culture
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Darren Wilson Will Not Be Charged in the Fatal Shooting of Michael Brown
After months of pouring over evidence, a St. Louis County grand jury has decided that Ferguson, Mo., Officer Darren Wilson will face no criminal charges in the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown. According to Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch, the 12-person grand jury, including nine whites and three African Americans, that met…
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Bill Cosby: We’ve Reached a Tipping Point—So What’s Next?
After years of troubling allegations of serial rape, the recent takedown of Bill Cosby as a public figure may mark a radical shift in how we address our rape culture. And though the spiraling effect of these claims has produced an unprecedented backlash against him, a chasm remains between this promising moment of activism—powered especially…
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Marissa Alexander Takes Plea Deal
Marissa Alexander will not have to go to trial after accepting a plea deal, in which she pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated assault in exchange for a three-year sentence, First Coast News reports. Because of the 1,030 days that she has already spent in jail, Alexander will only have to serve an additional…
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Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson Got Married in October
The grand jury’s still out on whether Ferguson, Mo., police Officer Darren Wilson will be indicted for the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown. However, according to the New York Times, the legal proceedings haven’t deterred Wilson, 28, from quietly wedding his girlfriend and colleague Barbara Spradling, 37, about a month ago. The Times…
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Rapper Cool C to Be Executed for Shooting Death of Cop During Bank Robbery
Rapper Cool C, on death row for the shooting death of a Philadelphia police officer, is scheduled to be executed Jan. 8 after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed his death warrant, the New York Daily News reports. Cool C, whose legal name is Christopher Roney, tried to rob a PNC Bank in 1996, when he…
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NYPD Source: Rookie Cop Used ‘Bad Tactics’ in Shooting of Unarmed Brooklyn Man
When rookie police Officer Peter Liang shot and killed 28-year-old Akai Gurley in a dark stairwell in the New York City borough of Brooklyn last Thursday, he displayed “bad tactics,” a high-ranking police source told the New York Daily News. According to the source, Liang’s Glock 9 mm pistol should have been holstered, although unsnapped and…
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The ‘Hacktivist’ Group Anonymous Targets Cleveland Police After 12-Year-Old’s Death
The “hacktivist” group Anonymous has added its voice to those outraged over the shooting death of 12-year-old Cleveland boy Tamir Rice over the weekend, the New York Daily News reports. According to the Daily News, the group has taken credit for shutting down Cleveland’s government website on Monday. It also sent out a video message…
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Marshawn Lynch: A Man of Lil Boosie and Lil Words
Marshawn Lynch still isn’t talking. Well sort of. After being fined $100,000 for refusing to do an interview, the Seattle Seahawks running back said only 55 words to answer 22 questions following Sunday’s 19-3 win over the Arizona Cardinals. He won’t talk about his back or dancing with the cheerleaders, but he will talk about…