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NYPD Officer Arrested After Hiring a Hitman to Kill Her Husband and Her Boyfriend's Daughter
New York police officer Valerie Cincinelli, mother of two, paid $7,000 as part of a complicated scheme to have her husband Isaiah Carvalho Jr. killed. According to the New York Times, Cincinelli, a 12-year NYPD veteran who once worked in a Queens domestic violence unit, also planned to have the daughter of her boyfriend killed,…
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Paper Chase: Jay-Z and Timbaland Slapped With $2 Million Lawsuit for Uncleared Sample
Timbaland and Jay-Z might have to shell out millions of dollars to soul singer Ernie Hines, who alleges the music moguls stole samples of his work. According to reports from the Blast and TMZ, the suit was brought in response to both Jay-Z’s “Paper Chase” from the 1998 Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life album, and Ginuwine’s…
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Transgender Woman Found Dead 1 Month After Being Assaulted by 4 Men
23-year-old Muhlaysia Booker, a transgender woman whose April attack made national headlines, was found dead in Dallas on Sunday morning. According to CNN, Dallas Police Major Vincent Weddington said authorities responded to a report of a shooting around 6:40 a.m. Saturday. “Upon arrival, officers found the complainant lying face down in the street — deceased…
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San Francisco Judge Orders Attorney General to Release Police Records From Before 2019
A judge in San Francisco has ordered the attorney general to release police misconduct records prior to Jan. 1 of this year, the date new transparency legislation took effect, according to the Los Angeles Times. San Francisco County Superior Court Judge Richard B. Ulmer Jr. rejected arguments that the office should not be compelled to…
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Sybrina Fulton, Mother of Trayvon Martin, Is Running for Miami-Dade County Commission [Corrected]
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen who was gunned down by racist coward George Zimmerman in Florida in 2012, is running for office in Miami-Dade County. Fulton confirmed Saturday in a statement that she’ll be putting her name in for a chance at a spot on the County Commission. “Since…
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Texas Police Officer Fired After Being Charged with Homicide in Shooting Death of 24-Year-Old Black Man
Arlington, Texas, police officer Bau Tran has been fired days after he was charged with criminally negligent homicide for shooting and killing 24-year-old O’Shae Terry during a traffic stop in 2018, according to the Associated Press. Tran may appeal his dismissal. He has yet to enter a plea in his criminal case. While Terry’s death…
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Mississippi Jury Awards $3 Million to Black Strippers in Workplace Discrimination Case
A jury in Mississippi has awarded more than $3 million to five black strippers after a federal judge found their working conditions worse than those of their white counterparts. According to NBC News, U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate presided over a week-long trial, and jurors decided the women would split the money, including funds for…
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Georgia Republicans Celebrate Restricting Access to Abortion with a Fist Bump
If Trumpism has been good for one thing, it’s that it has allowed Republicans the comfort level to show the nation exactly how they feel about their legislative victories restricting women’s reproductive rights in Alabama, Missouri and future battleground states. It’s a game to them—a game they believe they’re winning. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed…
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Former College Football Player Saves the Day by Tackling High School Gunman
Keanon Lowe, a former wide receiver at the University of Oregon, is being praised for making one of the most important tackles of his life. On Friday, Lowe, who currently works as an athletics coach and security guard at Parkrose High School in Portland, wrestled an armed gunman to the ground before any shots were…
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#PickingUpTrashWhileBlack: Colorado Cop Resigns After Drawing Gun on Man Cleaning His Yard
A white Boulder, Colorado, police officer has resigned after an internal affairs report denounced his threatening behavior—documented on video by a bystander—toward a black man picking up trash around his apartment building. Officials confirmed Thursday that John Smyly violated policy (not to mention common sense) when he drew his gun in an attempt to arrest…