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Luke Cage: A Bulletproof Black Man in the Black Lives Matter Era
To deal with my anger over the seemingly unending number of black men and women killed at the hands of those tasked with the duty to serve and protect, I often play N.W.A’s “F—k tha Police” to cope—except I don’t play it loud. I’m afraid the boys in blue (not the Crips; I’m cool with…
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Alaska Reporter Who Quit on the Air to Promote Weed Legalization Faces Decades in Prison
The Alaska reporter who quit on the air with a resounding “[F—k] it” is now facing charges on 14 serious criminal offenses, which could land her in prison for 54 years, The Guardian reports. It all started Sept. 22, 2014, when Charlo Greene, then a reporter for Alaska station KTVA, ended a report on the Alaska…
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Parking While Black
I don’t live in a big city or cramped suburb—by choice. By being about 60 miles west of D.C., I’m given the opportunity to live in a tranquil living environment. I’m on a mountain, and my house is surrounded by a lake and untouched land. Unless it’s evening, I rarely need to turn on any…
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Trump Called Ted Cruz and His Family Everything but a Child of God, and ‘Lyin Ted’ Still Endorsed Him
Depending on whom you ask, Ted Cruz is about as likable as jock itch. In July, fellow Republican Sen. Dan Coats of Indiana said of his colleague, “He’s the most self-centered, narcissistic, pathological liar I’ve ever seen—and you can quote me on that.” Coats went on to tell IndyStar, “No matter how conservative you are,…
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#DebateNight: Clinton's Chance to 'Speak Directly to White People'
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton faces off against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tonight in their first debate of the 2016 election season, a spectacle that is expected to draw up to 100 million viewers, according to the New York Times. This debate is sure to focus heavily on women’s issues to draw stark parallels between Clinton…
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Watch: Keith Lamont Scott's Wife Recorded Fatal Encounter With Police
Video of Keith Lamont Scott’s fatal encounter with police in Charlotte, N.C., on Tuesday was taken by his wife, Rakeyia Scott, who shared the footage with NBC News. The video does not clearly show the exact moment the 43-year-old was shot, but it does capture the moments before and after the shooting. “He better not…
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Charlotte Observer Says Release the Keith Lamont Scott Video
“Did Keith Lamont Scott have a gun in his hand when officers confronted him in a University City apartment complex parking lot Tuesday afternoon?” the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer editorialized Wednesday. “Or was it a book? “Police say the former. Relatives and protesters say the latter. “What we know is that, as Charlotte-Mecklenburg police resist disclosure…
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Cleveland Settles Rodney Brown's Wrongful Death Suit for $375,000
The family of a black man who died after Cleveland police used a Taser on him in 2010 will settle with the city for $375,000, the mayor’s office announced Thursday, Reuters reports. Rodney Brown was pulled over Dec. 31, 2010, by two Cleveland police officers who used a Taser on him and further subdued him…
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Was My Black Ancestor Named After a Confederate General?
I visited Charleston, S.C., last week and walked past a statue of Wade Hampton III and stopped dead in my tracks. You see, my great-grandfather’s name was Wade Hampton Shields. Wade Hampton III was a Confederate general, U.S. senator and governor of South Carolina. He was one of the largest enslavers of people in the South…