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Another Day, Another Video Showing Black People Being Harassed by Law Enforcement
A video that captured an encounter between a Houston-area college student and a constable has now gone viral and has resulted in an internal-affairs complaint being filed against the deputy, alleging harassment, constitutional violations, excessive force and abuse of power. Lee Merritt, the Philadelphia-based attorney representing 20-year-old Marlin Gipson; his 22-year-old brother, Marcus Gipson; and…
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‘I Can Tell You 2 Fish That Don’t Stink’: How Anthony Scaramucci Is Bringing Mob Talk to the White House
White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci, aka Scaramucci Mane, is a proud Italian American who at times sounds a lot like Ray Liotta from Goodfellas. I think this is not only purposeful but also plays into a stereotypical belief about tough Italian men—and I think Scaramucci likes it this way. Let’s remember that Scaramucci Mane…
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White Woman Who Lied About Being Kidnapped, Raped by 3 Black Men Indicted on Felony Charges
A young Texas woman who ran into a church half naked and claimed that she was raped has been indicted on multiple charges related to what turned out to be a hoax. On Wednesday, 19-year-old Breana Rachelle Harmon, also known as Breana Harmon Talbott, was indicted on two third-degree felony counts of tampering with physical…
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Marion, Ark., Police Kill 16-Year-Old Aries Clark
The Arkansas State Police released the name of a teenager shot by police in front of a Marion, Ark., homeless shelter Tuesday. He was identified as 16-year-old Aries Clark, who died in a hospital shortly after being shot by Marion police officers. According to KATV, Fox News and Fox 13 Memphis, the incident happfacebook ened…
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Apparently, HBO Programming Chief Casey Bloys Is an American Hero for Making That Racist Show
I haven’t studied my black-history textbook lately, but I think the lineage of civil rights heroes goes from Marcus Garvey to Martin Luther King Jr. to Malcolm X to HBO Programming President Casey Bloys. Speaking to the Television Critics Association on Wednesday, Bloys said that the criticism surrounding HBO’s upcoming show Confederate—which imagines an alternate…
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Okla. Sheriff, 5 Other Jail Officials Charged With 2nd-Degree Manslaughter in Death of Inmate Who Was Left in Restraint Chair for 48 Hours
Garfield County, Okla., Sheriff Jerry Niles and five other jail officials are facing second-degree manslaughter charges after being accused of being responsible for the death last year of an inmate because of negligence. Oklahoma’s multicounty grand jury charged in the indictments that Niles, 59, and the others were responsible for Anthony Huff’s death by allowing…
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Mich. Mother, Accused of Denying Infant Son Food for at Least 2 Days, Charged With Murder
A young Michigan mother is facing two felony charges in the death of her 6-month-old son, who allegedly went days without food while he was strapped in a car seat inside her Wyoming apartment without the air conditioning on. It’s a lot to unpack, but according to the Detroit Free Press, 22-year-old Lovily K. Johnson…
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Man Accuses Mich. Bar of Charging Black Patrons a Cover Fee While Letting in White Customers for Free
A man in Roseville, Mich., is accusing a local bar and grill of being racist toward black customers after he says he saw a group of African Americans being charged a cover fee while he walked through the doors for free. According to WXYZ, Jonas Grabill said that an employee told him that he got…
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Calif. Teen Livestreams Deadly Crash, Charged With Gross Vehicular Manslaughter in Death of Her Younger Sister
A California teen who was allegedly driving drunk when she livestreamed the car accident that took the life of her younger sister was charged Wednesday with multiple felonies, including gross vehicular manslaughter. Obdulia Sanchez, 18, of Stockton, Calif., is facing half a dozen felony charges, including felony manslaughter while intoxicated and vehicular manslaughter with gross…
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Medical Examiner Rules Death of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam a Suicide
Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, who had the distinction of being the first African-American woman to serve on New York’s highest court as well as the country’s first female Muslim judge, committed suicide by drowning in April, according to the New York City medical examiner. The coroner’s office confirmed its findings in a statement Wednesday, the New…