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3-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy Found Dead With Belt Marks and Bruises on His Body
Paramedics walked into a Brooklyn, N.Y., apartment Wednesday afternoon and found 3-year-old Ethan Ali dead, lying in the arms of his aunt, Kristen Dale. The boy’s body had belt marks and bruises on it. Police officers suspect that the boy “was beaten to death with a strap,” the New York Daily News reports. Medics were called…
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What Happened to All the Bodies Buried in the All-Black Cemetery?
As the Deerfield Beach City Commission in Florida debated whether to allow a black cemetery to become a town house development during a special meeting Tuesday night, a few residents had a different question: Where are the bodies? The Sun Sentinel reports that family members of those buried at the cemetery are raising questions after several…
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Yeah, We Do Need More Black Cops
In a recent first-time national interview, during which he openly discussed the tragic shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice at the hands of a troubled white cop, Cleveland’s black police chief, Calvin Williams, strangely snapped back at the notion of more black cops. “Diversity is always at the forefront of what I’m trying to do…
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Police: NJ Bus Aide Stole Bagged Lunches and Lunch Money From Students
A 33-year-old bus aide was arrested after she allegedly stole bagged lunches and lunch money from students ranging in age from 3 to 5, NJ.com reports. Rosa M. Rios, from Millville, N.J., was charged late last week with robbery and theft after bus security cameras allegedly recorded her going through the children’s backpacks. Officers were…
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Watch: Fla. Sheriff’s Deputy Drags Woman Suffering From Bipolar Disorder
The Broward Sheriff’s Office in Florida is conducting an investigation after one deputy was caught on video dragging a woman suffering from mental illness through a courthouse hallway by her ankle shackles, the New York Daily News reports. In the video, the woman, 28-year-old Dasyl Rios, can be hearing screaming (though not resisting), “Stop! You’re…
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North Dakota Woman Fined for Praying Too Loud
A North Dakota woman was fined $150 for praying loudly outside her home and on the sidewalks. According to Valley News Live, Martha Nagbe, who is the wife of a pastor in Lisbon, was fined after making what police claim was “unnecessary noise.” According to police who spoke with Valley News Live, Nagbe was reportedly…
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Family of Unarmed Hispanic Man Who Was Shot Dead by Police Hires Benjamin Crump
The family of Antonio Zambrano-Montes, the 35-year-old unarmed Mexican man shot dead by Washington state police officers Feb. 10, has hired civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump to seek justice in the incident, the New York Daily News reports. Zambrano-Montes’ family, like Michael Brown’s familiy before them, believe that their loved one was subjected to excessive…
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US Justice Department Will Not Bring Federal Charges Against George Zimmerman
The Justice Department will not bring federal charges against George Zimmerman, the 31-year-old Florida man who was tried and found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, the New York Times reports. Federal prosecutors found that they did not have “sufficient evidence” to prove that Zimmerman “intentionally violated Martin’s civil…
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NYPD Commissioner Calls Out Police for ‘Many of the Worst Parts of Black History’
New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton called out the police for their responsibility in the “unequal nature of the relationship” between African Americans and police, pointing out that they were responsible for “many of the worst parts of black history,” DNAinfo New York reports. Bratton made his remarks while addressing the crowd at a…
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Boko Haram Terrorists Disguised as Women Are Caught After Refusing to Shave Beards
Several Boko Haram terrorists were caught in Nigeria after attempting to evade security officials by dressing in feminine clothing while maintaining their thick beards, the Daily Mail reports. According to the report, after Nigerian forces helped free the town of Baga from control of the terrorists on Monday, they set up a barrier to capture…