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  • Small Town Horror: The Story of A “Solved” Unsolved Murder

    Kendrick Johnson was found dead in 2013, rolled upside down in a wrestling mat. His death was ruled a “weird accident.”

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 17, 2022
  • Black Teen Ordered to Pay Her Rapist’s Estate Receives $150K in Donations [Update]

    Black Teen Ordered to Pay Her Rapist’s Estate Receives $150K in Donations [Update]

    The bill created to protect trafficking victims in cases like this did not get passed in the state.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 16, 2022
  • State Official Gets Caught Sending Racist Meme Mocking Black and Mexican People

    The image was sent on the official’s government account.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 16, 2022
  • White Gen Z Has Suddenly “Discovered” AAVE. Now They’re Trying to Claim It

    AAVE appropriation is just plain embarrassing at this point.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 16, 2022
  • Brooklyn Public Library Fights Anti-CRT Book Ban, Issues 5,000 Free Library Cards to Teens

    The library’s program to provide access to banned books may run indefinitely.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 15, 2022
  • Former AAMCO Exec Cites Racism and Retaliation in Lawsuit

    He claims his bonuses were withheld after ranking No. 1 in performance.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 15, 2022
  • Prison Officers Suspected of Making an Instagram Page With Racist, Sexist Memes

    In one post, a guard refers to themselves as a “sin eater.”

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 14, 2022
  • Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Plans to Reclaim Countries from the New King Charles III

    Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Plans to Reclaim Countries from the New King Charles III

    He said it’s the final step to completing the islands’ independence.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 14, 2022
  • Family of London Man Shot and Killed by Police Found Out He was Dead 11 Hours Later

    The family still has many unanswered questions and police accountability is moving slow.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 13, 2022
  • Connecticut Parents Outraged at Race and Gender Vocabulary Words Used in Teacher’s Worksheet

    “Social justice? Why is it even in this document?” asked one angry resident.

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    Kalyn Womack






    Published

    September 13, 2022
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