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White Nationalist Pleads Guilty to Physically Harassing Black Woman Protesting at Trump Rally
The leader of a white nationalist group has pleaded guilty to physically harassing a black woman during a March 2016 Donald Trump rally in Louisville, Ky. According to the Courier-Journal, 26-year-old Matthew Heimbach pleaded guilty to a charge of second-degree disorderly conduct and has been banned from contacting the victim and ordered to take anger-management…
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Michael Jefferson Mysteriously Died in Jail; His Family Wants to Know Why
The family of an Illinois man is searching for answers after he was found unresponsive in an Illinois jail cell. Michael Jefferson was serving time in Menard Maximum Security Correctional Facility for a parole violation of a gun charge, according to the Randolph Herald Tribune. Carlos Barbour—the Randolph County coroner—says that Jefferson was found unresponsive…
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Tenn. Inmates Receive Reduced Jail Time if They Get a Vasectomy, Birth Control Implant
There are few things that are more blatant than what is going on in White County, Tenn., where inmates are apparently given a reduced jail sentence if they agree to get either a vasectomy or a birth control implant. According to News Channel 5, back in May, General Sessions Judge Sam Benningfield signed a standing…
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Everyone Hates Jeff Sessions
In this political climate, which seems to be grounded in separatism, it is rare when we can all come together to agree on one thing, but I think we can all agree that everyone hates Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Blacks hate Jeff Sessions. Latinos hate Jeff Sessions. Middle America hates Jeff Sessions. The president hates…
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Kamala Harris Takes on Bail Reform in Her 1st Bill as Senator … Oh, and Rand Paul Is There, Too
In her first major piece of legislation since taking office, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), along with everyone’s favorite Republican, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), has introduced a bipartisan bail-reform bill—the Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act of 2017—which would encourage states to stop holding accused offenders in jail who can’t pay bail for their release. As it…
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6 Members of Burundi Robotics Team Go Missing After International Competition in DC
Six teen members of the Burundi robotics team who were competing in an international competition this week in Washington, D.C., have been reported missing. Police tweeted missing-person flyers on Wednesday of the team members, who were last seen as a group in the area of the FIRST Global Challenge at the time of Tuesday’s finals…
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Jada Pinkett Smith: ‘I Was a Drug Dealer’
Apparently, Jada Pinkett Smith was the plug. … Stop laughing. She’s serious. Jada Pinkett Smith appeared on Sway in the Morning Wednesday, promoting her movie Girls Trip. When the host of the morning show on SiriusXM channel Shade 45 asked her about Tupac, Pinkett Smith revealed that she was a dope dealer when she met…
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Former Fla. High School Principal Asked Teachers to Do Son’s Math Assignments, Charged Students $1 to Attend Pep Rallies: Report
A former principal in Florida asked teachers to do math assignments for his son, pressured teachers to change students’ grades and charged students $1 just to go to pep rallies, a school district investigation has uncovered. On top of it all, George Lockhart, former principal of Lake Worth High School, also suspended students without reporting…
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‘I Ain’t Serving No Police’: Va. Officer Allegedly Denied Service at Local McDonald’s
A Henrico County, Va., McDonald’s says it has taken “appropriate action” after the wife of a Virginia Conservation police officer claimed that he was denied service because of his uniform. “At our restaurants, we are dedicated to serving all of our customers, including all authority figures who protect our wildlife and natural resources,” the McDonald’s…
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Fla. Mayoral Candidate Tells Audience ‘Go Back to Africa’ During Mayoral Debate
A mayoral race in St. Petersburg, Fla., took quite an interesting turn Tuesday when one of the candidates, Paul Congemi, snapped at another mayoral candidate and his supporters, telling them to “Go back to Africa” and saying that reparations came in the form of Barack Obama. You can’t make this stuff up. According to Fox…