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Ohio Teen Couple Commits Suicide Within Days of Each Other
Two days after Mercedes Smith, 18, was found unresponsive after an apparent suicide in her dorm room at Lindsey Wilson College on April 20, her boyfriend, Markeice Brown, 17, took his own life amid accusations that Smith’s death was his fault. Smith was reportedly pregnant with Markeice’s child. After learning of Smith’s death, Markeice posted…
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#MAGA: Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Made in Low-Pay Chinese Factory
An audit of the factory that produces Ivanka Trump’s, aka Lil’ Trumpet’s, horrible clothing line of basics and cruisewear casuals shows that workers labored some 60 hours a week for a measly $62 a week—and I want to see her doe-eye her way out of this one. Remember all that “Make America great again” bullshit?…
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Black Man Beaten by Officer for Alleged Jaywalking Files Lawsuit
On April 10, Nandi Cain, 24, was beaten by Sacramento, Calif., Police Officer Anthony Figueroa for suspected jaywalking. Cain, who was unarmed, suffered bruises and a concussion. And now he has filed a lawsuit against the city. On Monday, Oakland, Calif.-based civil rights attorney John Burris held a press conference on behalf of his client…
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University Students Vote to Give Free Tuition as Slave Reparations
One of the most infamous tactics used in America’s history of delaying and denying justice is “sparking a conversation.” If that phrase is ever uttered, you can be sure that whatever promise follows will never come to fruition because “sparking a conversation” never results in action. When slave owners brought human beings to these shores…
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White Fla. Principal Requests Segregation of White Students so They Can Feel Comfortable
Christine Hoffman, principal at St. Petersburg, Fla.’s Campbell Park Elementary School, was removed from her school after asking teachers to segregate white students from the black students so the white students could feel comfortable, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Last week, Hoffman emailed her staff stating that white students, who are all between 5…
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Police Video Shows NC Cop Threatening to Kill Unarmed Man
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., police are defending their use of excessive force on an unarmed man after they say he tried to run away after a traffic stop. According to police, on March 26, 2016, James Yarborough, a passenger in a car pulled over for a traffic stop, ran from police. Officers apprehended Yarborough and, for four…
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Still No Criminal Charges Filed Nearly a Year After Inmate Dies in Sheriff David Clarke’s Jail
Nearly a year after 38-year-old Terrill Thomas spent his last living days begging for water in solitary confinement at the Milwaukee County Jail before being found dead in his cell, no criminal charges have been filed in his death. The medical examiner classified Thomas’ death as a homicide and ruled the cause of death “profound…
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Chicago Girl, 8, Fights Off Man Who Put Plastic Bag Over Her Head, Attempted to Kidnap Her
Police in Chicago are searching for a man they say attempted to kidnap an 8-year-old girl as she played outside her grandmother’s house Sunday afternoon. The family was gathered for a weekly dinner at the home of Teressia Kidd, the girl’s grandmother, ABC7 Chicago reports. The children always play outside in the South Austin neighborhood…
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Here’s What Kobe Bryant’s Been Up to Since Retiring
*Love Jones finger snaps*