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Don Cheadle Calls Trump ‘POS’ for Exploitation of Dwyane Wade Family Death
This is the story of three men of note and how their lives intersected over the tragic death of a 32-year-old mother who was killed in a Chicago crossfire this weekend. The woman, Nykea Aldridge, who was pushing a baby carriage when she was shot to death, happened to be NBA player Dwyane Wade’s cousin.…
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SF Fans Burn Kaepernick’s Jersey In Protest of His Stance; Some Players Criticize Him
Editor’s note: This post contains tweets that some may find offensive. As we might have expected, some fans were not happy with the action San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick took by not standing during a preseason game against Green Bay on Friday. Kaepernick was not doing a Gabby Douglas where he was just not thinking about…
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The Night Of Illuminates Issues of Class and the Justice System
Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers. It can happen to you. That’s the chilling premise behind HBO’s latest edge-of-your-seat limited series The Night Of, which wraps up this Sunday. Based on the BBC series Criminal Justice, the show is a dark, deliberate exploration of what it’s like to unwittingly end up the suspect in a…
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NBC Reportedly Upset Over Al Roker’s ‘You Lied’ Rant
Apparently it is only white men who can express themselves passionately and not be knocked for it (see Bill Maher, Chris Matthews, John Madden). Today-show anchor Al Roker is reportedly in hot water with NBC brass over his exchange with co-host Billy Bush over admitted liar Ryan Lochte, a tête-à-tête that went viral in the days…
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Ariz. High School Student Forced to Remove ‘Black Lives Matter’ Shirt
A 10th-grade student in Arizona who arrived at her high school picture day in a “Black Lives Matter” T-shirt was told to take it off because it violated the school’s dress code, reports KPNX. Mariah Havard wore her tee to Buckeye High School and was told to go to the office, where the assistant principal…
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LAPD Creates Program to Support Families Killed by … LAPD
The Los Angeles Police Department says it will create a program to assist the families of people killed during encounters with police—the first of its kind in the nation—reports the Los Angeles Times. The program will be called the Family Liaison Program, and the LAPD said its goal is to foster better communication with loved ones…
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Watch: Did Okla. Police Go Too Far by Pepper-Spraying an 84-Year-Old Woman?
Muskogee, Okla., police are investigating a pepper-spray incident involving an 84-year-old woman in her home. Fox 23 reports that officers were looking for Geneva Smith’s son last week when it occurred. He ran into his home, where police used a Taser on him. Smith then came out to see what was going on, and one of about four…
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George Curry, a Fierce Journalist Who Never Backed Down From a Fight
They’re taking George Curry back to Alabama for burial. I assume that’s what he wanted. He died suddenly of a heart attack the other day in suburban Washington, D.C. Alabama—where we were both born, that made us the butt of many jokes because we always regarded “Sweet Home Alabama” with mixed emotions, as do many…
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Don’t Be So Quick to Blame Tamar Braxton for the ‘Domestic Dispute’ With Her Husband
Earlier this week, Atlanta police received a call about a “domestic dispute” between singer and reality-TV star Tamar Braxton and her husband, Vincent Herbert. Few details are confirmed, but according to the audio of a 911 call that was made publicly available thanks to TMZ, the pair were at the Ritz-Carlton when an argument escalated…
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My Family Is West Indian. How Did I Get Melanesian DNA?
I have been watching your show and cannot remember anyone having Melanesian in their DNA ethnicity results. I did the Ancestry.com DNA test and it showed 1 percent Pacific Islander-Trace Region: Melanesia. I just wondered how often this comes up in people from the West Indies. My mother is Trinidadian and my father is Jamaican. I will send you…
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