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Football Player Convicted in Steubenville, Ohio, Rape Case Sues to Play Ball in College
One of the young men convicted in the notorious Steubenville, Ohio, rape case is once again embroiled in controversy. Ma’lik Richmond, 21, who was convicted of rape as a teen in the case that brought rape culture and athletics to the national discourse, sued Youngstown State University because he was barred from playing on the…
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Michael Bennett Says He Plans to Sue Las Vegas Metro Police Department Over August Incident on the Strip
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett says that he was terrified during his encounter with Las Vegas Metropolitan police officers on Aug. 27, and he plans to sue the department for what he considers to be an incident that started because of the color of his skin. “It felt like a movie almost because everything…
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Like Father, Like Son: Jeffrey Sandusky Pleads Guilty to 14 Counts of Child Sex Abuse
In what is likely the most sickening case of “like father, like son” ever, Jeffrey Sandusky, son of former Penn State football coach and convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky, pleaded guilty Friday to all 14 counts of child sexual abuse against him. The younger Sandusky, 41, entered his guilty pleas a week before his trial…
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Someone Left Bananas at Dorm Rooms Occupied by Black Students at Temple University
This week at Temple University in Philadelphia, there were two alleged instances of bananas being left at dorm rooms occupied by black students, and now the campus Police Department and the Department of University Housing and Residential Life are investigating them as “bias-related” incidents. The Temple News reports that the first incident happened Monday when…
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Policing the Police Takes a Black Eye: Sessions Cuts Program That Investigates, Publicizes Police Department Shortcomings
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice showed once again that it is more concerned about police morale than it is about police failings when it announced that it would be eliminating a program that investigates local police departments and issues reports detailing what they are doing wrong. The Washington Post reports that the department’s…
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Auntie Maxine Waters to Jeff Sessions: ‘How Does It Feel to Be Dragged & Humiliated? Now You Know How the African Americans You Disrespected Feel’
God bless Auntie Maxine Waters, who is truly doing the Lord’s work. On Friday, Waters waded down into the murky mess to take a jab at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who might be the worst person in America not named Trump. “To Jeff Sessions, how does it feel to be dragged & humiliated? Now you…
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Employers May Soon Help With Student Loan Debt—but Will Black Grads Be Left Behind?
Many of us are all too familiar with the student loans, but thanks to a new program unveiled by Fidelity Investments, repayment aid from your employer may soon be an option. The problem? It probably won’t do much to address the deep racial disparities of the student debt crisis. According to BuzzFeed News, Fidelity announced…
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Activist Claims Video Shows Kenneka Jenkins Walking Into Hotel Freezer Alone; Jenkins’ Mother Says Family Was Misrepresented
Updated Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, 4 p.m. EDT: The family of Kenneka Jenkins have released a new statement, saying that they have not received video footage of their loved one walking into a hotel freezer. According to a family statement, tweeted out by CBS Chicago reporter Audrina Bigos, the family have “only been provided snippets…
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Ga. Teacher Uses Racial Slur While Attempting to Brush Off 4th-Grader’s Offensive Comments
Some people need to not open their mouths ever, and a Georgia fourth-grade teacher apparently needs to be added to the list after she apparently used a racial slur in exactly the same breath she used to dismiss another student’s controversial comments. A perfectly teachable moment, ruined. According to WTVM, the incident unfolded earlier this…
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Why Doesn’t Trump Want the Public to Know Who Visits Mar-a-Lago While He’s There?
President Donald Trump has worked hard to earn the title of the laziest president in office. Since taking over the reins from President Barack Obama (and black America’s forever president), Trump has spent some 25 days of his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., which his dumbass staff has named the “Winter…