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Autopsy Reveals Ga. Man Found Hanging From a Tree Committed Suicide
Roosevelt Champion III’s death has been ruled a suicide by local authorities, 11 Alive reports, putting to bed the notion that the 43-year-old Georgia man had been hanged from a tree by a racially motivated perpetrator. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday that autopsy results pointed to suicide. Champion was found dead Monday morning…
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Medgar Evers College Dean of Students Among Those Killed in Amtrak Derailment
Derrick Griffith, a 42-year-old doctoral student and dean of student affairs at Medgar Evers College in New York City, was one of seven individuals who died Monday night when an Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia, PIX11 reports. Griffith had just defended his dissertation in urban education one month prior at Brooklyn’s Medgar Evers College and was…
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Brittney Griner, Glory Johnson and How We Ignore Domestic Violence in the LGBTQ Community
I have followed WNBA phenom Brittney Griner’s career since she was in high school. As a black, queer, femme girl, I was deeply drawn to the way she moved across the court with equal parts deft self-assurance and deadly skill. Her sartorial swagger was, and still is, beautiful to witness, and while I—and all of…
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7 Dead, Dozens Injured in Amtrak Train Derailment in Philly
Editor’s note: This piece has been updated to report the new death toll and discoveries from the ongoing investigation. An Amtrak train traveling from Washington, D.C., to New York City derailed in Philadelphia Monday night, killing seven people and injuring more than 60 passengers, the New York Times reports. Around 9:30 p.m. EDT, the Amtrak…
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He’s Not That Into You Because Your Moms Are All Up in Your Business
My mom and her good friend since childhood had the idea to set me up with the friend’s son. I initially reached out to him in a friendly manner, and we had a nice conversation via text. However, I was hesitant and kept the convo very light because I thought having an attraction to him…
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The Billionaire Dropout Is a Myth; Don’t Buy It
Gates, Zuckerberg, Jobs. We know and venerate their stories: the supersmart who didn’t need a college credential to become superwealthy. There’s no denying that their genius is worth celebrating, and their achievements have undeniably advanced society. But as politicians and pundits increasingly question whether education beyond high school is “worth it,” the dropout-turned-billionaire has become…
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30 Years After MOVE: Law Enforcement Didn’t Learn Anything From One of America’s Worst Cases of Police Brutality
On May 13, 1985, police in Philadelphia—Pennsylvania’s largest city—dropped a powerful bomb containing military C4 explosives on a house occupied by six children and seven adults. That aerial assault 30 years ago is one of the worst incidents of police brutality in modern America. The bomb, dropped from a state police helicopter, sparked a fire.…
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Chef Marcus Samuelsson on Putting Green in Harlem’s Pockets
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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Former CIA Officer Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison for Leaking Intel to Reporter
Jeffrey Sterling, the former CIA officer who was found guilty in January of leaking classified information to a New York Times reporter, was sentenced Monday to three-and-a-half years in prison by a federal judge, the Washington Post reports. Sterling was convicted of leaking details about a U.S. operation to sabotage Iran’s efforts to develop a…
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Ga. Man Found Dead, Hanging From a Tree
Roosevelt Champion III, a 43-year-old African-American man from Georgia, was found dead Monday morning, hanging from a tree in Greene County, My Fox Atlanta reports. Champion was found hanging behind his home near a “bushy area,” the news site explains. A man found Champion’s body and called authorities. According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation,…
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