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Family of Tamir Rice Wants Biden Administration to Reopen Federal Investigation Into his Death
The family of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy who was fatally shot by Cleveland police officers in 2014, is campaigning for the Biden administration to reopen the federal investigation into the boy’s death. According to Buzzfeed News, the Rice family is working alongside community organizers to pressure the Department of Justice to reopen its investigation…
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'Doesn't Really Matter' if Les Moonves Disputed, No Severance for the Man Who Wronged Janet Jackson
The great Celie (fantastically portrayed by Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple) once said, “Until you do right by me, everything you think about is going to crumble.” That quote is forever relevant and is especially true for one Leslie Roy Moonves. The former chairman and CEO of CBS Corporation who goes by “Les” will…
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Federal Trial Arraignment Date for Ex-Minneapolis Officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane Set for July
A federal trial arraignment date has been set for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane, three of the four officers involved in the death of George Floyd. As The Root previously reported, Minneapolis Judge Peter Cahill ruled Thursday that the state trial for the three defendants—in which they are…
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'You Left Us': Another Proud Boy Turns Out To Be Not So Proud of His Former Cult Leader Donald Trump
Here’s a question: Why are the Proud Boys still a thing? I’m not asking why the organization still exists—clearly, Black Jesus lost a bet against Hueless Lucifer to make that happen—I’m asking why they still call themselves “Proud Boys.” TF do they have to be proud of? They couldn’t be proud of their leadership choices.…