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#JxnRising: Chokwe Antar Lumumba Wins Jackson, Miss., Mayoral Primary Race, Looks Forward to June General Election
The votes are in. Winning over 55 percent of the vote against eight other candidates, attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba, 34—son of the late Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and community activist Nubia Lumumba—has won the Jackson Democratic mayoral primary race. Lumumba’s leading opposition, Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham and five-term state Sen. John Horhn (D-Jackson),…
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#Flint: Mich. Legislature Approves $100,000,000 in Federal Funding to Replace Lead Pipes
The people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water for just over three years now. While they’ve been forced to use bottled water for everything from cooking to bathing, government bureaucrats who are supposed to be working for them have allowed petty bipartisan skirmishes to prevent real solutions to the lead-contamination problem from being…
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Police Officer Roy Oliver Fired for Fatally Shooting 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards
Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer Roy Oliver was fired Tuesday after fatally shooting 15-year-old Jordan Edwards Saturday night as the teen was leaving a party, the Dallas News reports. Jordan’s family released the following statement: We are grateful the decision has been made to terminate the officer responsible for Jordan’s murder. Over the past 24…
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Former SC Cop Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Fatal Shooting of Walter Scott
Updated Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 6:52 p.m. EDT: Michael Slager pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating Walter Scott’s civil rights. “We hope that Michael’s acceptance of responsibility will help the Scott family as they continue to grieve their loss,” said Andrew Savage, Slager’s defense attorney. There’s only one thing: Slager has not accepted responsibility. NPR reports…
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Baton Rouge, La., Police Officers Will Not Be Charged in Alton Sterling’s Death: Report
The Justice Department has decided not to charge the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling, according to the Washington Post. Sterling was shot July 5, 2016, after someone called to complain that Sterling was selling CDs out of a car in the parking lot of the Triple S Food Mart and had…
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Sean Spicer Runs Out of Briefing Because He Just Can’t With Y’all
The White House briefing room erupted in cries of “Sean!” Tuesday when press secretary Sean Spicer bolted from the briefing without taking questions. The bulk of the press briefing was filled with remarks from White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, during which he attacked Democrats for thinking they won because they avoided a government shutdown…
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Michelle Obama Explains Her Side Eye at Trump’s Inauguration
It was the mother of all side eyes, and it happened at the most opportune time. During President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Michelle Obama’s facial expressions immediately became the stuff memes are made of, but unfortunately, shade was not involved. During a speaking engagement Monday at the American Institute of Architects convention, the former first lady…
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Ohio Couple With 5 Biological Children Adopts 6 Siblings
Christina and Christopher Sanders, a couple from Forest Park, Ohio, already had a big family, with five brilliant kids of their own. However, the couple still found room in their hearts for six more children. They finalized the adoption of two girls and four boys—all siblings—late last week. “I’m happy that I’m here because everything…
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Mile-High Fight Breaks Out on Flight From Tokyo to Los Angeles
Remember back in the day when “mile-high club” referred to getting busy in an airplane bathroom? Well, now it seems to have taken on a whole new meaning. Mile-high fights are all the rage, and two passengers on a flight from Tokyo to Los Angeles came to blows Monday night on All Nippon Airways. According…
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Jordan Edwards’ Family Releases Statement: ‘Jordan’s Brothers Lost Their Best Friend’
The family of Jordan Edwards, the 15-year-old fatally shot Saturday night by a Balch Springs, Texas, police officer wielding a rifle, have released a statement to The Root via their attorney, S. Lee Merritt. Read the Edwards family’s full statement below: We would first like to thank everyone for their kind words, thoughts, prayers, and…