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Teens Who Vandalized Historic Va. African-American Schoolhouse Sentenced to Read Books
One Virginia judge is hoping that a group of teen vandals will be able to read themselves into some common sense after they were found guilty of vandalizing a historic African-American schoolhouse with racist, anti-Semitic and obscene graffiti, The Guardian reports. According to the report, the judge sentenced the teens to read some 35 books,…
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5 Teens Charged in Vandalism of Historic African-American Schoolhouse in Va.
Five Virginia teens have been charged in the racist vandalism of a historic African-American schoolhouse, WJLA reports. The Ashburn Colored School, now called the Old Ashburn Schoolhouse, was built in 1892, and earlier this month it was defaced with “white power” signs, swastikas, drawing of genitals and other derogatory messages. The five teens were identified earlier this…
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Chicago Father Charged With Murder in Death of 2-Month-Old Son
Brandon Holman, a Chicago father, is facing charges of first-degree murder in the death of his 2-month-old son over the weekend, the Chicago Tribune reports. The child, identified as Bryson Holman, died of multiple abuse injuries after he was found at his home Saturday, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled after an autopsy. Brandon Holman…