shot in the Back by NC Trooper
Two days after family members of Willard Scott Jr. gathered in Durham County, N.C., to demand answers in the shooting death of their loved one, an autopsy report has been released showing that the motorist was shot in the back by a North Carolina highway patrolman. Scott, 31, was shot and killed Feb. 12 after…
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Beavercreek, Ohio, Officer Won’t Face Federal Charges in Death of John Crawford III
It’s been almost three years since a Beavercreek, Ohio, police officer fatally shot a black Walmart shopper who was holding a pellet gun that he had unboxed on a store shelf. On Tuesday, federal investigators announced that they would not seek federal charges against the officer in the shooting death of John Crawford III. As…
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Black American Tourist Beaten to Death Over a Selfie, Police Say
A selfie. An argument over a selfie at a bar on the Greek island of Zakynthos is what led American tourist Bakari Henderson to be beaten to death by some 15 men, police are saying. According to the Washington Post, the confrontation began after Henderson, who was on vacation with friends, asked to take a…
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2 Brooklyn, NY, Men Charged With Shouting Racial Slurs at Interracial Couple, Beating Up and Threatening to ‘Lynch’ Black Boyfriend
A white woman and her black boyfriend were targeted by two idiots Brooklyn, N.Y., men who are accused of shouting racial slurs and threatening to “lynch” the boyfriend before viciously beating him, according to court papers. The New York Post reports that the woman and her boyfriend were walking together over the weekend when 25-year-old Bernard…
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