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Judge Will Hear Arguments to Determine if Eric Garner Grand Jury Proceedings Will Be Made Public
The public may soon be able to read the grand jury proceedings that led to the decision not to indict Daniel Pantaleo, the New York City police officer who fatally choked Eric Garner. On Monday a judge at the New York Supreme Court announced that he would hear arguments later this month to decide whether…
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Former NYPD Cop Tweets a Gun Selfie to Goad #BlackBrunchNYC Protesters
On Sunday John Cardillo, a former New York City police officer, posted a selfie on Twitter of himself pointing a gun at the camera. The caption read: “I’m really enjoying these Eggs Benedict so move along now. #BlackBrunchNYC.” The hashtag was the same one used by several dozen protesters who had stormed into brunch eateries…
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How a Black Man’s Head Became a Staple of the Mediterranean Dinner Table
This image is part of a weekly series that The Root is presenting in conjunction with the Image of the Black Archive & Library at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. Perched above the swelling form of a diminutive pottery vessel, the head of a black man looks attentively ahead, the…
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Ferguson Juror Sues Prosecutor, Says Evidence Was Manipulated to Implicate Michael Brown
One of the jurors on the St. Louis County grand jury that decided not to indict then-Police Officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown commissioned the American Civil Liberties Union to file a lawsuit to allow the juror to publicly discuss the proceedings. Specifically, the juror, who remains unnamed, wants to be…
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In 2015, Supplement Your Musical Diet With Rap That Feeds the Mind
If you’re like me, listening to rap music in 2014 was like eating fast food on a daily basis. And just as no good comes from chowing down on sugar, carbs and processed foods every day, a steady diet of unhealthy rap can just leave the mind feeling empty. Thankfully, 2015 will offer some healthier…
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Pope Francis Selects a Diverse Batch of New Cardinals
Pope Francis’ selection of 15 new cardinals from 14 countries is seen as a demonstration of his commitment to instilling diversity in the church and “its growth in places like Asia and Africa,” CBS News is reporting. The pope revealed his list on Sunday; the nations represented include Tonga, New Zealand, Cape Verde, Myanmar, Ethiopia,…
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NYPD Officer Turns Himself In After Video Shows Him Assaulting Subway Conductor
New York City Police Officer Mirjan Lolja turned himself in after police released a video showing a man running out of a Bronx, N.Y., subway station on Dec. 23—the same man who is thought to have assaulted a subway conductor on the platform just moments prior, the New York Daily News reports. Lolja has yet…
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NYPD Officers Turn Their Backs on Mayor During Funeral Service for Slain Cop
Thousands—although, reportedly, not the majority—of New York City police officers turned their backs on Mayor Bill de Blasio during his remarks Sunday at the funeral service for Officer Wenjian Liu. Liu was one of two New York City police officers gunned down late December by an assailant whom some have loosely tied to the #BlackLivesMatters protests…
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Did Lincoln Want to Ship Black People Back to Africa?
Editor’s note: This article was originally published Sept. 22, 2014. For those who are wondering about the retro title of this black-history series, please take a moment to learn about historian Joel A. Rogers, author of the 1934 book 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro With Complete Proof, to whom these “amazing facts” are an homage. Amazing Fact About…
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Okla. Lawmakers Weigh Hoodie Ban
In an effort to deter crime, an Oklahoma Republican lawmaker has drafted a measure to ban hoodies in public, following actions by several other states around the country, Oklahoma’s Channel 6 reports. Republican state Sen. Don Barrington has written a bill that would ban masks, hoodies and other face coverings that hide one’s identity in a…
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