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Man Spends 90 Days in Jail After Police Mistake Drywall Powder for Cocaine
Karlos Cashe, a handyman from Oviedo, Fla., spent 90 days behind bars after police thought his drywall powder was crack cocaine. Initially, in March, police pulled Cashe over for driving without headlights, but once they inspected his car, they found the powder on the floor and seats of the car. The powder, which was tested…
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Black Girls Are Viewed as Less Innocent and More Adultlike Than White Girls: Study
A study released Tuesday reveals what many of us already know: Black girls in the age range of 5-14 are viewed as less innocent than their white counterparts, revealing that race is often a factor in how a child’s actions are perceived. “Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls’ Childhood” (pdf) was released by the…
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Report: Sacramento, Calif., Police Department Moves to Fire Officer Involved in Shooting Death of Mentally Ill Black Man
On July 11, 2016, two police officers fired 18 shots at a mentally ill black man, who was armed with a knife with a 3.5-inch blade and “acting erratically,” within one minute of encountering him in a residential Sacramento, Calif., neighborhood. One of the officers involved in the shooting, Randy Lozoya, retired April 1, and…
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#Flint: City Council Approves Short-Term Water Contract After Heated Arguments at Meeting
Monday, June 26, was the deadline set by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality for the Flint, Mich., City Council to either approve a 30-year contract with the Great Lakes Water Authority, provide an alternative long-term water solution or face legal action, and after a night of screaming matches between the public, council members and…
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Fake Time Magazine Cover Featuring Trump Discovered Hanging at Trump Golf Clubs
It turns out that this whole “fake news” thing may all come from the walls of Donald Trump’s golf clubs. The Washington Post reports that at least four Trump Golf clubs have featured a photo of a Time magazine cover. Dated March 1, 2009, the image features a stern-looking Trump looking as if he’s either…
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Teens Handcuffed for Selling Water on National Mall Get Job Offers
A little compassion goes a long way, and when Raymond Bell, the founder and administrator of the HOPE Project, saw that two young teens were handcuffed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for selling water without a permit, he saw two hardworking young people that he wanted to help. “I’m an entrepreneur myself, and…
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3 Chicago Cops Facing Multiple Charges in Alleged Cover-Up in Laquan McDonald’s Shooting Death
Three current or former Chicago police officers were indicted on multiple charges Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to cover up wrongdoing by Officer Jason Van Dyke, who gunned down 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in October 2014. The Chicago Tribune reports that Detective David March and Patrol Officers Joseph Walsh (Van Dyke’s partner that night) and Thomas Gaffney…
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Trumpcare Vote Put on Hold Because It’s a Hot Trashtastic Mess
Senate Republicans have delayed their plans to vote on their newest Trumpcare bill because they now realize what many knew when GOP leaders locked themselves into a room to craft this deadweight anchor of a bill: It’s trash. The Senate Republicans version of Trumpcare—the Better Care Reconciliation Act—is a hot piece of trashy mess. Moderate…
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LaVar Ball Took His Shirt Off During WWE’s Monday Night Raw and We Can’t Unsee This
LaVar Ball’s 15 minutes ended right around the time he took his shirt off. The father of three extremely talented basketball players, including the newly drafted Los Angeles Lakers guard Lonzo Ball, recently made a guest appearance on WWE’s Monday Night Raw. The eldest Ball has molded himself from overly concerned father into a businessman…
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Commerce, Texas, Police Chief and School Board Trustee Resign Amid Backlash Over Racist Road Rage Incident
Updated Tuesday, June 27, 2017, 1:35 p.m. EDT: Commerce Independent School District trustee Michael Beane resigned Tuesday morning, CBS DFW reports. Carmen Ponder’s attorney, Lee Merritt, told The Root: “Neither Beane nor Crews accept responsibility for their actions, nor the pain they caused Ms. Ponder, but they have been sure to paint themselves as victims…