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Hampton U Professor Wins $1,000,000 in Va. Scratch-Off Game
A Hampton University professor and dean just hit the jackpot in a scratch-off game worth a million bucks. Calvin Lowe, dean of Hampton’s School of Science, won the top prize of the Gold Bar Bonanza scratch-off, the first-ever million-dollar prize to be claimed. HBCU Buzz reports that after examining the ticket with a magnifying glass,…
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Trump Used Twitter to Announce Ban Against Transgender People Serving in the Military Because He’s an Asshole
The president of racist, xenophobic, homophobic and transphobic America just announced on social media that he will be banning all transgender people from serving in the military because he’s actively trying to unseat Adolf Hilter as the most hated person in history. Also, because Donald Trump is a dirtbag, he made the announcement, which will…
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‘KKK Hate Muslims, We Will Kill You’: Police Investigating Hateful Messages Left at Home of Muslim Family in NY
A Muslim family living in Nassau County, part of New York’s Long Island, discovered hateful, threatening messages in their mailbox on two separate occasions, leading police to launch a hate crime investigation. According to ABC7NY, the message read, “KKK Hate Muslims, we will kill you, Jesus loves you,” along with the image of a swastika…
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Police Officers Were Startled by a ‘Loud Sound’ Before Justine Damond Was Fatally Shot: Report
One of the two Minneapolis police officers involved in the shooting death of Justine Damond (who was also known by her birth name, Justine Ruszczyk) told investigators in an interview last week that he was startled by a “loud sound” near the squad car just before the fatal shooting. According to CNN, immediately after that…
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Former Texas Dentist Faces Charges After 4-Year-Old Suffers Brain Damage
A former dentist in Texas was indicted Monday in connection with a 2016 case that left a 4-year-old patient with brain damage. Bethaniel Jefferson, whose license to practice was revoked by the state in November, turned herself in to the Montgomery County Jail after a judge issued a warrant for her arrest Tuesday, Click2Houston reports.…
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Unlicensed Ga. Summer Camp Shut Down After 5-Year-Old Drowns
The state of Georgia has shut down a day camp after the tragic drowning of a 5-year-old boy. Benjamin “Kamau” Hosch III drowned last week while on a field trip with the Camp Cricket Summer Day Camp to the Cochran Mill Nature Center near Atlanta. On Tuesday, state officials filed a “cease and desist” order…
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Fake Street Signs Rip Police After High-Profile Shooting Deaths in Minn.
The people have spoken and continue to speak in new and innovative ways. At least two illegal street signs with the message, “Warning: Twin Cities police easily startled,” were posted Sunday in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., showing an international symbol for a police officer shooting his weapon in random and dangerous directions. The signs—which…
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2 Arrested at Baltimore City Council Hearing That Proposes Mandatory Minimum for Handgun Possession
All hell broke loose and two people were arrested at a Baltimore City Hall hearing for a proposed mandatory one-year sentence for possession of an illegal handgun—a bill that some say will continue to exacerbate the mass incarceration of young people of color. The Baltimore Police Department says that two unidentified men, a 29-year-old and…
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Today Would Have Been Emmett Till’s 76th Birthday if a White Woman Didn’t Lie on Him
Emmett Till would have turned 76 today, July 25, had a white woman not lied on him. Maybe he would have had a wife and a family. Maybe he would have been surrounded by grandkids celebrating his big day right now—quietly, of course, for none of us would have ever had a cause to know…