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Former Educator Sexually Assaulted 42 Students and Filmed Sex Acts Over 2-Year Period, Authorities Say
A harrowing case of serial child sex abuse allegedly involving a former middle school teacher and high school track coach has turned out to be worse than investigators initially thought, officials say. According to WTOP-TV, authorities in Charles County, Md., are returning a 206-count indictment against Charles Deangelo Bell, a former teacher’s aide at Benjamin…
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‘I’m Black!’: Director Ava DuVernay Celebrates Her Heritage on Finding Your Roots
Ava DuVernay is black, y’all. The director and producer extraordinaire and all-around example of #BlackGirlMagic took a dive into her family history on Finding Your Roots with the show’s host, Henry Louis Gates Jr. In the dive into the past, DuVernay discovered that among her ancestors were white French slave owners who fled the revolt…
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2 Dead After Shooting at Grambling State University; Suspect Still at Large
A Grambling State University student and another young man were shot and killed on the campus of the HBCU early Wednesday. According to ABC News, the suspect fled the scene following the shooting and has not been apprehended. The Lincoln Parish, La., Sheriff’s Department said that it does not believe that the shooter was a…
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Mike Pence Casts Tie-Breaking Vote to Remove an Important Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rule
Late Tuesday evening, the U.S. Senate voted to repeal an Obama-era rule that provided consumer protections against banks and credit card companies by preventing them from using forced settlements to resolve disputes with customers. The vote on the Senate floor was 50-50, with The Hill reporting that Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and…
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Former Student Charged With Racist Vandalism at Eastern Michigan University
Eddie Curlin, an African-American former student at Eastern Michigan University, was arraigned Monday morning in Washtenaw County, Mich., District Court on multiple charges stemming from three racist vandalism incidents that took place on the campus between September 2016 and spring 2017. In September 2016, Curlin, who attended EMU 2014-2016 and is currently serving a sentence…
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Robert Guillaume, TV’s Benson, Dead at 89
Best known for his role as Benson DuBois in the television series Soap and the spinoff Benson, Robert Guillaume was an accomplished operatic singer and stage actor. He was also a sensitive man whose turbulent personal life reflected a troubled childhood. He died Tuesday at the age of 89 from complications of prostate cancer. Born…
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White People Say They Face Discrimination and Believe Diversity Has Overlooked White Men: Poll
Mediocre white men rule the world. The greatest example of this is the fact that Donald Trump is the president of the United States. Having said that, I feel as if using him as the example is an insult to mediocre white men everywhere. Alas, it’s a truth and a reality we have to face,…
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12-Year-Old Va. Boy Jumps Out of Car Moving 60 MPH to Escape Armed Abductor
Antwaun Jones is his own hero. The brave 12-year-old boy jumped out of a rapidly moving vehicle to escape a man who had forced him into the car at gunpoint. According to WTVR-TV, Antwaun was walking to the park to meet a friend Sunday afternoon in Kenbridge, Va., when a man pulled up in a…
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Brazilian Toilet Paper Brand Takes a Slogan for Black Empowerment and Wipes Its Ass With It
A few weeks ago, Dove captured the prize for the dumbest marketing campaign, and this week, a Brazilian brand of luxury toilet paper is trying to wrestle it away. The “Black is beautiful” slogan has been applied to various campaigns over the years to inspire black people across the world to have self-confidence in their…
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The Pentagon Owes the Families of Troops Killed in Niger an Explanation. Here’s What’s Been Offered So Far
The Pentagon has shared more details about the deadly Oct. 4 ambush in Niger that killed four American and five Nigerian soldiers, although questions surrounding the death of one soldier, Sgt. La David Johnson, remain. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph F. Dunford Jr. told reporters during a press conference that members of…