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Vegas ’Bout to Be Lit—With the Sticky Icky. Nev. Legalizes Recreational Marijuana Today
Just when you thought Vegas couldn’t get any better, it just goes ahead and keeps the party at 1,000. For the state that already has legalized prostitution and gambling, the legalization of cannabis might just make it a debaucher’s dream. At midnight on Saturday, two marijuana dispensaries in Reno, Nev., became two of the first…
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The Doctor Who Shot Up the Hospital in NYC? Yeah, He Was Black. Damn
As my little bio in at the end of this post notes, I am not into “respectability politics”—that is, giving a fuck about what white folks think about my choices, whether speaking “black English” (loudly, of course), giving my children black-ass names or tamping myself down in any way to fit into some vague notion…
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Morehouse Names Harold Martin Jr. Interim President
Morehouse College’s board of trustees voted unanimously to appoint Harold Martin Jr. as its new interim president, the school announced in a Thursday press conference. Martin, a 2002 alumnus of Morehouse who later earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a law degree from Yale, is the school’s third president in as many months.…
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We Need to Talk About Eric Holder’s Ominous 3 a.m. Tweet
Umm, I have so many questions—like, what was former Attorney General Eric Holder doing awake at 3 a.m.? And what was he doing on Twitter? Is he always on late-night Twitter, where things have been known to get a little raunchy? Was he sliding into someone’s DMs? No judgment. Holder doesn’t tweet often, but early…
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Manhunt Underway After Recent High School Grad Is Gunned Down During Road Rage Incident
Police are searching for a suspect who they say gunned down a recent high school graduate during a road rage incident in Chester County, Pa., on Wednesday. Chester County, Pa., District Attorney Tom Hogan confirmed on Thursday night that 18-year-old Bianca Nikol Roberson was shot in the head by a man driving a red pickup.…
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Ind. Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed Black Motorist; Family Demands Answers
An Indianapolis man was shot dead by police officers Thursday morning, leaving a grieving family answers. According to CBS Indianapolis, the shooting took place around 2 a.m. Thursday on the city’s northwest side. The incident, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, started with a routine traffic stop, but the driver ended up leading police…
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Fla. Woman Shot, Killed at Home Hours After Posting on Facebook About ‘Making 6 Figures’
A Florida woman was in awe at where her hard work had taken her, and so she made a post on Facebook, recalling how she went from being homeless to raking in six figures. Hours later, she was shot to death. According to the Palm Beach Post, Makeva Jenkins worked her way from homelessness to…
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Homeland Security Officer Indicted for Kicking a Handcuffed Man in the Head
A Department of Homeland Security officer is facing charges after being caught on video kicking a handcuffed man in the head outside a federal building in Pomona, Calif. The officer, identified as 46-year-old Jason Rouswell—an inspector with the Federal Protective Services—was indicted Thursday on accusations of violating the civil rights of the unidentified man who…
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Boston Police Officer Suspended Without Pay for Making ‘Black People Have Met Their Match’ Video
A Boston police officer will be suspended for six months without pay after making a racially charged video that featured the tagline, “This summer, black people have met their match,” police officials confirmed Thursday. According to the Boston Globe, Officer Joseph DeAngelo Jr. recorded the video like a trailer. The footage featured Officer Dennis Leahy—who…