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Kobe Bryant to be Inducted Into the Basketball Hall of Fame as Gianna Becomes an Honorary UConn Husky
As people are still coming to grips with the sudden and untimely deaths of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, who died Sunday in a helicopter crash that killed seven others, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and the University of Connecticut will honor them in the wake of tragedy. It was announced…
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Nicki Minaj’s Brother Jelani Maraj Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for Sexually Assaulting 11-Year-Old Girl
Nicki Minaj’s brother’s legal case has reached a conclusion. Trigger Warning: Please be advised, the following article contains details involving the sexual assault of a minor. According to AP News, Jelani Maraj was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on predatory sexual assault and child endangerment charges. Maraj was convicted in November 2017.…
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Supreme Court Allows White Supremacy to Infect Immigration Law With 'Public Charge' Ruling
Should Trump be removed or voted out of office this year, the insidious effects of his Presidency will long be felt through the courts and in rulings like these. CBS News reports that in a 5-4 ruling the Supreme Court has authorized the Trump administration to implement a stricter “public charge” regulation when it comes to…
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Michigan Woman Who Says She Was Sexually Assaulted on Spirit Airlines Criticizes Company for Its Response
Tia Jackson wasn’t long from landing. A 22-year-old student at Eastern Michigan University, Jackson was on a Spirit Airlines flight from Atlanta to Detroit that had been uneventful. Until, while sleeping in her middle seat, a male passenger sexually assaulted her, she says. While federal authorities are investigating the alleged assault, Jackson has taken issue…
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On Processing My Messy Feelings About Kobe Bryant’s Myth, Life and Death
The first time I saw Kobe Bryant play live was at the McDonald’s All-American Basketball Game in 1996. The game was played in Pittsburgh that year, and I went to the Civic Arena downtown to watch it. I’d already had a relationship with the idea of him. He was the top high school basketball player…
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How Did So Many People Get the Kobe Story So Wrong?
If you were a Kobe fan as much as I was, then you know that both he and Michael Jordan often repeated the now-famous Phil Jackson quote that characterized their superstar careers: “Let the game come to you.” As a perennial basketball benchwarmer, I never knew what that phrase meant until a barrage of alternative…
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Can Vallejo Police Be Trusted to Investigate an Officer-Involved Shooting?
When an officer shoots and kills someone, whether on-duty or off, there is usually an investigation into the shooting to determine whether there was any wrongdoing on the part of the officer involved. History has shown us that police officers are rarely held accountable for their actions when it comes to the use of deadly…
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YG Released on Bond After Being Arrested on Robbery Charges 2 Days Before Nipsey Hussle Grammy Tribute
Just two days before being scheduled to perform at the much-anticipated Grammys tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle, YG was arrested on robbery charges. AP News reports: Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies took YG, whose real name is Keenon Jackson, into custody at his Chatsworth home as they served a search warrant. He was held…
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Tulsa Hires First Black Police Chief, Criminal Justice Reform Advocates See More of the Same
It was a decision that Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum called “one of the most important” he could make during his tenure: appointing the next chief of the Tulsa Police. The department has been beleaguered with claims of racism since long before the high-profile 2016 killing of Terence Crutcher at the hands of then-Tulsa, Okla., cop…
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Forever Mamba: The Life and Legacy of Kobe Bean Bryant
Los Angeles Lakers great and five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant was among nine killed in a deadly helicopter crash in California on Sunday. The smooth shooting guard and perennial NBA All-Star, who was one of the league’s most prolific scorers, was with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, when the copter crashed near Calabasas. He was 41.…