culture
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Let’s Get Rid of the Myth That Success Conquers Depression
When I told a friend I was writing a story on depression, he asked, “What about it?” I elaborated. “People can look outwardly successful and still struggle internally with chronic feelings of despair and unworthiness.” To that, he balled up his face in skepticism. “How often does that really happen? What do they even have…
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Report: NC Teen’s Relationship With White, Crack-Addict Girlfriend May Have Led to Hanging
Friends and family of Lennon Lacy, the 17-year-old North Carolina teen found hanged, believe that his death may have been connected to a relationship he had with a 32-year-old white woman who, they say, turned to prostitution to support her crack habit, according to a New York Daily News report. Lennon’s body was found Aug.…
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Chicago Family Mourns Loss of Twin Who Died Protecting Brother From Armed Robbers
Their family had just given the 15-year-old twins permission to be out on their own together more often when Demario Bailey was shot dead by armed robbers while trying to protect his brother, Demacio, the New York Daily News reports. According to the news site, the boys were walking to a basketball game at Englewood High…
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76-Year-Old Texas Man Reportedly Tasered by Officer During Traffic Stop
The Victoria, Texas, Police Department is conducting an internal investigation after one of its officers allegedly used a stun gun on a 76-year-old man during a traffic stop, the Victoria Advocate reports. Officer Nathanial Robinson, 23, is reportedly on administrative duty following the Thursday incident, during which, it is alleged, he violated the department’s policy…
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Sharpton Responds to Criticism That His Movement Excludes Younger Activists
Within social-justice movements, tensions often surface between older and youngster activists—that’s hardly new. But the Rev. Al Sharpton says that recent criticism that he isn’t doing enough to groom younger, up-and-coming activists within his civil rights tradition is simply not true. “This is more about ideology than it is about generational differences,” Sharpton told The…
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NC Teen Lennon Lacy Was Lynched, Mom Believes
Lennon Lacy’s mom, Claudia Lacy, is willing to believe that her 17-year-old son committed suicide back in August in Bladenboro, N.C., if it is proved and explained to her, but so far the grieving mother isn’t seeing the evidence or the pursuit of justice that she needs, CNN reports. “That’s all I’ve ever asked for:…
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John Crawford’s Girlfriend Questioned for Over an Hour Before Cops Tell Her He Is Dead
John Crawford III walked into a Beavercreek, Ohio, Wal-Mart on Aug. 5. He was there with his girlfriend, Tasha Thomas, to get marshmallows, graham crackers and chocolate. The plan was to make s’mores for a family cookout. Once at the store, he picked up an unboxed BB gun from the shelf and began walking the…
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Ohio Police Union President: Browns’ Andrew Hawkins ‘Pathetic’ for ‘Justice for Tamir Rice, John Crawford’ Shirt
Cleveland police union President Jeff Follmer has blasted the Cleveland Browns’ wide receiver Andrew Hawkins for wearing a “Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford III” shirt, which Follmer referred to as “pathetic,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Hawkins has joined the growing list of athletes—professional and collegiate—wearing shirts during pregame warm-ups protesting various police…
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1st Deadline for Affordable Health Care Insurance Coverage Is Monday
If you or people you know need health care now, signing up for Affordable Care Act health coverage must be done by Dec. 15 in order to be covered by Jan. 1. If by chance you miss that date, all is not lost. The Miami Herald reports that first-time Obamacare consumers without insurance can still…
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Selma’s David Oyelowo Wants the Films He’s in to Make a Difference
It’s official. British actor David Oyelowo (pronounced oh-yellow-oh) is a bona fide star. He’s an actor whom viewers have been seeing over the last 15 years, but they may not have been able to put a name to his face, as we say in the United States. That’s about to change with Oyelowo’s portrayal of…