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Virginia Girl Who Accused White Classmates of Cutting Off Her Hair Now Says Her Story Was False
Speaking to reporters last week, a 12-year-old black girl appeared terrified and distraught as she recounted how she was attacked by three white sixth grade classmates. They held her down, cutting her dreadlocked hair and called it “ugly” and “nappy,” she said. Now, she and her family say none of it ever happened. Both the…
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Virginia Girl Says White Male Classmates Pinned Her Down and Cut Off Her ‘Ugly,’ ‘Nappy’ Dreadlocks [Updated]
Updated Monday, Sept. 30 at 4:17 p.m. ET: The 12-year-old student who accused three sixth-grade boys of pinning her down and cutting off her hair says she fabricated the story. “To those young boys and their parents, we sincerely apologize for the pain and anxiety these allegations have caused,” the child’s grandparents wrote in a…
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White Girls, 11 and 10, Arrested in Alleged Hate Crime in School Bus Beating of 10-Year-Old Black Girl
Two white girls, ages 10 and 11, are facing assault charges, including one who’s also facing a hate crime charge, after a vicious beating of a 10-year-old black girl on the school bus. Police in Gouverneur, N.Y., a small town not far from the Canadian border, arrested the two white girls Monday following a two-week…
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Free Smoke: Mom Invites 'Any Mom, Any Sister' to 'Catch These Hands' After Daughter Is Bullied at School
Here’s a long list of people you should never fuck with: 1. Black mothers. 2. Their kids. Unfortunately, some students at Niguel Hills Middle School in Orange County, Calif., decided to do exactly that and almost lost life and limb in the process. Because when Christian Tinsley found out her daughter was being bullied and…
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Dear Nigel Shelby and the Rest of the LGBTQ+ Community, You Are Loved and There Is Nothing Wrong With You
Nigel Shelby was a 15-year-old high school freshman in Alabama who, according to reports on Facebook, committed suicide because of homophobic bullying. Many members of the LGTBQ+ community have been Nigel Shelby. I have been him. Nigel took his life because he was bullied for having the courage to live his life fearlessly and authentically.…
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Mom of 10-Year-Old Girl Who Died After a Classroom Fight Says the School Failed Them
The mother of Raniya Wright, the 10-year-old South Carolina girl who died after getting into a fight at school, says she had long complained to the school about her child being bullied but that authorities did nothing to protect her. In an interview that aired Monday on Good Morning America, Ashley Wright said she feels…
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Cardi on the Half-Shell—and off IG: Behind-the-Scenes Scoop on How the 'Money' Maker Made Magic with Mugler
It was the statement dress that set the tone for a history-making night, and just the first of many designs by Mugler worn by Cardi B on Sunday, as she conquered the red carpet, the stage, and the Best Rap Album category at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Appearing on the red carpet in an…
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School of Alabama Child Believed Tormented Into Suicide Disputes Family’s Account of Persistent Bullying
Edwinna Harris, aunt of nine-year-old McKenzie Nicole Adams, the Tuscaloosa, Ala., student whose apparent suicided has been blamed on racist bullying, is promoting a GoFundMe page to establish an organization to fight bullying. The McKenzie Foundation, the page reads, “will serve as a source to stop the [bullying] nationwide.” On Facebook, she has endorsed the…
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Detroit Police Charge Pastor in Killing of Transgender Woman
Thirty-five-year-old Kelly Stough was fatally shot in Detroit by former pastor Albert Weathers, the 24th killing of a transgender person in America this year. Weathers, 46, appeared in court Monday, where his bond was set at $1 million. He was arraigned on charges of open murder and the use of a firearm in the commission…
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Family of 9-Year-Old Says Racist Bullying Drove Her to Suicide
Authorities in Linden, Ala. are searching for answers after the suicide of McKenzie Nicole Adams. Her family members believe racism was to blame. Adams, who loved dolls and hoped to become a scientist, was found dead at her home by her grandmother. While the official cause of death has yet to be revealed, Eddwina Harris,…
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