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Trump’s Justice Department Tells the US Supreme Court Civil Rights Laws Don’t Protect Transgender Workers
Apparently, as far as the Trump administration is concerned, employers have every right to fire transgender people. In a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, the Justice Department argued that the nation’s civil rights laws don’t pertain to transgender people, and thus, a lawsuit filed by a trans woman charging that she was…
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Tennessee Store Clerk Faces Up to 60 Years for Murdering a Black Teen Over a $2 Beer
Seventeen-year-old Dorian Harris shoplifted a $2 beer from a local corner store and it cost him his life. Now, the store clerk responsible for shooting and killing the teen is facing up to 60 years in prison after being found guilty of murder in the second degree. Lawyers for Anwar Ghazali argued the store clerk…
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The Murder Capital for Black Folks? Hint: It’s Not Chicago
It may come as a surprise to many that the most murderous place for black folks in the U.S. isn’t the big urban centers of New York, Los Angeles, or even oft-maligned Chicago. No. This infamous honor goes to Middle America, specifically Missouri. According to the Kansas City Star, a study by the Violence Policy…
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‘Need Y’all to Keep Praying for Me’: A$AP Rocky Hits the Concert Stage for the 1st Time Since His Release From a Swedish Prison
A$AP Rocky hit the ground running and hit the concert stage about a week after returning to the States following a monthlong stint in a Swedish jail—and can we just say that he is thankful AF? “I’m so happy to be here right now. That was a scary, humbling experience, but I’m here right now,”…
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8Chan, Breeding Ground for White Supremacist Shooters Goes Dark; Founder Says Pull the Plug Permanently
In a move that is deeply decent and sensical, a technology company has announced that it will no longer be complicit in white supremacist hatred by pulling the plug on services for 8chan, a website that has become the stomping grounds for mass murderers. The Washington Post reports that an announcement from CloudFlare came shortly…
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A$AP Rocky on Trial in Sweden Says He Begged Accuser to Leave Him Alone
A$AP Rocky testified Thursday during his trial in a Swedish courtroom that he begged the man he and his entourage are accused of assaulting to leave them alone prior to the altercation that has the rapper facing an assault charge. Rocky has pleaded not guilty in the case, which resulted in his arrest and being…
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Blue Ivy Earns a Spot on the Billboard Hot 100 at the Tender Age of 7
She gets it from her mama—and papa. The “she,” in this case, is Blue Ivy Carter, Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s first-born, and the “it” being a spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The seven-year-old entered the chart at the No. 76 spot for her writing and composing work on the song “Brown Skin Girl” from…
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Major Blow: Caster Semenya Is Banned From Competing in Her Beloved 800-Meter Race at World Championships
Since 2015, elite runner Caster Semenya has gone undefeated in the 800-meter event at the world track and field championships, but in a major setback, a major ruling means she won’t be allowed to compete in that event as long as she continues to refuse hormone treatments to reduce her testosterone levels. The Swiss Supreme…
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Trump Will Have to Give Up His Tax Returns If He Wants To Be on the Primary Ballot in California Under New Law
If Donald Trump wants a shot at appearing on California’s presidential primary ballot, he’ll have to pony up his tax returns. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation, effectively immediately, that mandates that presidential candidates can’t appear on California’s primary ballot unless they’ve submitted five years of their tax returns, the Los Angeles Times reports. Candidates…
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Splitting the Baby: Kamala Harris' 'Medicare for All' Plan Sees a Role for Private Health Insurers
A day before the myriad Democrats vying to unseat Donald Trump face off in a second set of debates, presidential hopeful and California Sen. Kamala Harris put forth a plan to gradually move the nation to a “Medicare for all” health insurance system. The keyword is “gradually.” Unlike “Medicare for All” plans put forth by…