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Canadian Woman Caught on Camera Demanding a ‘White Doctor’ for Her Son at Ontario Clinic
Seems our neighbors to the north have their own share of racists who aren’t afraid to spew their hatred in public, even in this, the cellphone age, in which you are guaranteed to be uploaded to one social media site or another within minutes. One Canadian man videotaped a woman at a walk-in clinic in…
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Ala. Mayor Wants New Orleans’ Recently Disassembled Confederate Monuments for Display in His City’s Memorial Park, Because of Course He Does
Seems like one Alabama mayor wants to collect all the white supremacist last-place trophies, including those that have already been discarded by states that either know or are learning to do better. In this case, Hanceville Mayor Kenneth Nail claims he’s gotten nothing but a thumbs-up from his constituents after reaching out to New Orleans…
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NYC Father Accused of Badly Beating 16-Month-Old Daughter on Father’s Day
A young Brooklyn, N.Y., father is facing charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child after being accused of brutally beating his 16-month-old daughter, leaving the infant in critical condition. According to the New York Post, little Nylah Lewis is not expected to survive after authorities say she was attacked by her father,…
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Va. Man, 22, Charged With Murder in Attack on Muslim Teen After She Left Mosque; Authorities Say Case Isn’t Being Investigated as Hate Crime
Updated Monday, June 19, 2017, 4:15 p.m. EDT: The Fairfax County, Va., Police Department tweeted Monday afternoon that the case of Nabra Hassanen, a Muslim teen who was killed while walking back to her mosque in Virginia, is now believed to be related to a road rage incident. A news conference about the incident is…
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Cosby’s Lawyer Is ‘Confident’ That Sexual Assault Case Will End in Acquittal if Retried
Bill Cosby’s attorney is seemingly not bothered that prosecutors reportedly plan to retry his client, whose sexual assault case ended in a mistrial. Defense attorney Brian McMonagle has expressed confidence that if the case ends up being retried, Cosby will end up being acquitted. “What I would say to all of Mr. Cosby’s fans and…
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Myrtle Beach, SC, Shooting Caught on Facebook Live From Tourist on Balcony: ‘Multiple People Down!’
Bubba Hinson is a volunteer firefighter who was hanging around Myrtle Beach, S.C., for the South Carolina Fire Rescue Conference. That’s when he noticed a group of people stalling traffic on Ocean Boulevard and thought maybe he had happened across some sort of party or gathering. Instead, Hinson became the live cameraman for a shooting.…
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Jay Z to Drop New Album, 4:44, on June 30
It’s been a busy month for Jay Z. The rapper and businessman recently welcomed twins with his wife, Beyoncé; he was recently inducted into the prestigious Songwriters Hall of Fame; and in an essay on Father’s Day, he tackled the “exploitative” U.S. bail industry. And now, after a bit of teasing, the rapper has just…
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Minn. Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez Found Not Guilty on All Charges in the Shooting Death of Philando Castile
Updated Friday June 16, 2017, 5:04 p.m. EDT: The Associated Press reports that the city of St. Anthony plans to dismiss Jeronimo Yanez, the police officer who has been acquitted in the shooting death of Philando Castile. Updated Friday June 16, 2017, 4:21 p.m. EDT: Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, expressed her outrage…
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Jada Pinkett Smith Is Not Impressed With Tupac Biopic All Eyez on Me: ‘The Reimagining of My Relation to Pac Has Been Deeply Hurtful’
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is not taking too kindly to the new Tupac biopic, All Eyez on Me, which just opened in theaters Friday on what would have been the hip-hop legend’s 46th birthday. More specifically, Pinkett Smith is not impressed with the way in which her relationship with Pac—a lifelong childhood friend—was portrayed in the…
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Family of Terence Crutcher Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit, Seeks Police Reform
The family of Terence Crutcher is still seeking justice and filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday seeking damages and widespread reform of the Tulsa, Okla., Police Department. Crutcher was shot and killed in September by Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby, who was later acquitted of first-degree manslaughter in the case before returning to a cushy…
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