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Prosecutor Announces Cosby Will Be Retried in Sex Assault Case
Updated Sunday, June 18, 2017, 10:15 a.m. EDT: Bill Cosby will be retried on sexual assault charges, the Montgomery County, Pa., District Attorney’s Office announced Saturday after a mistrial was declared earlier that day. In a press conference after the announcement, prosecutor Kevin Steele said that Andrea Constand is entitled to a verdict in the…
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Jay Z Blasts ‘Exploitative’ US Bail Industry in Father’s Day Essay
Jigga Jay Z, riding high from his induction in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and possibly bouncing two new babies at his knee, took on a far more somber topic in a recent Father’s Day essay. With a byline that reads “Shawn Carter,” Jay strongly spoke out in Time magazine against the current U.S. bail system,…
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Mother of 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards Joins Lawsuit Against Officer, City in Son’s Death; Also Sues Father
The mother of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards on Friday filed to formally join the lawsuit against the city of Balch Springs, Texas, and ex-Police Officer Roy Oliver, who killed her son with a rifle as he was leaving a house party in April. According to the Dallas Morning News, Shaunkeyia Stephens’ suit alleges that the city…
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Resist! Thousands Flood the Streets After Not Guilty Verdict in Police Killing of Philando Castile
Thousands of angry, woke and fired-up Minnesotans took to the streets on Friday, hours after ex-Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of 32-year-old motorist Philando Castile nearly one year ago. The protesters gathered at the Minnesota Capitol in St. Paul, holding “Black Lives Matter” signs and chanting, “No…
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Mo. Parole Board Plays Dumb Games With Prisoners, Urging Them to Say Words Like ‘Platypus’ and ‘Hootenanny’ During Hearings
In more news from the world of the white and privileged, members of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole callously played with inmates during their parole hearings by trying to get them to say ridiculous words such as “platypus” and “manatee,” or mention specific song titles, for points. Don Ruzicka, a member of the…
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Cop in Philando Castile Shooting Death Goes With Same Old Defense: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’
It works nearly 100 percent of the time—even with clear video evidence—so it’s no surprise that the police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile said, “I thought I was going to die,” to explain his actions on that fateful day. Wiping away tears, St. Anthony, Minn., Police Officer Jeronimo Yanez on Friday sought to explain…
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Ice Cube to Bill Maher: White Folks Get a Little Too ‘Familiar’ When They Date Black
With lyrics like, “Fuck the police coming straight from the underground, a young brother got it bad cuz I’m brown,” Ice Cube has proved himself to be both a G and a sage. There’s also the line, “Check yourself before you wreck yourself,” which seems to be written right for Bill Maher, who put his…
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Melanin Madness! Black Panther Trailer Drops and Folks Lose Their Minds
Everybody in the world was already watching Game 4 of the NBA Finals, and when the trailer for Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther dropped during a commercial break, folks lost their damn minds. And then took to Twitter to talk about it. Besides the fact that the sneak peak made clear that this would be a…
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Lupita Nyong’o’s Dance Video Is ’Bout to Break the Internet
Everyone knows that Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is a willowy beauty with impeccable acting chops. But did you know that she can get busy on the dance floor, too? In heels?? Well, feast your eyes on this. Self-proclaimed South African “creative” Lloyd recently posted a video of himself and the Kenyan actress rocking out to…
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Lionel Richie’s Bassist Repeatedly Stabs Himself After Ingesting Weed Edibles: Report
The 42-year-old bassist for Lionel Richie might want to step off the edibles forever a minute since, according to a report, he stabbed himself multiple times after downing the Mary Jane-laced treats. TMZ reports that authorities received a 911 call around 10 p.m. Tuesday, and paramedics found Ethan Farmer bleeding all over his body from…
