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I Got My Girl Pregnant and Now She Wants Me to Tell Her Dad
You told us to cool out before things went too far. They did, and now we’re in trouble. I got her pregnant. Now she wants me to tell her dad by myself. I’m not talking to bruh by myself. He’s a big dude, like black man from The Green Mile big. He might break my…
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Watch: Family Begging You for Money? Here’s How to Say No
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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Obama’s Powerful Words on Racial Injustice Should Be Matched by Bold Policy Measures
President Barack Obama’s announcement Monday of the nonprofit group My Brother’s Keeper’s Alliance, during a speech at Lehman College in the Bronx, N.Y., reflects the power of the racial protests and uprisings that have gripped the nation, most recently in Baltimore. With national polls in the wake of urban rebellions indicating Americans are more pessimistic…
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Fla. Sheriff Fired for Reportedly Calling a Black Man a Monkey on Facebook
Authorities in Lee County, Fla., have fired Jean Lopez, a former deputy sheriff who reportedly referred to a black man as a monkey on his Facebook page, NBC2 reports. According to an investigation by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office internal-affairs unit, Lopez posted a video on his Facebook page that showed a black man talking…
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Watch: 4 Black Parole Officers Held at Gunpoint by NY Police
Four black New York state parole officers who were in the town of Ramapo in Rockland County, N.Y., last April claim that they were stopped by police and held at gunpoint for some six minutes, even though they were dressed in work clothes. Recently released footage obtained by the Journal News appears to confirm this…
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Ex-Con Charged With Shooting a NYC Police Officer in the Face; Cop Dies
Demetrius Blackwell, a 35-year-old from the New York City borough of Queens, was arrested and charged with attempted murder Saturday for allegedly shooting 25-year-old New York City Police Officer Brian Moore in the head, the Associated Press reports. Moore succumbed to his injuries and died Monday. Authorities are expected to upgrade the charges brought against Blackwell.…
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Boehner: If Charges Are True, Police Actions in Freddie Gray Case Were ‘Outrageous and Unacceptable’
Chipping away at the notion that only those on the political left are concerned with how bad things have gotten between law enforcement and African-American communities over the last several months, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) said on Sunday that the growing tension between police and black people should be a concern shared…
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I Heart Hillary
“President Hillary Rodham Clinton” has a nice ring to it. No matter what’s going on in the ongoing debate over whether or not America is ready for a “third” Clinton term, Clinton fatigue has never been among my afflictions. I’m beyond a Hillary supporter; I’m a fan. And when I think of Hillary Clinton, I…
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A Bloody History of Police Brutality in Baltimore
Read the New York Times, Washington Post or Wall Street Journal and they tell you that violence broke out in Baltimore last Monday. You might have heard an NPR correspondent refer to an “eruption of violence” in the city. But the New Republic’s Rebecca Traister disagrees: “Violence broke out and erupted not when students threw…
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Loretta Lynch Unveils $20 Million Program to Expand Cop Body Cameras
Just a week on the job, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Friday unveiled a $20 million pilot program to expand the use of police body cameras for “transparency” amid nationwide protests over law-enforcement treatment of suspects, according to NBC News. “Body-worn cameras hold tremendous promise for enhancing transparency, promoting accountability, and advancing public safety…
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