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St. Louis Officer Who Fatally Shot VonDerrit Myers Acted in Self-Defense and Won’t Be Charged
The St. Louis prosecutor’s office has closed the chapter on the fatal shooting of 18-year-old VonDerrit Myers and announced Monday that Police Officer Jason Flanery will not be charged for killing Myers, USA Today reports. Myers, an African American, was shot to death by Flanery, a white police officer, in October. The incident sparked outrage…
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My Baby Daddy Refuses to See His Child Unless We Sleep Together
Dear Demetria: I am currently single and dealing with the father of my daughter. We were never in a formal relationship, but he refuses to see our daughter unless there is sex involved. He also has other children, with multiple women, whom he sees and acknowledges. I don’t want anything to do with him, but…
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Calling All Men in Atlanta to Attend The Root’s manCODE Event
We’re calling on the men of the Atlanta metropolitan area to join The Root for an empowering evening of brotherhood, dialogue and learning. After a successful event in New York City, The Root’s annual manCODE series moves south to Atlanta with a dynamic men-only conversation on June 17. For those who are unfamiliar with manCODE,…
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What Every 30-Year-Old Should Know About Money
Harriette Cole is the author of the book of meditations 108 Stitches: Words We Live By and a contributing editor at The Root. Follow her on Twitter.
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Is Being Mentally Ill in America a Crime?
In March, Dallas police were called to the house of a black family where a man, a member of the family, had a screwdriver. Police were told that the man was mentally ill, yet the police did not act in accordance with the established protocol of talking and calming. Instead they shot him dead. While…
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Study: Suicide Rate Among Young Black Boys Increases
The suicide rate among elementary school children has been stable over the past 20 years, but according to a new study, a closer look reveals that there has been a significant increase in the number of young black boys committing suicide, Raw Story reports. That uptick has been masked by the proportionate decrease in the…
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NYC Twin Sentenced to 1-4 Years for Robbing 85-Year-Old ‘Sugar Daddy’
A judge has issued one sentence in the case of a pair of New York City twins who were charged after they reportedly tied up and stole cash from a 85-year-old “sugar daddy” they met through a dating website that matches older, wealthier men with younger women. According to the New York Daily News, 17-year-old…
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Ala. Man Receives Death Threats for Removing Confederate Flags From Grave Sites
Myron Penn, a prominent attorney in Union Springs, Ala., removed small Confederate flags that were placed at the grave sites of Confederate soldiers in a local cemetery, WSFA reports. As a result, he has drawn the ire of some locals. Penn explained why he felt compelled to remove the flags. “The reason why we picked…
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Duke Professor: Asians Didn’t Feel Sorry for Themselves; Blacks Shouldn’t Be Told to, Either
Duke University professor Jerry Hough is receiving backlash after he posted a response to a New York Times editorial on the Times website. In his response he expressed disdain for what he said was a message being given to black Americans to feel sorry for themselves with regard to racism, WTVD reports. “The blacks…
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African Immigrants: Highly Educated and Underemployed in America
Back home in Guinea, West Africa, Nasser Diallo had a law degree and a good job working as a political journalist for a radio station. That all came to an end in 2009, he said, when the military abruptly opened fire at a protest he was covering, massacring dozens “until they ran out of bullets.”…
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