kwame kilpatrick
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Amid the NYC Mayor Drama, Here are 11 Black City Leaders Who Got in BIG Trouble
Black politicians have been getting in federal trouble wayyy before Eric Adams got indicted.
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Why The Internet Knows Diddy’s ‘Apology’ is Trash
The internet had the same collective reaction to Diddy’s Sunday apology for the viral abuse video. As well it should’ve.
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Exclusive: Yes, Ebony Magazine's Website Is Down. But Why? Here's an Explanation
Ebony Magazine has been going through it. Once a sanctuary for black achievement, the legacy publication has stumbled into its 75th anniversary year battered by bankruptcy filings, unsettled debts to contributors, abrupt layoffs and class action lawsuits that have tarnished its reputation as a beacon of cultural pride. To add insult to injury, The Root…
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Black Folks Who Need to be Pardoned to Offset Trump’s White Clemency Spree
On Tuesday, President Trump went on a pardoning spree and granted clemency to 11 convicted criminals. And I’m not mad at him. Look, every president does it. But they usually take the sucker’s route and wait until the last day of their second term to pardon a shit-ton of people on their way out the…
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Since We’re in a Pardoning Mood … Former Detroit Mayor Shoots His Pardon Shot With Trump in New Blog Post
Disgraced former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, currently serving a 28-year stint in a Philadelphia federal prison for corruption charges, says he’s praying for a pardon from President Donald Trump. In a new blog post on the “Free Kwame Project” website (h/t Click on Detroit), Kilpatrick lays out 1,300 words on why he should be exonerated,…
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Kwame Kilpatrick Files Appeal, Says He Doesn’t Owe City of Detroit a Damn Thing
Kwame Kilpatrick, the disgraced former mayor of Detroit, is asking a federal judge to wipe his $1.5 million debt clean. The embattled politician, who is currently serving a 28-year sentence in Oklahoma for corruption, claims that he cost the city of Detroit no financial losses during his tenure, reports the Detroit Free Press. Kilpatrick was…