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Trayvon Martin’s Friend Rachel Jeantel Graduates From High School
Rachel Jeantel was struggling. She was on the witness stand as an unsuspecting key figure thrust into a national case involving her friend’s death, race, racism, “Stand your ground” laws and more. She was the last person to talk to Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, before his deadly encounter with George Zimmerman. Her testimony…
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Donald Sterling Sues NBA for Over $1,000,000,000
The high stakes drama surrounding the life Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Donald Sterling took a new turn Friday after he filed suit against the NBA for more than $1 billion, CNN reports. The suit was provided to CNN by Sterling’s lawyer, the report says. It comes in the aftermath of his racist tirade against blacks…
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CBS Cancels The Arsenio Hall Show Amid Ratings Struggle
Arsenio Hall, who made history in the early 1990s as the first African-American late night TV talk show host, announced Friday on social media that his new show had been canceled after the first season. The move comes even after CBS Television said in February that it had renewed the The Arsenio Hall show for…
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First Daughter Malia Obama Attends Prom
As president, Barack Obama has addressed issues that impact the nation, from health care and race relations to war, but yesterday he paused to reflect on some personal matters. At the top of his list was the fact that his daughter Malia, who came into the White House as a small girl recently attended her…
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Texas Women Subjected to Full Body Cavity Search on Highway
Two Texas women are suing the Texas Department of Public Safety for a “humiliating” full body cavity search they had to undergo after being pulled over for speeding. They recently sat down with news station HLN to recount that horrible day in 2012. The two women, Alexandria Randle and Brandy Hamilton, both in their late…
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VA Secretary Eric Shinseki Resigns Amid Heath Care Scandal
Early Friday morning, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki apologized to veterans and Congress for a VA system that had come under national scrutiny after scathing accusations about the flawed heath care system for veterans, which included yearlong wait times to see doctors during his tenure. During his announcement, Shinseki declared, “This situation can be fixed.”…
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Mass. Men Sentenced to Life as Juveniles Plead for a 2nd Chance
Two Massachusetts men were sentenced to a mandatory life sentence when they were 17 years old after being convicted of felony murder charges, but now they are hoping to grasp at freedom. Joseph Donovan, now 38, and Frederick Christian, now 37, took part in the state’s first parole hearings since the controversial juvenile-sentencing law was…
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Tiffany & Co. Sued for Racial Bias
An employee at Tiffany & Co. has slammed the coveted luxury jewelry retailer with a lawsuit, filed in a federal court in Manhattan, accusing it of trying to get rid of him because he’s a black man, the New York Times reports. Michael McClure is a group director for Tiffany and, according to his suit,…
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Disabled Man’s Family Sent $11.67 Million Bill After He Died in State Care
Rasheen Rose was mentally disabled. His family placed him in a facility in Queens, N.Y., that was better equipped to handle the 33-year-old’s needs. According to reports, two years ago, Rose became unresponsive while being restrained at the Fineson Developmental Center and later was pronounced dead, New York’s Daily News reports. A year later, Rose’s sister,…
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4-Year-Old Boy Calls 911 After Mom Passes Out
A 4-year-old Georgia boy had been given a bath and dressed when his mother walked out of the room and collapsed. According to news station WALB, little Jaden Howe didn’t panic he just remembered what his mother taught him and called 911. Jaden told the dispatcher, “My mommy is passed out and she can’t talk.…