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Black Female Judge From Texas Accused of Sexting in Courtroom, Buying Drugs From Bailiff
Substance abuse affects us all, even those of us who ascend to the highest heights, apparently. A black Texas judge has been suspended amid accusations that she sexted in the courtroom, used a bailiff to buy drugs, hired prostitutes and once brought home marijuana seized from a defendant, according to the Washington Post. Hilary H.…
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$10 Says O.J. Will Be Paroled This Week, but Naysayers Bet Wypipo Ain’t Never Letting This Dude Out
Will white folk forgive the craven racial-sexual tragedy that was O.J. Simpson, a man deified, deracialized and built up, but then reviled and hated, exposing the racial rift in this country that always was? Be clear: Folks built their careers off of O.J.: Greta Van Susteren. Harvey Levin and TMZ. The nascent Kardashian brand. Just…
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Chicago Cop Accused of Beating Black Woman in Handcuffs Owns Several Racist Web Domains: Report
The city of Chicago is set to pay out yet more money to yet another victim of its abusive police force—the same city in which taxpayers doled out nearly a quarter billion dollars during a four-year span—but that’s a whole other story. In one of the latest payout cases, lawyers for Patassa Johnson—who alleges that…
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The Palace Goes Black … Will It Ever Go Back? (No, We’re Not Talking About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle)
No, we are talking about the new personal assistant selected by Queen Elizabeth Ii: the first black equerry in British history. Maj. Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah, a 38-year-old officer who fought in the Afghanistan War, will fill one of the most important roles in the royal household, according to reports. “I would have never imagined that…
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British MP Suspended After Dropping N-Word in Brexit Discussion
If you think the n-word is an American tradition/phenomenon/slur, think again. A British lawmaker has been suspended after a recording surfaced of her using the racial slur to describe the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union without a deal. Anne Marie Morris, the ruling Conservative Party’s chief whip, made the remark Monday during a…
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Garbine Muguruza Wins Wimbledon Title After Beating Venus Williams
Venus Williams was defeated by Garbine Muguruza in the Wimbledon final. But that didn’t stop Muguruza from praising her opponent. “When I was a little girl, I was watching these finals,” said 23-year-old Muguruza, according to ESPN. “I was watching Venus—I know it sounds incredible. To be able to play against her and now hold…
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NJ Sheriff’s Office Under Investigation for Illegal Vehicle Search Caught on Video
On Friday morning, a video was floating around cyberspace in which a plainclothes police officer in New Jersey was confronted by a man for what looks like a blatantly illegal search of his car. The video has garnered more than half a million views. On Saturday the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office is under fire for…
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NYC Mother of 6-Year-Old Brutally Beaten to Death Accuses Rikers Island Guards of Facilitating Her Sexual Assault
A New York City mother who allowed her boyfriend to viciously beat her 6-year-old son, Zymere Perkins, to death, has accused Rikers Island jail guards of allowing her to be sexually assaulted by another inmate. On Friday, Geraldine Perkins filed a notice of claim ahead of a planned lawsuit against the city, its Department of…
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Special Prosecutor in Case of Officers Charged With Cover-Up in Laquan McDonald Shooting Seeks to Remove ‘Pro-Police’ Judge
Special prosecutor Patricia Brown Holmes, who indicted three Chicago police officers on charges that they covered up the circumstances of the Laquan McDonald shooting, moved to remove the judge in the case on the grounds that she is “prejudiced” against the prosecution. The Chicago Tribune reports that Holmes offered no further explanation for her request…