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Texas Judge Denied Bail for Over 10 Years to ‘Tainted’ Defendants; Blames BLM
The Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is calling for an investigation of Houston’s longest-serving felony-court judge, claiming that his no-bond policies and recent remarks on black men and Black Lives Matter display “flagrant racism.” In an interview with the Houston Chronicle, Texas District Judge Michael McSpadden said that, as policy, he denied…
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Dwyane Wade Hits Game Winner in Honor of Parkland, Fla., Shooting Victim Who Was Buried in Wade’s Jersey
The NBA’s Dwyane Wade was brought to tears after learning that Joaquin Oliver, one of the 17 shooting victims who died Feb. 14 in Parkland, Fla., was buried in his jersey. On Tuesday night, Wade, who is in the twilight of his career, played inspired basketball, scoring 15 of the Miami Heat’s final 17 points,…
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Could a Russian Call Girl Be the Straw That Breaks This Joe Camel-Colored President’s Back?
Nastya Rybka claims to have been the mistress of Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska. Why should you care about this? Well, Rybka also claims to be able to connect all of the dots missing from the Russia investigation and President Donald J. Trump. Rybka was recently arrested and thrown into a Thai jail and now, most…
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Bethune-Cookman Student Arrested After Being Accused of Having Loaded AR-15 on Campus
A 20-year-old Bethune-Cookman University student was arrested over the weekend after a loaded AR-15 assault rifle was discovered on campus, in direct violation of the university’s policies, authorities say. Ronald Jacques Jr. was taken into custody Sunday night after campus security noticed a vehicle illegally parked. It was then that officers noticed the weapon in…
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Ben Carson Wants to Cut HUD Funding, but Not His Office-Redecoration Budget
While Ben Carson was busy refusing to answer Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green’s question about proposed Department of Housing and Urban Development budget cuts, Carson’s office was being redecorated with a brand-new $31,000 dining room set. The New York Times reports that just one month after a whistleblower complained about Carson’s wife, Candy, insisting that…
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Let the Probing Begin: Mueller Is All Up in Trump’s Russian Business Now
Shit just got real, ladies and gentlemen. We have been waiting to see where Robert Mueller’s probe was going to go as far as Donald Trump was concerned, and now we know. The special counsel is now looking into Trump’s business activities prior to his candidacy for the U.S. presidency. CNN reports that Mueller’s investigators…
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Series of Shooting Threats Targeting Black Students Sent to Missouri High School
Kansas City, Mo., police are investigating after shooting threats were made against Northeast High School students—specifically, its black students. According to KSHB-TV, police have already determined that the threat originated in another state and was then reposted locally. Kansas City Pubic Schools and the local Police Department were both informed about the threat on Tuesday…
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Vladimir TrumPutin to Run for President in 2020; Hopefully He’ll Be Impeached Before This Happens
Talking about jumping the gun: The president of KhakiPants, Kan., is reportedly running for president in 2020, but he may want to focus on staying in office in 2018. As it stands, the Kremlin walls of collusion with Russia are closing in, and who does the president tap to run his 2020 campaign? Brad Parscale.…
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Police Find Body of 17-Year-Old Dutch Boy Who Went Missing After Grindr Date
Divers in the Netherlands have found the body of a 17-year-old Rotterdam boy who had gone missing Feb. 17 after arranging a date on the dating app Grindr. The NL Times reports that Orlando Boldewijn’s body was recovered Monday, after a week, as concern about his whereabouts had mounted. Searchers consisting of members of the…
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A New Report Examines the Close, Sometimes Fraught Relationship Between Black Twitter and the Media
Black Twitter, the “social media subculture” that has morphed into a thing unto itself, not only shines a light on underreported news and trends from within the black community—it has also given others entree into the complex, creative and assuredly hilarious way that black folks engage with the world. Though Black Twitter’s popularity probably peaked…