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NYC Blames Woman’s Murder on ‘Risks’ of Living in Public Housing
In a strange case of blaming the victim, lawyers for New York City say the family of a woman murdered at her home in New York City’s East Harlem community does not deserve a court settlement because the 23-year-old woman should have known the risks of living in public housing, according to the New York…
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Ga. Parents Forgive Sons Accused of Trying to Kill Them: ‘Those Were Not Our Boys’
A Georgia couple on Friday said that they forgive their two sons accused of brutally beating and trying to suffocate them earlier this month at their home in suburban Atlanta, according to WSB-TV 2. Speaking outside Gwinnett County Courthouse in Lawrenceville, Ga., Yvonne and Zachery Ervin told the television news station that they “hold no…
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FBI Arrests Ex-Roommate of Dylann Roof on Charges of Lying and Hiding Information
The FBI arrested a 21-year-old friend of confessed Charleston, S.C., church shooter Dylann Roof on Thursday on charges that he lied to investigators and concealed information at the beginning of the probe, according to Yahoo! News. Joseph Meek, 21, with whose family Roof lived for a short time before the shootings took place June 17 at…
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Texas Man Arrested in Hoax Claiming Members of #BlackLivesMatter Vandalized His Truck
A 45-year-old Whitney, Texas, man was arrested Friday on a misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report after officials concluded that it was he who wrote “Black Lives Matter” and other graffiti on his pickup truck as part of a hoax, reports Raw Story. Scott Lattin, 45, a disabled veteran, claimed on Sept. 8…
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Will Smith Wishes Jada Happy Birthday in Gushing Facebook Post
Will Smith took to Facebook on Friday to wish happy birthday to his wife of nearly 17 years, Jada Pinkett Smith, hitting back at ongoing rumors of an impending divorce. “I have sung happy birthday to you 20 times and I have bought you 19 birthday presents (I was mad that one year),” he wrote…
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Robert Champion’s Family Settles Lawsuit With FAMU for $1,100,000 in Hazing Death
The family of Robert Champion, the Florida A&M University drum major killed in a hazing ritual, has settled a lawsuit against FAMU, accepting $1.1 million and an apology for his death, according to the Orlando Sentinel. The family will receive a $300,000 payout from the school through the Florida Department of Financial Services, which will…
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Watch: James Blake Calls for Firing of NYPD Cop
Retired tennis star James Blake, who was slammed to the ground this week by an undercover New York City police officer in a controversial case of mistaken identity, said the cop “doesn’t deserve to ever have a badge and a gun again,” reports the New York Daily News. Reportedly mistaken for a man wanted in…
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Moses Malone Dies at 60
Moses Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and Hall of Famer, died in his sleep Sunday at the age of 60, according to Fox News. The 13-time All-Star died of an apparent heart attack, according to Fox26 Sports Director Mark Berman. He was scheduled to play in a golf tournament in Norfolk, Va., with fellow Hall of…
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Watch: Black Designer Tackles Police Brutality With Fake-Blood-Spattered Clothing and Video at NY Fashion Week
While presenting his Spring 2016 line last week, fashion designer Kerby Jean-Raymond tackled police brutality with a powerful video, fake-blood-spattered clothing and graffiti art, according to Style.Mic. Jean-Raymond, founder of Pyer Moss, on Thursday showcased his collection at New York Fashion Week, telling the news outlet, “I decided to show the clothes last-minute. I just…
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Woman Committed to Mental Hospital After Cops Doubt BMW Ownership Speaks Out
A Long Island, N.Y., woman claims she spent eight days at a mental hospital, where she was injected with powerful drugs, after New York City Police Department officers refused to believe that a young black woman owned a BMW, according to the Huffington Post. Michael Lamonsoff, a lawyer for the 32-year-old woman, Kamilah Brock, told…
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