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Despite Supreme Court Ruling, District Attorneys in La. Are Working Against Juvenile Lifers Seeking Parole
In 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that giving juveniles mandatory life sentences without parole was a violation of the Eighth Amendment. In 2016 a Supreme Court decision made the 2012 ruling apply retroactively, yet the state of Louisiana continues to push back and fight against giving juvenile offenders an opportunity at parole. The Times-Picayune…
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Woman With Cerebral Palsy Has Mouth Taped Shut by Teacher, Family Files Lawsuit
The family of a woman with cerebral palsy has filed a lawsuit against her former school, former teacher and other school staff members for alleged abuse and neglect that happened over the many years the woman attended the school. Rosa Smith, now 26, has cerebral palsy as well as cognitive impairment, an inability to communicate…
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Beyoncé Channels Lil’ Kim in 5 Iconic Looks That Pay Homage to the Original Queen Bee
There are some posts that don’t require a lot of words. This is going to be one of those posts. Beyoncé, otherwise known as Queen Bey, has a photo collection on her site showing her Halloween 2017 looks in which she channeled and paid homage to the original Queen Bee. They are classic Lil’ Kim…
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Hey, Jan, Stop Hating on Curvy Black Women Just Because You Are Shaped Like a Box Chevy
Meet Jan Shedd. Jan is an angry white woman from Dallas who is offended that black women have shapely bodies that fill a dress nicely. Jan is so upset by this that she felt it her duty to write a post on Facebook criticizing a traffic anchor from her local ABC station, WFAA-TV, Channel 8.…
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Man Who Allegedly Groped Actor Terry Crews Identified as William Morris Executive Adam Venit: Report
When actor Terry Crews revealed in a series of tweets Oct. 10 that he, too, had been the victim of a sexual predator in Hollywood, he never identified the “high level” executive he said groped his private parts at a party in full view of his wife. We now have a reported name for that…
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House of Cards Producer Investigating on-Set Harassment, Sexual Assault Claims Against Kevin Spacey
o Eight people who either currently work or previously worked on House of Cards have come forward with allegations that Kevin Spacey made the show’s set a “toxic” work environment through a pattern of sexual harassment, with at least one employee accusing Spacey of sexually assaulting him. CNN reported Thursday that all eight people spoke…
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Donald Trump’s Twitter Account Was Deactivated ‘Inadvertently’ by a Twitter Employee for 11 Minutes
Updated Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, 9:06 p.m. EDT: Well, now we know what happened. It appears that Donald Trump’s Twitter account was accidentally deactivated by a Twitter employee. The social network doesn’t want us to worry, though. Its team is on the case to find out just who did it so that it never happens…
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Coffee Shop in NYC’s Gentrified Bed-Stuy Neighborhood Refused to Give Candy to Black Children on Halloween: Report
A café in the increasingly gentrified Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough is looking real funny in the light after reportedly refusing to give candy to black children who came in to trick-or-treat on Halloween. The Strand Cafe is located at 492 Nostrand Avenue in the heart of historically black Bed-Stuy. Oma Holloway—co-chair…
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Trump’s Energy Secretary Believes Fossil Fuels Can Help Prevent Sexual Assault
If you needed any further proof that the Trump administration is the political embodiment of the Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels classic Dumb and Dumber, here it is: Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Thursday that fossil fuels can help prevent sexual assault by keeping the lights on. No, this is not a joke. No, you…
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Family of Mentally Ill Inmate Killed in Denver Jail in 2015 Will Receive $4,600,000 Settlement
A settlement in the 2015 death of an inmate at the hands of deputies in a Denver jail will include a multimillion-dollar payout to the man’s family and changes in how Denver Sheriff Department deputies treat mentally ill inmates. The settlement, which includes $4.6 million for the family of Michael Marshall, was announced Wednesday. It…
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