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Utah Man Impersonated Officer, Threatened to Kill 2 Men Believed to be in the Country Illegally: Report
A Utah man was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly impersonated an officer and then threatened to kill two men whom he accused of living in the country illegally. According to Utah’s Deseret News, a man identified only as Carlos told police that he and his friend Daniel were walking down a trail at Inlet…
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Video Shows Georgia Police Officer Forcefully Restraining 10-Year-Old Distraught Over Father's Arrest
The Athens-Clarke County, Ga., police have launched an investigation after horrific video footage showed a police officer restraining a small child forcefully, all because the distraught boy tried to come in defense of his father, who was being arrested. “Police Chief [Scott] Freeman has ordered an internal affairs investigation and the release of the officer’s…
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Denzel Washington on Sustaining a 35-Year Marriage: 'I Do What I'm Told and Keep My Mouth Shut!'
Uncle Denzel has been married to his wife Pauletta for 35 years. Hot damn, they barely do it like that anymore, so how do he and Pauletta do it? “I do what I’m told. I keep my mouth shut,” he joked to People magazine. Smart man. But in all seriousness, Denzel admitted that there are…
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Texas Waiter Who Received 'We Don't Tip Terrorist' Note Admits to Writing Racist Message Himself
Last week we brought you the story of Khalil Cavil, a server at a Texas steakhouse who received no tip and had a racist note scrawled across the bill totaling $108.73 that was allegedly left by the customer. “We don’t tip terrorist,” the note, which had Khalil’s name circled, read. The customer was subsequently banned…
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Black Man Fired From Home Depot for Standing Up to Racist Customer Offered His Job Back, But He's No Longer Interested
By now we should all know the story of Maurice Rucker, the 60-year-old Home Depot employee who was fired from his job at an Albany, N.Y., store after he responded to the racist verbal abuse a customer lobbed his way. “If Trump wasn’t president, you wouldn’t even have a job,” the customer allegedly yelled at…
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Florida Man Who Accused Home Depot of Firing Him Because of Upcoming Surgery Speaks Out
Roy Hall loved Home Depot. He was employed at the home improvement retail company for about five years and thought that was where he would earn his retirement. That all changed on June 22nd, when he was suddenly fired from his job at a St. Petersburg, Fla. location. His employers, Hall said, claimed he was…
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Pennsylvania Man Shot and Killed at Local Bar After Defending Black Man Who Was Being Called Racial Slurs
Chad Merrill was just trying to be the peacemaker, according to family and friends, when he stepped up in defense of his friend, a black man, who was being subject to racial slurs and other verbal abuse. The situation did not end peacefully, however. Moments after speaking up, he was shot and killed at the…
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#PermitPatty Reported a 13-Year-Old Selling Hot Dogs. Instead of Shutting Him Down, the City Helped Him Get His Permit
Not today, Satan. Or in this case, not today #PermitPatty. An old sourpuss who was trying to kill a Minneapolis’ teen entrepreneurial spirit did not prosper after the city rallied together to get him the proper permit to continue is business. Jaequan Faulkner had been cooking hot dogs outside his home, selling them to raise…
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Home Depot Reverses Course and Offers Employee Fired for Responding to Customer's Racist Rant His Job Back [Updated]
Updated: Saturday, July 21, 2018, 8:40 a.m. EST: Maurice Rucker has gotten his job back, but if you’re looking for a way to reach out and personally support him there is a GoFundMe campaign running in his honor with the goal of raising $5,000 for Rucker. GoFundMe informed The Root that they are coordinating with…
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City of Clayton, Mo., Apologizes to 10 Black Students Wrongly Accused of Dining and Dashing
City officials of Clayton, Mo., are finally issuing a formal apology after police officers wrongly accused 10 black Washington University students of dining and dashing at a local IHOP. On Thursday, City Manager Craig Owens and Police Chief Kevin Murphy met with some of the students who were involved in the controversial encounter, where they…
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