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Independent Autopsy Shows Dijon Kizzee Was Shot 15 Times by LA Deputies, 3 Shots Fired After He Was on the Ground, Attorneys Say
Earlier this month, The Root reported that on August 31, 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee was fatally shot by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies. Details as to what happened during the shooting are a bit murky as accounts of what happened that day vary depending on who you ask and when—meaning there are inconsistencies between what witnesses…
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Daniel Cameron’s Tears Were a Job Application
Of course, the tears Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron shed during his press conference this afternoon were a lie. They were also an audition. The audience he was performing for—the people he’s been speaking to with his body language, his haircut, his intonation, his choice of wife, and his wedding date—witnessed both the sort of hollow…
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1 Officer Charged With Wanton Endangerment, 2 Others Not Indicted in Breonna Taylor Case
One of the three officers involved in the March 13 shooting death of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky., has been indicted on felony charges in connection to Taylor’s death. On Wednesday, a grand jury indicted former Louisville Metro police officer Brett Hankison on three counts of wanton endangerment. According to CNN, no charges were…
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Costco Pulls Palmetto Cheese From Stores Over Founder and SC Mayor’s Racist Facebook Post
Costco recently removed a popular pimento cheese brand from 120 of its stores because the owner of the brand is another fragile white racist who thinks any and all bad acts committed by Black people are a product of the Black Lives Matter movement. Today reports that Palmetto Cheese founder and mayor of Pawleys Island,…
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The Co-Writer of Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' Is Suing Ed Sheeran, Alleging Copyright Infringement
“Let’s Get It On”…in court! Apparently, we have another lawsuit involving Marvin Gaye on our hands, y’all. We all know the legendary reputation of Gaye’s estate when it comes to having no tolerance for copyright infringement (Robin Thicke, we’re looking at you), but this lawsuit isn’t actually a product of the litigious-prone estate for the…
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A 'Confederacy of Whiteness': Virginia Military Institute's Uncivil War Against Its Black Students
When Vice President Mike Pence visited the Virginia Military Institute, the Black students disappeared. That is not a metaphor. Everyone loves a good metaphor. But Mike Pence is not the personification of VMI’s racism, and there are much better ways to compare 181-year old VMI—the oldest state-supported military college in the U.S.—with the 244-year-old country…
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NFL Legend Gale Sayers Dead at 77
Gale Sayers, one of the greatest running backs in the history of the NFL, has died at the age of 77. The Chicago Sun-Times and ESPN report that Sayers’ transition comes after he was diagnosed with dementia in 2012. In 1977, the Chicago Bears legend was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame after…
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UGA Fraternity Suspended and Under Investigation After Black Student Pulls Receipts on Racist Group Chat
A fraternity at the University of Georgia has been suspended and is under investigation after a Black student posted screenshots to social media that show bigoted comments made in a group chat. According to the New York Times, it all started on Sept. 4 when junior Arianna Mbunwe mocked a group of sorority sisters who…
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David McAtee's Family Sues National Guard and Louisville Metro Police Over Shooting
The family of David McAtee, the 53-year-old restaurant owner who was shot and killed by a National Guardsman in Louisville, Ky., during a June protest, has filed a lawsuit against the National Guard and Louisville Metro Police. According to the Courier-Journal, attorneys for the family believe that an overuse of force and several protocol violations…