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There’s a Cop Who Calls Himself the ‘Riot King’ of St. Louis and His Behavior Is Scarier Than His Name
He uses the hashtag #ProtestSeason like it’s a period set aside for hunting demonstrators as if they were deer. The Riverfront Times calls him the “police department’s protest hammer.” He tagged a picture of himself on a Facebook post for his side business with #RiotKing—a protester-given nickname that describes his behavior during the demonstrations following…
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School District, Police Investigating Picture of Pa. High School Students Posing With Pumpkins Carved With Racist Symbols
Local police are investigating a photo that shows four teenagers, believed to be students at Coatesville High School, posing behind pumpkins carved with racist symbols. According to WPVI-TV, the image was posted on social media before it took off and sparked backlash in the Coatesville community. The report notes that several students left classes early…
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Fla. Mother Says School Didn’t Do Enough After School Bus Driver Got Into Physical Altercation With Her 13-Year-Old Son
Cellphone video taken by other students shows a school bus driver pinning a young student against the windows of a bus as his schoolmates watch on in horror and scream for the driver to stop. According to WPLG-TV, the incident occurred last week on an Aventura Waterways Preparatory School bus when the bus driver and…
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Trump Offered the Father of a Fallen Soldier $25,000, Then Reneged: Report
When a U.S. Army sergeant was killed recently, Donald Trump reportedly made a personal phone call to his grieving father, offered him $25,000 and told him that his staff would start an online fundraiser for the family. The father is now saying that neither the money nor the fundraiser ever came through. Army Sgt. Dillon…
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Irate Dad Shoots Daughter’s Boyfriend in the Groin After Catching Them in Motel Room
Pennsylvania police are searching for Donald Jenkins Jr. after he reportedly walked in on his daughter and her boyfriend at a Motel 6 on Sunday and shot the boyfriend in the groin. The 40-year-old Jenkins then took off in his car. The boyfriend survived the shooting—which was a pretty lucky break for Jenkins. Police now…
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RZA Finally Admits Russell Crowe Did Spit on Azealia Banks at Party
Remember last year, when Azealia Banks said that actor Russell Crowe spit on her and called her the n-word as he kicked her out of his party? And although Banks thought Wu-Tang founding member RZA would come to her defense, he did not and said that Banks was lying? Well, guess who’s fessing up now?…
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Social Media Blasts Nivea for Skin-Lightening-Lotion Ad
Whether people want to accept it or not, some of your most trusted companies producing skin-care products in the U.S. take on different motives in other countries. Take, for example, the company behind Dove, the people who told us to “love the skin you’re in.” Unilever apparently doesn’t want people in Asian and African countries…
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‘I Dream Detroit’: Women of Color Lead the Charge for the City’s Future
As the city of Detroit looks to make a comeback, its resurgence and economic development continue to get national attention, but there is a large group of people who get left out of the narrative when we hear stories about the city bouncing back: women of color. A new report by the Black Worker Initiative…