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Houston Cop to Woman During Traffic Stop: ‘Put Your Hands Up … Pretend Like We’re Going to Shoot You’
In another incident of cops behaving badly and being caught on video, an officer was caught during a traffic stop in Houston telling a woman he ordered out of the car to “put your hands up. Over your head! Pretend like we’re going to shoot you.” During the short video, you can hear Denee Harris…
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Woman Who Filmed Oakland, Calif.’s BBQ Becky Speaks Out
Michelle Snider, the woman behind the camera who confronted a fellow white woman after she called the police on Snider’s husband and his friends using charcoal at Oakland, Calif.’s Lake Merritt park, took to YouTube Sunday to answer the question everyone has been wondering: Did she get her card back? Snider’s YouTube video, taken two…
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Oakland, Calif., Holds Massive #BBQingWhileBlack Festival at Lake Merritt
Hundreds of Oakland, Calif., residents were at Oakland’s Lake Merritt Park over the weekend to prove that one Barbecue Becky won’t stop their grilling show. The festival was a middle finger to the white woman who called police on a family using a charcoal grill at the park two weeks ago. The viral video of…
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Asian Woman Records Sacramento, Calif., Police Officer Harassing Black Boyfriend
A man who was previously arrested by a cop is now alleging that the same cop has continued to harass him. But this time, it was caught on camera by his girlfriend, who was in the passenger seat during the stop. In early May, a man who goes by the name of Kash Alpha was…
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Janet Jackson Speaks Out Against Sexism, Abuse and Racism in Billboard Icon Award Speech
On Sunday night, Janet Jackson became the first black woman to receive Billboard’s Icon Award, and during her acceptance speech, she spoke out against sexism, abuse and racism. After Bruno Mars presented her with the award, Jackson made her short but poignant speech. “For all our challenges, we live at a glorious moment in history,”…
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Woman Calls Police After Having Wig Snatched
A Georgia woman was furious after another woman not only insulted her $85 wig but also snatched it off her head and set it ablaze. Angie Marie Smith, 54, of Macon, Ga., called the Bibb County Sheriff’s Department after, she says, Brittany L. Huff told her her wig was ugly and then took it upon…
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#DrivingWhileBlackWithLeavesOnTheWindshield: Kansas Man Detained for Having ‘Vegetation’ on Window
A man driving through Winfield, Kan., went live on Facebook during a traffic stop last Sunday after cops told him he was being pulled over for allegedly failing to signal a turn within 100 feet. But what should have been a citation or warning led to Rudy Samuel being detained because of “vegetation” on his…
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Detroit Street to Be Renamed After Michael Jackson
Next month, a Detroit street on which people will be easing on down will be renamed after the King of Pop. On Thursday, the Detroit City Council announced that Randolph Street between Gratiot Avenue and Madison Street in Detroit’s Theater District will be renamed Michael Jackson Avenue to honor the late superstar. The street-renaming ceremony…
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Meek Mill Cancels Appearance at White House Prison-Reform Summit
Update: May 18, 2018 11:41 AM EST. Meek Mill’s publicist has confirmed that the rapper made the decision on his own not to attend the summit, not because of Jay-Z. Earlier: Meek Mill is heavily into prison reform since being released from jail, and he was scheduled to make a visit to the White House…
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Mugshots.com Owners Arrested on Extortion Charges
They made profits from mug shots, but isn’t it ironic that the owners of Mugshots.com could end up on their own site? On Wednesday, Sahar Sarid, Thomas Keesee and Kishore Vidya Bhavnanie—three out of four alleged owners of Mugshots.com—were arrested and charged with extortion, money laundering and identity theft, according to the Washington Post. The infamous…
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