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Philly Mom Who Carried Licensed Gun Into NJ Faces 11 Years in Prison
Shaneen Allen is a Philadelphia single mom, a law-abiding citizen and legally licensed in her hometown to carry a weapon. But now she’s facing at least three years in prison—and possibly more, New Jersey’s My9 reports. Things went awry for the mother of two last month when she traveled to New Jersey, where her license isn’t…
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Family Claims Ohio Father Was Shot Dead by Police in Wal-Mart Over Toy Gun
John Crawford III lost his life over a toy gun. At least that’s what his relatives are claiming, and they are taking their case to civil rights organizations, the Dayton Daily News reports. According to the news site, on Tuesday night Crawford was talking on his cellphone to the mother of his two children, LeeCee…
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Study: White People Support Harsh Laws Against Blacks
A new study suggests that white people support harsher criminal laws if they believe more black people are incarcerated, reports ThinkProgress. Rebecca Hetey and Jennifer Eberhardt of Stanford University’s psychology department conducted the study, in which white subjects watched two videos of mug shots. One video showed mug shots in which 25 percent were those…
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Dating Without Race on Your Mind? There’s No App for That
Just like the rest of their peers ages 18 to 34, black millennials have embraced online dating services like OkCupid and mobile applications such as Tinder, where users can simply “swipe right to like or left to pass” as they sift through their dating and, yes, hookup options. Matchmaker and dating coach Paul Carrick Brunson…
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10 Things the Media Won’t Tell You About Black Millennials
Millennials, those born between 1980 and 1999, are arguably the most misunderstood and the most multidimensional generation. Often derided as lazy, technology crazed and just downright not as successful as our elders, members of Generation Y hardly ever hear good news about ourselves. And of course, black millennials, who have made leaps in education and…
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Exclusivity While Dating Is a Waste of Time
I’m not in a committed relationship, but I am dating someone (nothing physical). Another guy has asked me on a date, which I accepted. My friends are giving me grief, saying I should date one person at a time and give it a chance to grow. Am I wrong?” —Anonymous Your friends are good people…
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That Millennial Moment When 20-Somethings Take Over The Root
For black millennials, speaking out, making our passions known and explaining our struggles has never been easier. Every click, tap or swipe can bring awareness, knock down stereotypes and inspire action. More than just televised, our revolution is being tweeted, shared, posted, pinned, Facebooked and Instagrammed and has the potential to go viral daily. And…
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Renisha McBride Porch Shooter Found Guilty
It took a jury of 12 people less than two days to find Theodore Wafer, the Detroit-area man who shot and killed unarmed 19-year-old Renisha McBride, guilty of second-degree murder, manslaughter and felony firearm in a fatal shooting, ABC News reports. The jury, consisting of seven men and five women, began deliberations on Wednesday after…
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Married Police Officers Charged With Killing Daughter’s Black Boyfriend
Tulsa, Okla., police officers Shannon Kepler and his wife, Gina Kelper, were arrested for the shooting death of Jeremy Lake, their daughter’s boyfriend. News on 6 reports that Lake was walking with the Keplers’ daughter when the couple was approached by Shannon in an SUV. The daughter told police that she approached her father and…
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Calif. High School Cheerleaders Pose as Gangsters for Team Photo
Still roughly two months until National Stereotyping Day—uh, Halloween, that is—but some Redlands, Calif., high school cheerleaders are getting an early start, posing as gang members for a team photo, reports KTLA 5. The photo, which predictably has been making the rounds on social media, shows the group of girls posting as gang members, complete with…