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Appeals Court Refuses to Boot NYC Stop-and-Frisk Rulings
A federal appeals court has denied a request to dismiss rulings that determined that New York City police conducted its police stop-and-frisk policy in a discriminatory manner, the Associated Press reports. On Friday, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the five-page order during a scheduled appeal of U.S. Judge…
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President Obama: Iran Deal a ‘1st Step’
After weeks of delivering somber news about the Affordable Care Act at home, President Barack Obama was able to welcome good news from abroad late Saturday about Iran’s historic agreement to temporarily freeze its nuclear program. He said the interim nuclear agreement with Iran is an “important first step” that cuts off the Islamic republic’s…
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Quote of the Day: James Baldwin on Parenting
Read how the quote is referenced here. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and founding director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is also the editor-in-chief of The Root. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.
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Family: Sex Not Consensual in FSU’s Heisman Candidate Case
The family of the alleged victim in a sexual assault case involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston released a statement to the media late Friday, saying that she did not consent and “the player committed rape,” the Associated Press reports. “To be clear, the victim did not consent,” the statement reads, according to the AP.…
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An African Princess Who Stood Unafraid Among Nazis
Between 1939 and 1946, Fatima Massaquoi penned one of the earliest known autobiographies by an African woman. But few outside of Liberian circles were aware of it until this week, when Palgrave McMillian published The Autobiography of an African Princess, edited by two historians and the author’s daughter. The book follows Massaquoi, born the daughter…
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Chris Brown Does Not Have to Appear in DC Court
Chris Brown got a small reprieve from his legal challenges. Washington D.C., Superior Judge Robert Tignor decided Friday to allow the beleaguered R&B singer to waive his scheduled court appearance on Monday, the Associated Press reports. He was scheduled to appear on a misdemeanor assault charge, but his lawyers told the judge that it didn’t make…
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Duke Lacrosse Accuser Convicted of Murder
A woman who made headlines several years ago after falsely accusing three Duke University lacrosse players of rape was convicted of second-degree murder Friday in the stabbing death of her boyfriend, the Associated Press reports. The jury reached its verdict after about six hours of deliberation over two days in the trial of 34-year-old Crystal…
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Kwame Kilpatrick Tells Court to Send Him a Bill
Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick apparently has had enough of courtrooms. He prefers to sit out on a Dec. 10 court hearing that will determine just how much he owes Detroit and tax collectors after convictions for corruption and other crimes, the Detroit Free Press reports. He says it can be hashed out by the judge…
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'Knockout Game' Arrests in Philadelphia and NYC
Police have arrested a 15-year-old suspect and are searching for a second youth in connection with a “knockout” attack in Northeast Philadelphia earlier this month, CBS Philly reports. Officials say a 15-year-old male has been arrested, and they are searching for a second suspect for their roles in an attack outside a pizza shop on Nov.…
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Michigan Cop Admits to Humiliating Black Man
A Detroit-area police officer has confessed to making at least one video showing an African-American man being commanded to sing and make animal noises, the Huffington Post reports. The police officer in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., was reportedly taken off duty and is “expected to face discipline next week,” the Post says, citing Motor City Muckraker,…
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