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In True 'Stop and Frisk' Fashion, New Jersey Police Admit to Targeting Minority Neighborhoods in What They Call 'Hunting at the Border'
In today’s “Water is Wet” news we find, once again, that when police are sent to target civilians at random, black and Latino people will overwhelmingly represent the victimized. The nation saw a prime example of this in the form of New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy, which was first overseen by then-mayor and now U.S.…
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90,000 People Vying for Tickets to Kobe Bryant's Memorial Within First 24 Hours of Sale
Fans and people grieving the loss of late basketball icon Kobe Bryant are reportedly clamoring to pay their final respects to him during a memorial in the same arena he became legend. And they don’t seem to mind to pay for the tickets. Details have emerged about the Feb. 24th memorial for the retired Los…
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Three People Wounded During Valentine's Day Shooting At Kandi Burruss' Old Lady Gang Restaurant Near Atlanta
On Valentine’s Day night, three people were shot and injured at Kandi Burruss’ Old Lady Gang restaurant in East Point, about 8 miles south of downtown Atlanta. According to the Associated Press, a man entered the eatery and targeted another man, with two bystanders being caught in the aftermath. East Point police Capt. Allyn Glover…
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Black Swim Team Member Suing Police for Putting Gun to His Head After Mistaking Him for Suspect and Continuing to Detain Him After Realizing They Were Wrong
In today’s episode of Shit Black People Can’t Do Without Being Harassed and Brutalized we’ll be adding to the list: rest. According to WGN9, the ACLU of Illinois filed a federal lawsuit against six officers from several departments in the Quad Cities area on behalf of Jaylan Butler, a member of Eastern Illinois University’s swim…
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Killing R. Kelly With Criminal Charges Is My Favorite Jam of 2020: New Indictments for Kelly From Chicago Federal Court
Listen, just in case any of you out there are still not ready to cancel R Kelly, it’s looking more and more like the American justice system will get something right for a change and do it for you. According to the Chicago Tribune, the disgraced court jester of R&B (I refuse to call him…
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For Black History Month, Someone Thought Harriet Tubman on a Debit Card Throwing Up the 'Wakanda Forever' Salute was Clever
You know… maybe we should all just go back to celebrating Black History Month by — oh, I don’t know — teaching black history. Don’t get me wrong; theoretically, there’s nothing wrong with being a little extra during this time by staging elaborate displays meant to celebrate the culture or making special commemorative book covers,…
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Close to 66,000 Marijuana Convictions to Be Dismissed in Los Angeles
As we’ve seen over the past few months, one of the benefits of marijuana legalization has been states allowing those previously convicted to have their charges dismissed. Los Angeles County has become the next city to do just that. According to CNN, approximately 66,000 marijuana convictions will be dismissed as a result of the recent…
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Body Cam Footage Raises Questions Why 6-Year-Old Girl Was Sent to Mental Institution by School
Unfortunately, it’s no secret that black students are disciplined much harsher than their white counterparts. Even knowing that the case of 6-year-old Nadia King is still unusually disturbing. CBS News reports that the body camera footage of a Duval County sheriff shows that Nadia was completely calm upon her removal from Love Grove Elementary School…
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Navy Yard Worker Gets 6 Months for Lying About Being A White Nationalist
White nationalists are dumb. I don’t think that’s a particularly controversial statement. If you’re going to lie about being a white nationalist on an application to work for the federal government, perhaps don’t post pictures on Facebook proving that you’re a white nationalist. NBC News reports that Fred Arena, a 41-year-old Navy yard worker, has…