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Minneapolis Police Officers Will Not Face Criminal Charges After Gunning Down Fleeing Black Man [Updated]
Updated: Monday, July 30, 2018; 2:02 p.m. EDT: Surprising absolutely no one, the Minneapolis police officers who gunned down a fleeing black man back in June will not be charged in his death. On Sunday, body camera footage of the fatal shooting of Thurman Blevins was released, showing officers repeatedly threatening to shoot Blevins if…
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Will Austin, Texas Get a New Name? A Local Report on Confederate Monuments Suggests Renaming City
Stephen F. Austin, known also as the “father of Texas” is often credited with carving out the early outlines of Texas, so perhaps it is apt that the capital of the Lone Star state is named after him. Except, hold that thought. Or at least that’s what Austin’s Equity Office wants you to do after…
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Black Lives Matter to Counter Protest 'White Civil Rights Rally' in DC
The Washington D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter is planning to counter protest the stupidly-named “White Civil Rights Rally” scheduled to be held near the White House at Lafayette Park on Aug. 12, which is also the anniversary of the deadly white supremacist rally that was held in Charlottesville, Va. According to Fox5DC, Shut It…
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Blue Ivy is Only 6 Years Old, But She's Still My Life Goal
I have been on this planet for 2+ decades longer than Blue Ivy Carter, but I still look up to her and see her as a whole ass entire mood. The young icon recently wrapped up summer vacation and the On The Run Tour II with her parents, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, and her younger siblings…
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White Driver Follows Black Man to His House, Calls Him the N-Word in Road Rage Incident
An Ohio state contractor, drowning in economic anxiety and outrage after he thought he had been cut off, actually took it upon himself to follow a black man to his home, pull up at the man’s driveway and call him a “nigger,” repeatedly. What in the entire nonsense is this? The video starts with the…
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Chicago Cops Fail to Administer Aid After Shooting Black Man Climbing Fence to Get Away
Newly released body camera footage shows the fatal shooting of another black man at the hands of Chicago police, even as he appeared to be trying to run away from officers. The Civilian Order of Police Accountability in Chicago on Wednesday released the footage of Maurice Granton Jr.’s fatal shooting, which occurred on June 6…
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Nothing to See Here, Just the World's Greatest Athlete, Serena Williams, Getting 'Randomly' Drug Tested Again
We all know Queen Serena is the greatest of all time. After almost dying while giving birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia a mere 10 months ago, the tennis superstar has started to dip her toes into the waters of competition again. And although her return to the court has not produced any major wins…
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'He's Been a Monster His Whole Life': Family of Man Accused of Murdering Black Woman Says He's a White Supremacist
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the FBI announced the agency would be investigating the killing of a black woman as a possible hate crime and is cooperating with local law enforcement agencies in its efforts, the Kansas City Star reports. According to the news site, Ronald Lee Kidwell, the murder suspect, has insisted that MeShon…
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#BankingWhileBlack: Chase Bank Refuses to Deposit Compensatory State Check From Wrongfully Convicted Man Twice
Darryl Fulton spent 23 years behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit and the injustices against him did not end when he was finally exonerated and released from prison. When Fulton went to a Chase Bank to try to deposit a check from the state of Illinois for his unjust time behind bars, he…
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Family Believes Grandfather Shot and Killed in Long Beach, Calif., Park is a Hate Crime Victim
Frederick Taft, 57, was enjoying a day out at a family reunion in a Long Beach, Calif., park over the weekend when he was shot and killed inside the restroom. Relatives believe that Taft, a doting grandfather, was targeted solely because of his race, the Los Angeles Times reports. The fatal shooting occurred at around…
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