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University of Oregon Law Professor Wears Blackface Costume to Halloween Party
Updated Thursday, Nov. 4, 12:14 a.m. EDT: The professor in question has been identified by The Register-Guard as Nancy Shurtz. Earlier: An unnamed professor at the University of Oregon School of Law has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation after it was reported that the faculty member went to an off-campus Halloween party…
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#WalterScott: Michael Slager's Trial for Scott’s Murder Begins in Charleston, SC
The trial for a white former North Charleston, S.C., police officer charged with the murder of an unarmed black motorist began in a Charleston courtroom Thursday. Michael Slager, 34, is charged with the April 2015 murder of Walter Scott, 50. Slager shot Scott in the back five times as Scott ran from a traffic stop…
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#NoDAPL: Prayer Ceremony Met With Violent Law-Enforcement Response
Less than a week after militarized police raided a #NoDAPL resistance camp and arrested 141 water protectors, the Morton County, N.D., Sheriff’s Department and supporting law-enforcement agencies responded to protesters conducting a ceremony on a sacred site along Cantapeta Creek near Cannon Ball, N.D., on Wednesday morning. Independent news site Unicorn Riot reports that a…
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Shaq: I'm Not Worried When Stopped by the Cops Because I Show Respect
Shaq Fu just won’t stop talking. The Hall of Fame NBA center who was born Shaquille O’Neal and whose lifelong dream has been to be a cop has continued his All Lives Matter rhetoric by claiming that he’s not worried when he’s stopped by police because he’s “respectful.” “When I get stopped by the cops,…
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Ga. Governor Rants About ‘Colored People’ in Speech
On Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal gave a racist speech to educators in the state, Raw Story reports. The governor apparently was frustrated with groups who opposed his Opportunity School District amendment, which is intended to turn “struggling schools around.” Fox 5 reports that Deal believes if the amendment passes, the state can help poor minority children…
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Man Arrested in Kidnapping of His Own Kids Says It's a 'Misunderstanding'
Aaron Young, 24, was arrested Tuesday night after being accused of kidnapping his own children, Fox 40 reports. Young, who appeared to be very upset about the arrest, said it was all a misunderstanding. “How could you say I kidnapped my kids when my name is on the birth certificate and everything?” he said. According to Fox…
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Suspect in Killings of Iowa Cops Hospitalized, Has Not Been Charged: Report
An Iowa man suspected of killing two Iowa police officers in separate “ambush-style attacks” as they sat in their squad cars has not yet been charged for his alleged involvement and remained hospitalized Thursday for treatment of an existing medical condition, Reuters reports. Scott Michael Greene, 46, was arrested after turning himself in hours after…
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NYC Woman Finds N-Word Written on Her Door With Tomato Sauce Thrown on It
Dolly Ragoo discovered Monday that the door to her home had been splashed with tomato sauce and had the n-word scrawled on it, the New York Daily News reports. Ragoo, who lives in Queens, N.Y., is of Indian descent, and after finding the vandalism on her door, she was terrified. “This called me [n—ger] because I’m…
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Chicago Cubs Break Curse, Win World Series in Strangest Game 7 Ever
It only took 108 years plus 10 action-packed innings and 4 hours and 45 heart-stopping minutes, which included a rain delay, for the Chicago Cubs to beat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, breaking the longest professional-sports curse. According to ESPN, it was the first World Series game to feature a rain delay. It…
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Emotionally Disturbed NYC Man Dies After Police Use Taser on Him
An emotionally disturbed Bronx, N.Y., man was killed after a New York police sergeant used a Taser on him, police confirmed Wednesday, the New York Times reports. The man threatened a neighbor with a knife and police responded to a 911 call about the armed man, who was “acting violently” in a basement apartment, according to…