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Heinz Family Foundation Honors Pediatrician Who Brought National Attention to Flint, Mich.’s Lead-Contaminated Water Crisis
On Thursday, the Heinz Family Foundation honored pediatrician and public health advocate Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha by making her the recipient of the 22nd Heinz Award in the public policy category. The accolade includes an unrestricted cash award of $250,000. Hanna-Attisha is being recognized for stepping forward to expose the elevated lead levels in children in…
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Government Awards Major Grant to UC Berkeley to Honor Black Panther Party’s Legacy
The U.S. National Park Service announced last week that it will be awarding the University of California, Berkeley, a little under $100,000 for a project dedicated to “truthfully honoring the legacy” of Black Panther Party activists. The exact amount in federal funding comes to $97,999.70, according to the official award notice that was posted at…
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Dylann Roof Wants to Fire His Jewish, Indian Lawyers: ‘My Political and Biological Enemies’
Updated Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017, 2:51 p.m. EDT: How long did it take the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to deny Dylann Roof’s motion to replace his lawyers on account of their ethnic backgrounds? Less than 24 hours, and with just 11 words. ABC News reports that federal judges didn’t even bother to provide…
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Trump Appoints Unqualified HBCU Chief … Then Skips Town
White America’s president furthered his anti-black agenda Monday when Donald Trump selected an untrained, ill-equipped executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and then skipped town before HBCU presidents could ask him what the hell he was doing. Continuing the Trumpster Fire regime’s policy of selecting appointees to positions…
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White Man Once Again Arrested in Connection With 2 Possibly Racially Motivated Killings and a Shooting at Home of Black Family
Suspected racist killer Kenneth Gleason is once again back in police custody and is now expected to be booked on multiple charges in connection with two possibly racially motivated killings. Gleason, 23, has also reportedly been connected to a third shooting in which he allegedly shot at the home of a black family, although, thankfully,…
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Texas Woman Fatally Shot Sleeping Boyfriend Before Dismembering His Body and Fleeing, Cops Say
A Texas woman has been taken into custody after police say she shot and killed her sleeping boyfriend before dismembering his body and running to Louisiana. According to KHOU-TV, Cierra Alexis Sutton was arrested Thursday night and charged with the murder of 32-year-old Steven Coleman, the Baytown, Texas, Police Department confirmed. Detectives say that Sutton,…
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St. Louis Police Claim an ‘Unknown Chemical’ Labeled ‘Apple Cider’ Maliciously Used Against Them
The St. Louis Police Department tweeted out a photo of an officer holding two spray bottles. The caption: “Officers confiscate bottles with unknown chemicals used to against police tonight in downtown #stl.” Except one of the bottles was clearly labeled “apple cider”—meaning apple-cider vinegar. The common household item is helpful for balancing the body’s pH…
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‘Why Do You Think Your Treatment of African Americans Is Justified?’ SC Elementary Teacher Poses Question to Students From KKK Perspective
What are the requirements for being a teacher looking like nowadays? Asking a question for a friend, because sometimes it looks as if some of these teachers really have no form of diversity training or even common sense. Our latest cringe-inducing, jaw-dropping example comes out of South Carolina, where a teacher at Oak Pointe Elementary…
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86-Year-Old International Jewel Thief Doris Payne Is Once Again a Free Woman
Notorious international jewel thief Doris Payne, who has stolen some $2 million in jewelry over the past 60 years, is once again a free woman. Payne, who has found it hard to to quit old habits, was last arrested back in July at a Walmart in Chamblee, Ga., after she was charged with pinching about…