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  • What’s Going On In France?! Here’s 7 Things To Know

    Riots and unrest against police brutality have broken out in France amidst the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 3, 2023
  • Small Town Horror Story: The Mysterious Death of Lauren Smith-Fields

    A Bumble date took an inexplicable fatal turn between Lauren Smith-Fields and a 37-year-old white man.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 3, 2023
  • Excuse Me?! A Jan. 6 Rioter At-Large Showed Up By Whose House?

    A man with a warrant for his arrest in the January 6 insurrection was found with explosives and firearms outside Barack Obama’s house.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    July 1, 2023
  • Graphic Images: Finally, Some Good News in the Racial Attack of Portland Food Truck Owner

    Police have arrested Daniel Thomas Warren, the suspect in the brutal beating of Darell Preston, a food truck owner in Portland.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 30, 2023
  • Rodney Reed’s Death Penalty Case Takes Another Blow

    Rodney Reed’s Death Penalty Case Takes Another Blow

    An appeals court denied Rodney Reed’s request for a retrial despite his claim there is evidence to prove his innocence.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 30, 2023
  • What Lawyers Say About Controversial Chicago Shooting And Lawsuit Will Surprise You

    Carlishia Hood, the woman who allegedly asked her son to shoot a man who assaulted her at a food stand, has filed a lawsuit against the city.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 29, 2023
  • Ben Crump Pens Letter to DOJ in Irvo Otieno Case

    Ben Crump Pens Letter to DOJ in Irvo Otieno Case

    Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump asked the Department of Justice to open a criminal investigation into the death of Irvo Otieno.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 29, 2023
  • Driver of Van Where Randy Cox Was Paralyzed Gets in Big Trouble

    Driver of Van Where Randy Cox Was Paralyzed Gets in Big Trouble

    Two more Connecticut police officers were fired for their misconduct in how they treated Richard “Randy” Cox after he’d been paralyzed.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 29, 2023
  • New Developments Involving 5 Deputies Accused of Sexually Assaulting 2 Black Men

    New Developments Involving 5 Deputies Accused of Sexually Assaulting 2 Black Men

    Five deputies accused of sexually assaulting two Black men have been fired or forced to resign from the department.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 28, 2023
  • Graphic Images: Vicious Racist Attack of Portland Man Sparks Investigation

    A Black food truck owner who was brutally beaten by a white man yelling racial slurs has hired an attorney to find his attacker.

    By





    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    June 28, 2023
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