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The New Negroes Debuts On Comedy Central Next Month
A show Comedy Central gave the greenlight in 2017 will finally make its way to television next month. The New Negroes stars Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle. And as Vulture reports, it is touted as a hybrid of stand-up comedy sets and live musical performances. There are eight episodes in the first season. Along…
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National Cathedral Politely Calls Donald Trump Out For Being the Liar He Is
Donald Trump is the kind of man who wants credit for everything. Did you breathe this morning? Donald Trump did that. Did the light turn green just as you got to the intersection? Donald Trump did that. Is something that was put into place while another man was president still successful? It doesn’t matter—Donald Trump…
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Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid Likely Settled With NFL for Less Than $10 Million: Report
What is the price of pushing players out of the National Football League and preventing them from playing again because they silently protested against racial inequality and the pervasive and very real threat of unarmed black men and women being shot and killed by police in the United States with impunity? If you are former…
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Murder Trial Date Set for Former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger in the Shooting Death of Botham Jean
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger has a trial date for her role in the shooting death of Botham Jean, an unarmed black man. NBC 5 reports that court records show Guyger’s trial will begin Aug. 12. Guyger has been charged with murder in the Sept. 6, 2018 shooting. Guyger and her attorneys were in…
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Bill to Protect Banks That Work With the Cannabis Industry Gets a Vote in Congress Next Week
The House Financial Services Committee will vote next Tuesday on a bipartisan bill that would protect banks that service businesses in the cannabis industry from being penalized by federal regulators. More than a quarter of the House is in support of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. The bill was formally filed earlier…
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LAPD Officers ‘Violated Policy’ in 2018 Shooting of a Black Man Inside a Crowded Mall
On a Tuesday evening in April 2018, a black man who appeared to be suffering from a mental health crisis ran through the crowded Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Mall in Los Angeles armed with a long kitchen knife. When commanded by police to drop the knife, he did not comply, so officers began shooting at…
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Trial Begins for Former Police Officer Who Shot and Killed 17-Year-Old Antwon Rose II
The white former East Pittsburgh police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in the back goes on trial Tuesday, potentially facing life behind bars. The Associated Press reports that lawyers for 30-year-old Michael Rosfeld are expected to say that the June 2018 shooting of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II was justified. Rosfeld is…
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Marijuana Is One Step Closer to Being Legal in the State of New Jersey
Looks like there may be an entirely new meaning to New Jersey’s nickname as “The Garden State.” Lawmakers voted Monday to advance bills that would legalize marijuana in the state and expunge prior convictions related to marijuana. The New Jersey Assembly Appropriations Committee and the state Senate Judiciary Committee both voted on their own versions…
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#StephonClark: One Year Later, There Is Still No Justice and No Peace
One year ago today, 22-year-old Stephon Clark was shot and killed by two police officers as he stood in the backyard of his grandparents’ home in the Meadowview neighborhood of Sacramento, Calif. Officers Terrence Mercadal and Jared Robinet said they feared for their lives—a common refrain that often leads to law enforcement officers being exonerated…
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‘While Black’: New York City Commission on Human Rights Launches Campaign to Combat Anti-Black Racism
Walking while black, waiting for an Uber while black, swimming while black, entering an apartment building while black, selling water while black, barbecuing while black; simply existing while black has become a headline-worthy situation as black people doing nothing more than going about their daily lives have become the target of racist and racially-motivated attacks…
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