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‘We’re Gonna Kill All of You’: Woman Gets Fired After Threatening 3 Somali Women in ND
Another day, another bigot off the streets. A North Dakota woman was quickly terminated from her job after a video of her racist rant went viral across social media. Amber Hensley was videotaped verbally threatening three Somali women on Tuesday in a Fargo, N.D., Walmart parking lot, telling the women, “We’re gonna kill all of…
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Met With Backlash, Tenn. Judge Rescinds Offer to Reduce Jail Time if Inmates Get a Vasectomy or Birth Control Implant
A Tennessee judge is taking back his offer to reduce the jail time of inmates who opt to get a vasectomy or birth control implant after being met with backlash and harsh criticism from health officials, prosecutors and civil rights attorneys alike. In a one-page court filing Thursday, White County, Tenn., General Sessions Judge Sam…
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Unlawful Detention and Tasing Claim on Behalf of Black Man Ends With $110,000 Settlement
Another day, another video showing law-enforcement officers abusing their powers against a black man—but this time the case ends with the city of Aurora, Colo., agreeing to pay $110,000 to settle a claim brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on behalf of Darsean Kelley, who was unlawfully stopped, detained and tased by…
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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…