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Michael Vick’s Father Charged in Heroin Ring
Michael Dwayne Boddie—the father of former NFL star Michael Vick—is on the run, according to authorities. Boddie was charged, along with 11 other people, with running a heroin-distribution ring. According to federal documents, Boddie of Hampton, Va., was charged with dealing heroin and money laundering for his alleged involvement in a 2014 operation that involved…
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ACLU Sues DC Police, Claims Officers Wrongfully Arrested Protesters During Trump’s Inauguration
The American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department, claiming that officers wrongfully arrested innocent protesters during President Donald Trump’s inauguration back in January. According to The Hill, among the plaintiffs are a photojournalist, a legal observer and two protesters, who the lawsuit…
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Fla. Education Official Says He Believes the Gender Wage Gap Is ‘Genetic’
A member of the Florida State University system board of governors said during a meeting Tuesday that the gender wage gap is caused by genetics, and not the systemic social and economic causes that continue to favor men over women in the workplace. The Daily Dot reports that board members were discussing pay discrepancy outside…
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Congressional Black Caucus: Trump and His Administration Don’t Care About Black People
Rep. Cedric L. Richmond, Democrat from New Orleans and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, wrote a three-page letter Wednesday to Donald Trump declining his invitation to the CBC to meet with him, and outlining the many reasons the group as a whole is saying no. In a letter dated June 21 (pdf), Richmond opened…
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Former Ivy League Administrator Ruth Simmons Named Interim President of Prairie View A&M University
Ruth Simmons, who retired as president of the Ivy League’s Brown University in 2012, has been named interim president of Prairie View A&M University in Texas, replacing President George Wright, who announced on June 12 that he would be stepping down after 14 years to return to teaching history. In a statement published on the…
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5 Questions About the Southern University Sex-Tape Scandal
In case you haven’t heard, there is a Southern University sex-tape scandal that is making the rounds on social media. Well, the actual footage isn’t making the rounds, but news of the footage is definitely blazing the Internet. Not only does it appear to show a very married senior member of Southern University’s staff, but…
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Officials Recommend 1-Day Suspension After Columbus, Ohio, Officer Is Caught Kicking Handcuffed Black Man in the Head
Officials in Ohio have recommended a 24-hour suspension for a Columbus police officer who was caught on video stomping on a handcuffed man’s head, because that seemed totally reasonable to them. Had I walked up to a random person (let alone a restrained person) and kicked him or her in the head, it would be…
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Black Billionaire Shares Motivational Message to Young Black Men
In 2000, Robert Smith took a risk to start his own company, called Vista Equity Partners. His colleagues thought he was crazy to leave his position at the highly reputable and successful Goldman Sachs. But Smith did it anyway, and now his company is worth $30 billion. Smith himself is worth about $2.5 billion, earning…