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Bill Cosby Answers Questions Under Oath
At a news conference Saturday, attorney Gloria Allred said that she questioned Bill Cosby under oath for several hours. The besieged entertainer’s deposition took place the previous day at an undisclosed location in Boston. Allred plans to pursue a second round of questioning, according to the New York Times. The high-profile attorney represents Judy Huth,…
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MLK’s Sister-in-Law Survives Violent Attempted Carjacking
Atlanta police are searching for a man who tried to carjack Naomi King, the sister-in-law of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on Friday when she stopped her car to enter her gated retirement community, WSB-TV reports. Authorities say the assailant approached her vehicle from a nearby wooded area while King was entering the security…
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2 Independent Experts Conclude Tamir Rice Shooting Was ‘Reasonable’
Two outside investigators examining the fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November 2014 concluded that Cleveland police officers acted reasonably, CNN reports. Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty released the findings Saturday. He said in a statement that a grand jury will ultimately decide whether criminal charges against the officers are warranted. Tamir was playing…
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Black Woman Arrested While Half Naked Files Lawsuit Against NYC and NYPD
A Brooklyn, N.Y., grandmother is taking action in a case that many say illustrates police insensitivity toward women of color. Denise Stewart filed a federal lawsuit Oct. 8 against New York City and the police officers who pulled her out of her apartment topless and handcuffed her in the hallway of the building where she…
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5 Things That Changed After the 1st Million Man March
Black men from across the country will assemble on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall on Oct. 10 to mark the 20th anniversary of the iconic Million Man March. Just as a generation ago, the Nation of Islam is the main organizer of the rally. Dubbed Justice or Else!, the gathering demands equal justice at a time…
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Terrence Southern Wants to Fill the World With Black Scientists
What will it take for African Americans to close the achievement gap in science, technology, engineering and math? It’s a complex issue that experts say involves, among other factors, the public education system, poverty and teachers’ unconscious racial bias. So far, the solutions have been elusive. But there’s a consensus that mentorship is a key.…
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Black Journalists Group Denounces Op-Ed That Diminishes Slavery’s Legacy
A black journalists organization slammed a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist for his op-ed in which he says that American slavery wasn’t so bad, Raw Story reports. The Pittsburgh Black Media Federation called the piece “egregiously ignorant,” and said a response was necessary because the newspaper gave the column credibility by printing it. Jack Kelly’s column, titled…
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Report: ER Doctors Less Likely to Give Pain Meds to Black Kids
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s JAMA Pediatrics found a racial disparity in doctors’ decisions whether to give painkillers to children with acute appendicitis, NBC News reports. The researchers reveal that 41 percent of children overall received an opioid drug for pain, but just 12 percent of black children received the…
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Man Sues NYC and the Cop Who Allegedly Stole His Cash During a Stop and Frisk
A Brooklyn, N.Y., man has filed a federal lawsuit against New York City and the police officer he accuses of taking $1,300 in cash out of his pocket during a stop and frisk, the New York Post reports. The incident happened a year ago on a basketball court in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood. A video…
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