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Upcoming Episode of Underground Will Be Solo Performance by Aisha Hinds, Focused on Harriet Tubman
The sixth installment of the second season of Underground will be a solo performance by actress Aisha Hinds, focused on her portrayal of Harriet Tubman, the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad, who led many enslaved black people to freedom. WGN America announced Friday that the April 12 episode will air at a special…
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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Endorses 10-Year Plan to Shut Down Rikers Island Jail Complex
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito will reportedly endorse a plan to be proposed by former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman to close down the city’s Rikers Island jail complex within a decade. Lippman has been the head of a commission looking into the potential closing of Rikers, and…
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Mumia Abu-Jamal Wins Court Battle to Get Hepatitis C Treatment in Prison
Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal won a major victory in his lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections on Friday when a federal court ruled that he can begin receiving treatments for hepatitis C while in prison. The decision, which was outlined in a status report from the federal lawsuit Abu-Jamal filed against the state, does…
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NAACP to Host a Hearing on New Orleans Charter Schools
The NAACP is hosting the sixth in a series of at least seven national hearings discussing the impact of charter schools on underfunded school districts. The National Task Force for Quality Education will take input from advocates, teachers, parents and policy experts in order to hone its policy on charter schools. Along with the NAACP…
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Former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity From Prosecution
Mike Flynn is looking to get himself out of hot water by snitching on his friends. As the Federal Bureau of Investigation and congressional officials continue their investigation into the Trump campaign’s potential ties to Russia, Flynn has indicated that he would be willing to be interviewed in exchange for a grant of immunity from…
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L.A. City Council Agrees to $2,000,000 Settlement With Family of Man LAPD Shot and Killed in His Driveway
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved a $2 million settlement with the family of a man who was shot and killed by police in his driveway after his family called for help because he was exhibiting suicidal behavior. Christopher Eaddy, 26, had a history of brain injury, and the Los Angeles Times reports that his…
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Innocent Man in Los Angeles Freed After Serving 20 Years for Attempted Murder
File this under “Our messed-up justice system just righted an incredible wrong”: A man who spent 20 years behind bars for a gas station shooting he didn’t commit was freed Tuesday by a Los Angeles County judge. Marco Contreras, 41, was convicted in 1997 of attempted robbery and attempted murder for a 1996 shooting at…
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23 People File Complaint Asking Justice Department to Begin Criminal Probe of Its Boss
A complaint sent to the U.S. Department of Justice Monday alleges that Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his communications with the Russian government and later tried to cover up the lie, and asks the department to launch a criminal inquiry of its boss. The complaint names…
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Fla. Man Kills Girlfriend, Shoots 5 Other People, Including Her 2 Young Sons: Report
A man in Sanford, Fla., reportedly killed his girlfriend and shot five other people, including the woman’s 7- and 8-year-old sons, Monday in what the Sanford police chief describes as a domestic incident that went wrong. Police Chief Cecil Smith told the Orlando Sentinel that Allen Dion Cashe, 31, had an argument with his girlfriend,…
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GSA Gives Trump a Pass on His Conflict of Interest With the DC Trump International Hotel
While we were all distracted by the collapsing Jenga tower that is this current administration and its antics, President Donald Trump got good news Thursday when the General Services Administration said in a letter that the Trump Organization is in “full compliance” with its lease on its Washington, D.C., hotel. GSA oversees the 3-year-old lease…
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