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Texas Police Officer Fired After Being Charged with Homicide in Shooting Death of 24-Year-Old Black Man
Arlington, Texas, police officer Bau Tran has been fired days after he was charged with criminally negligent homicide for shooting and killing 24-year-old O’Shae Terry during a traffic stop in 2018, according to the Associated Press. Tran may appeal his dismissal. He has yet to enter a plea in his criminal case. While Terry’s death…
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Mississippi Jury Awards $3 Million to Black Strippers in Workplace Discrimination Case
A jury in Mississippi has awarded more than $3 million to five black strippers after a federal judge found their working conditions worse than those of their white counterparts. According to NBC News, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate presided over a week-long trial, and jurors decided the women would split the money, including funds for…
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Georgia Republicans Celebrate Restricting Access to Abortion with a Fist Bump
If Trumpism has been good for one thing, it’s that it has allowed Republicans the comfort level to show the nation exactly how they feel about their legislative victories restricting women’s reproductive rights in Alabama, Missouri and future battleground states. It’s a game to them—a game they believe they’re winning. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed…
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Cardi B Hit with $1 Million Defamation Suit by Blogger
Bronx-born American sweetheart Cardi B has been hit with a $1 million lawsuit by a blogger who claims a war of death threats followed a lie Cardi told about them on social media. According to court documents obtained by The Blast, celebrity blogger Latasha K has filed suit two months after Cardi sued her for…
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NYPD Officer Who Killed Eric Garner Set to Begin Trial Monday
In 2014, Eric Garner lost his life at the hands of NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo. Five years later, the officer will face a trial that could lose him his job. Pantaleo’s trial is set to begin Monday at Police Department headquarters, according to the New York Times. The trial has long been awaited by Garner’s…
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Black Harvard Professor Who Represented Harvey Weinstein Loses Faculty Dean Position
Harvard announced Saturday that law professor Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., who represented embattled film producer Harvey Weinstein until recently, would not continue as faculty dean of an undergraduate house after his term ends on June 30, following pressure from students, according to the New York Times. Weinstein is set to stand trial on rape and…
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HUD Could Displace More Than 100,000 Legal Residents and Citizens With New Proposed Rule
Stephen Miller will never big people face to match his big-and-tall head, and is determined to take his anger out on the most vulnerable among us. After months of pushing the Trump administration to penalize immigrants—legal and undocumented alike—in myriad ways, Miller seems to be getting his wish with a little help from Ben Carson.…
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Mother of Maleah Davis Now Believes Ex-Fiancé Bears Responsibility for Disappearance, Police Say His Story Doesn't Add Up
According to outlets including the New York Post, little Maleah Davis, the 4-year-old Houston child last seen May 3, was in danger before what her stepfather characterized as abduction at the hands of three hispanic men. Police issued an Amber Alert for Maleah Sunday. Sgt. Mark Holbrook of the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division told…
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Picture of Smiling Teachers Holding Noose Lands All Four on Paid Leave Alongside Principal
Four teachers in California decided to get cute and pose with a noose. Now, their bosses will decide if they, along with their principal, will receive their direct deposits from the school district or state unemployment. In the photo, originally shared online free of caption or context, was taken and initially distributed by the Summerwing…
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Maryland County Apologizes After White Cop Uses N-Word While Questioning Black Men
Montgomery County police have released body camera footage of a police officer using the N-word while questioning black man over the report of a trespassing, according to the Baltimore Sun. “Y’all niggers been trying to do something,” she said to the men who were being questioned outside of a McDonald’s in Silver Spring, M.D. on…
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