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Florida Sheriff Found Responsible for Deadly Traffic Accident Killing Black Teen. Now He Has to Pay $15M
The jury found the police department 90 percent responsible for the accident.
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Defense Rests, Closing Arguments Begin in Jussie Smollett Trial
Smollett has continued to maintain his innocence, pleading not guilty to all six charges of disorderly conduct.
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This Week’s Virtual Events Are a 'Cascade' of Brown Sounds and Learning How to Catch Creation
Well, well, well. It seems we’ve come to yet another end of the virtual events road—at least where the month of March is concerned. As expected, this Women’s History Month/Black HerStory Month has been nothing short amazing, though it definitely brought its fair share of eye-worthy news stories over the last four weeks. But we’re…
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Long Live the Chairman: On This Day in 1969, the FBI and Chicago Police Assassinated Black Panther Fred Hampton
Dec. 4, 1969—48 years ago today—police officers from the Cook County, Ill., State Attorney’s Office, in collusion with the FBI, assassinated Fred Hampton, chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and Black Panther Party leader Mark Clark. Hampton and Clark were 21 and 22 years old, respectively. At approximately 4:45 a.m., 14…