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White Reporter Resigns After Using N-Word in Twitter Direct-Messaging Convo
Valerie Hoff, a veteran reporter with Atlanta’s 11Alive news, resigned over the weekend after trying to get the scoop on a video of a white cop punching a black man turned into her using the n-word in conversation with the man who posted the video to social media. On April 13, Curtis Rivers posted a…
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Police Capture Man Charged as Shooter in Death of Chicago Judge Raymond Myles
A second man has been charged in the death of Chicago Judge Raymond Myles, who was killed outside his home last month. ABC News reports that Earl Wilson, 45, has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of the 66-year-old Cook County Circuit Court judge. Police allege that Wilson was the one who…
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Aaron Hernandez Toxicology Report Comes Back: No Drugs
The death of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez, who was jailed for the 2013 murder of associate Odin Lloyd, has been beset by rumor, innuendo and more than a few shocks. Hernandez hanged himself last week, and one of the narratives surrounding his surprise suicide was that he might have been high on synthetic…
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Delta Pilot Punches Woman to ‘De-Escalate’ a Fight
Flying the friendly skies seems quite passé nowadays. From crying passengers being dragged off planes to others not being able to pee when they have to, it was only a matter of time before those friendly skies turned into the fight club. And on April 21, that’s exactly what happened on a Delta Airlines flight…
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Man Gets 15 Years for Shooting 5 BLM Activists Protesting Police Shooting Death of Jamar Clark
A Minnesota man who shot five Black Lives Matter protesters has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. CBS News reports that Allen Scarsella, 25, and his crew got into an argument with some protesters who were demonstrating outside a Minneapolis police station after the 2015 shooting death of 24-year-old Jamar Clark by police. Eyewitnesses…
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Baton Rouge, La., Braces for Results of Alton Sterling Investigation Under Jeff Sessions’ DOJ
The city of Baton Rouge, La., site of the July 2016 police shooting death of Alton Sterling, is reportedly bracing itself for the results of a U.S. Justice Department investigation into what many see as one of the most callous acts of “black death porn” ever perpetrated by po-9. It will be the first high-profile…
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Trump’s 1st 100 Days: A Photo Retrospective
On Jan. 20 around noon, the America that we knew and liked enough to kick it with died. Former President Barack Obama loosened his tie and began windsurfing, and Russia’s play cousin, Vladimir TrumPutin, officially took office as president of the United States. On April 29, Trump reached his first 100 days in office, so…
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#BlackLivesMatter College Course Aims to Educate People Beyond the Hashtag and Slogan
Most people only know the phrase “Black Lives Matter” as a slogan and a hashtag; they don’t understand the true meaning behind the movement. There are many rumors, misconceptions and misrepresentations of what it is about, but the folks behind a new class at the University of Washington aim to change that. La Tasha Levy…
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Black College Basketball Player Denied Spot on Team Because She Wouldn’t Stand for Racism
Racism on college campuses is nothing new and not at all surprising, but it still brings with it a familiar feeling of disappointment when it interferes with students’ ability to enjoy the college experience and participate in activities they are good at. In the case of one black student from Virginia, racism led to her…