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The Startling Age Of A Suspect in Racially Motivated Drowning
Even with hate crimes on the rise, it’s hard to swallow something so heinous could be done by someone so young.
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Bias Led Baltimore Police To Drop the Ball in Block Party Mass Shooting
The department’s “indifference” to Brooklyn Homes housing development led to a lack of security and contributed to multiple deaths.
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Warning: Do NOT Tell This Woman She Needs A Bath
Not even her grandfather was safe from this Louisiana 22-year-old who apparently gets really offended by personal hygiene advice.
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Fabian Nelson’s Historic Victory Sends Message to Mississippi’s Anti-LGBT Legislators
The election of the state’s first openly gay legislator shows the door may be closing on homophobia in public policy.
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What Really Happened When Ohio Cops Shot An Unarmed, Pregnant Black Woman
The police have one story. A witness has another. The family told The Root that they want answers.
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Before A Fulton County Inmate Was Found Dead, He Sent a Call for Help
A man held in Fulton County Jail died just days after filing a complaint alleging the use of excessive force.
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In What World Is Sweet-and-Sour Sauce Worth Stabbing Someone?
A 16-year-old was fatally stabbed after a senseless dispute over McDonald’s dipping sauce.
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Airplane Karen Still Can’t Tell Us What MF Was “Not Real”
Tiffany Gomas, who went viral for a meltdown on a plane, was asked outside of LAX what she was shouting about.
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Jacksonville Shooter Donned a Vintage White Supremacist Badge: Here’s What It Means
The Rhodesia army badge seems to show up everywhere there’s a white supremacist mass shooter.
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New Jersey Man Needing Mental Help Dies Once The Cops Show Up
Andrew Jerome Washington needed an intervention. He got police bullets instead.
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
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The Startling Age Of A Suspect in Racially Motivated Drowning
Even with hate crimes on the rise, it’s hard to swallow something so heinous could be done by someone so young.
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Bias Led Baltimore Police To Drop the Ball in Block Party Mass Shooting
The department’s “indifference” to Brooklyn Homes housing development led to a lack of security and contributed to multiple deaths.
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What Really Happened When Ohio Cops Shot An Unarmed, Pregnant Black Woman
The police have one story. A witness has another. The family told The Root that they want answers.
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Before A Fulton County Inmate Was Found Dead, He Sent a Call for Help
A man held in Fulton County Jail died just days after filing a complaint alleging the use of excessive force.
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Airplane Karen Still Can’t Tell Us What MF Was “Not Real”
Tiffany Gomas, who went viral for a meltdown on a plane, was asked outside of LAX what she was shouting about.
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New Jersey Man Needing Mental Help Dies Once The Cops Show Up
Andrew Jerome Washington needed an intervention. He got police bullets instead.
