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Black Teens Cuffed for Selling Water on National Mall
They can’t find the people hanging nooses all over federal grounds, but the U.S. Park Police are on it when it comes to illegal water-selling. A photo showing three African-American teens being handcuffed on the National Mall for selling water in extreme heat has sparked outrage, more proof that black teens are over-policed and shown…
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Dallas Cop Faces Charges in Shooting Death of 21-Year-Old Woman
A Dallas police officer will face aggravated assault charges for firing into a moving car at least 13 times and killing a 21-year-old woman, authorities say. He will most likely face no consequences for taking this young woman’s life. Thirty-nine-year-old Dallas Police Officer Christopher Hess has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal-affairs investigation…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Investigating Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch
The Senate Judiciary Committee is investigating alleged political interference by then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch during the FBI’s investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server as part of its examination into the circumstances surrounding the removal of James Comey as FBI director. In a news release on his Senate…
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Calif. Bans Travel to 4 More States That Discriminate Against LGBT Americans
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Thursday that his state would prohibit state-funded and state-sponsored travel to Alabama, Kentucky, South Dakota and Texas because of discriminatory legislation enacted in those states that targets LGBT Americans. Becerra said, according to the California Department of Justice: Our country has made great strides in dismantling prejudicial laws that…
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‘What Happened to Black Lives Matter?’ Movement for Black Lives Responds
An article was published Wednesday that questioned the organization, the leadership, the purpose, the plans and the goals of Black Lives Matter. It was an article that organizers in the Movement for Black Lives say included multiple inaccuracies, and as the group seeks corrections or a retraction, it responded with an op-ed of its own…
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#StayWoke: Take a Look at Trump’s Energy Appointee’s Deleted Tweets About Blacks, Jews and Women
A senior Energy Department official tried to delete all of his hateful, racist and misogynist tweets, but the internet remains undefeated. On Thursday, the Washington Post unearthed and exposed all of William C. Bradford’s—Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Energy’s Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs—disturbing tweets. And on a scale of…
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16-Month-Old Allegedly Beaten by Her Teenage Dad on Father’s Day Dies in NYC Hospital
On Friday the 16-month-old girl who was allegedly beaten into a coma by her teenage dad during a Father’s Day visit died at a hospital in New York City’s Brooklyn borough. According to New York Daily News, Nylah Lewis passed away at 10:40 a.m. in the Maimonides Medical Center after sustaining multiple skull fractures and…
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If Dennis Rodman Is Our Hope for Peace With North Korea, We Are Screwed
Look, there are a lot of things that Dennis Rodman is great at. He’s great at rebounding. He’s great at getting tattoos and weird piercings. He’s not great at being an ambassador for the United States, mostly because of his history of drug use and rabble-rousing. I know that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un…
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Mistrial Declared for 2nd Time in Case of Ohio Cop Who Shot and Killed Sam Dubose
For the second time, jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of Ray Tensing, the (now-former) University of Cincinnati police officer who shot Sam Dubose in the head during a traffic stop. According to WCPO, jury deliberations began Monday after six days of testimony and one day of closing arguments…
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NJ Assembly Passes Bill Requiring Schools to Teach Kids How to Interact With Police
A bill made it through the New Jersey General Assembly on Thursday, requiring schools to teach kids how to interact with police “in a manner marked by mutual cooperation and respect.” Because this is what the world has come to—though I wonder if the assembly realizes that “mutual” means that it’s not solely up to…