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NAACP to Host a Hearing on New Orleans Charter Schools
The NAACP is hosting the sixth in a series of at least seven national hearings discussing the impact of charter schools on underfunded school districts. The National Task Force for Quality Education will take input from advocates, teachers, parents and policy experts in order to hone its policy on charter schools. Along with the NAACP…
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Portion of I-85 in Atlanta Collapses After Massive Fire
A major portion of Interstate 85 in Atlanta near Piedmont Road collapsed Thursday after a massive fire broke out under the highway during rush hour traffic, and now Piedmont Road and a portion of the Buford Connector remain closed. Fox 5 Atlanta reports that the Georgia Department of Transportation is diverting all traffic off the…
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Former National Security Adviser Mike Flynn Offers to Testify in Exchange for Immunity From Prosecution
Mike Flynn is looking to get himself out of hot water by snitching on his friends. As the Federal Bureau of Investigation and congressional officials continue their investigation into the Trump campaign’s potential ties to Russia, Flynn has indicated that he would be willing to be interviewed in exchange for a grant of immunity from…
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Tulsa, Okla., Officer Who Killed Terence Crutcher Says Race Had Nothing to Do With It
Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby is insisting she was just doing the best she could in a bad situation, fatally shooting Terence Crutcher—an unarmed motorist—not because of his race but because of “his actions, his behaviors.” CBS’ 60 Minutes snagged Shelby for her first interview since the 2016 shooting, and the segment is scheduled…
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Man’s Ore. Home Vandalized With Racist, Threatening Messages
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon is investigating a “bias” crime that was reported Tuesday after Hasel Afshar, who is originally from Iran, returned from a three-day vacation in Canada to find his home ransacked and vandalized with racist graffiti. The vandals even left a threatening note. According to local news site the Gresham…
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Va. Woman Charged With Beating 3-Year-Old Goddaughter to Death Pleads No Contest
A Richmond, Va., woman faces five to 40 years in prison after pleading no contest to second-degree murder in the death of her 3-year-old goddaughter, Latrice Walden. Danielle L. Turner, 25, is scheduled to be sentenced June 23. According to WTVR, Turner was initially charged with felony child neglect, but those charges were later upgraded…
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US Census Will Not Ask Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Questions in 2020
On Tuesday the Trump administration submitted a report to Congress that listed the data it plans to collect in the 2020 census. In its original iteration, the list contained questions about sexual orientation and gender identity. In a revised version that appeared online, those topics were omitted. NPR reports that a Census Bureau spokesperson said…
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L.A. City Council Agrees to $2,000,000 Settlement With Family of Man LAPD Shot and Killed in His Driveway
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday approved a $2 million settlement with the family of a man who was shot and killed by police in his driveway after his family called for help because he was exhibiting suicidal behavior. Christopher Eaddy, 26, had a history of brain injury, and the Los Angeles Times reports that his…
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NYPD Officer Reprimanded for Tweeting #BlackLivesMatter From Her Personal Twitter Account
An officer with the New York City Police Department’s 76th Precinct is in hot water with her superiors after she reportedly replied to a department Twitter post with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. Police Officer Gwendolyn Bishop is black, and the New York Daily News reports that she was hit with departmental charges and accused of inappropriately writing…
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Kind IHOP Waiter Stops Working to Help Customer With Huntington’s Disease Eat
It’s always nice, amid today’s political climate, to know there’s still hope left for humanity. Most recently, a kind Illinois IHOP waiter went viral after he was photographed helping a customer who has Huntington’s disease eat. Another customer, Keshia Dotson, snapped the photo from her seat a few tables away. “She was coughing and then…