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Racist Bullies at Texas Middle School Called Black Girl an Ape, Pretended to Whip Her Like a Slave, but School Does Nothing, Father Says
The father of a 12-year-old girl who is being targeted by racist bullies is speaking out after he said that the school did not properly discipline the students involved in the hurtful and hateful attacks. According to a written report from the school, the Austin American-Statesman reports, one girl at Tippit Middle School in Georgetown,…
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Colo. Woman Is Being Terrorized by Racist Notes Slipped Under Her Door, but Apartment Complex Refuses to Let Her Break Lease
A dumb lease is more important than helping a woman who is being terrorized by some asshole slipping racist notes under her door and knocking on her door and running away. At least that’s what one Colorado resident is apparently going through because her apartment complex is reportedly refusing to allow her to break her…
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Conn. Woman Hailed as a Hero After Jumping in Front of Speeding Car, Saving Young Boy’s Life
It’s the kind of thing you would think you’d see only in a movie. Shanta Jordan, however, became a real-life hero after she was seen on surveillance footage jumping in front of a speeding vehicle in an attempt to push a young boy out of harm’s way. According to KRON, the out-of-control car pinned Jordan…
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Okla. Man Fatally Shoots Man Who Was Attempting to Drown 3-Month-Old Twins
An Oklahoma man was shot and killed Friday as he was attempting to drown his infant twins in a bathtub, authorities say. The deceased suspect, 27-year-old Leland Foster, apparently showed up at a house in Ada, Okla., where the babies’ mother, Foster’s estranged wife, Michelle Forrells, was staying and forced her and the twins into…
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Black Leaders in Ariz. Push for Removal of State’s Confederate Monuments
African-American leaders in Arizona are the next to call for the swift removal of the state’s Confederate monuments, joining an overall cry across the nation by those who know that the monuments celebrate slavery and racism and, generally, just the wrong side of history. The battle against Confederate symbols and memorials was brought to the…
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La. Man Who Shot Wife to Death After Allegedly Mistaking Her for Intruder Is Charged With 2nd-Degree Murder
A Louisiana man is facing a second-degree murder charge after shooting his wife multiple times after apparently mistaking her for an intruder early Saturday morning. Emergency operators told responding officers that the man, identified as 26-year-old Daniel Johnson, called saying that he had shot an intruder, but the intruder turned out to be his wife.…
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Another Noose Found in the DC Area, This Time at a Construction Site
Well, another noose turned up in Washington, D.C., this time, police say, at a house under construction in the southeast part of the city. This will make at least the fifth time that this hateful symbol of violence has appeared around the nation’s capital recently. According to CNN, officers went to the construction site Thursday…
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NJ Family Who Won $429,000,000 Lottery Jackpot Launch Grant-Making Fund to Give Back to Their Hometown
What would you do if you won a $429.6 million Powerball jackpot? My (admittedly shallow and selfish) fantasy includes buying a private island and never having to deal with people again. However, one Trenton, N.J., family is going above and beyond and showing extreme selflessness by choosing to put some of their winnings into their…
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Police Union Launches Fundraiser for NYPD Cop Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Woman
The Sergeants Benevolent Association has deemed it appropriate to start a GoFundMe account for a New York City police sergeant who has been charged with murder in the death of an elderly, mentally ill woman from New York’s Bronx borough. Sgt. Hugh Barry was suspended without pay from the Police Department after he was charged in…
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Netflix Buys Rights to The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Netflix has picked up the worldwide rights for David France’s documentary, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year. The streaming service announced Friday that it had the rights to the documentary about the LGBTQ icon, which tells the story of her life and untimely…
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