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Ala. Department of Corrections Inmate Kinetic Justice Is on Hunger Strike
Less than two months after becoming the public face of striking prisoners across the country, one Alabama inmate has launched a hunger strike. Alabama Department of Corrections spokesman Bob Horton told AL.com Thursday that Robert Earl Council, known in the prison movement as Kinetic Justice, is on a hunger strike. “Prison officials confirm the inmate has…
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Colin Kaepernick Creates 'Know Your Rights Camp' to Empower Youths
The San Francisco 49ers had a bye week this weekend, and quarterback Colin Kaepernick used his free time to host an event in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday for hundreds of black and Latino kids from California’s Bay Area titled, #KnowYourRightsOakland. According to its website, Know Your Rights Camp is “a free campaign for youth to raise…
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#NoDAPL: Supporters Show Solidarity in Various Actions Across the Country
Native American opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline have received a wave of support over the last few days. From Facebook check-ins to open protests to completely disrupting the New York City morning commute at Grand Central Station, people across the country are standing with Standing Rock. As previously reported on The Root, users…
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#WalterScott: Killer Cop Makes Attempt to Get Case Dismissed
Jury selection is underway in the trial of the former North Charleston, S.C., police officer accused of shooting and killing an unarmed black motorist, and the defense team has found another angle with which to push for a dismissal. Michael Slager, 34, is charged by the state with murder in the death of 50-year-old Walter Scott,…
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Really, CNN? You're Hot With Donna Brazile, but Cool With Corey Lewandowski Being on Trump's Payroll?
Donna Brazile responded to headlines regarding her resignation from CNN—in light of leaked emails showing her providing the Hillary Clinton campaign with debate questions—in familiar, black-auntie fashion. Brazile quoted Michelle Obama’s “When they go low, we go high.” She invoked Martin Luther King Jr. She thanked people for their prayers, in some instances, in a…
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Pittsburgh Defensive Tackle to Cam Newton: Don't Be Out There if You're Scared
One football player doesn’t like that Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is dancing in the end zone when he scores, then complaining about his safety when defensive players take shots at him. “Ben [Roethlisberger] gets hit more than anybody in the league, and he never complains. C’mon, man. This is the game of football,” Pittsburgh…
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Stepfather's Bail Increased to $250,000 After Release of Autopsy Report in NYC Child-Abuse Case
Rysheim Smith’s bail was increased from $50,000 to $250,000 on Monday after the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled the death of his 6-year-old stepson, Zymere Perkins, a homicide, according to the New York Post. According to the autopsy report, Zymere died of fatal child-abuse syndrome. He had broken ribs, finger…
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Missing NYC Woman’s Body Found, Death Ruled a Homicide
Dayo Corley was found dead in the driver’s seat of a black Chevy Equinox in South Jamaica in the Queens borough of New York City, the New York Post reports. The car, which had Florida plates, was found around noon Monday. According to the Post, Corley’s death was deemed a homicide, and there were obvious signs of…
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6 Dead After School Bus and Commuter Bus Collide in Baltimore
Six people are dead and at least five have been injured after a commuter bus and a school bus collided in southwest Baltimore Tuesday in what authorities have described as a “significant wreck,” the Washington Post reports. According to the report, no schoolchildren were aboard the school bus at the time of the crash, which…
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Fla. Teacher Accused of Getting 16-Year-Old Drunk Before Having Sex With Him
A Florida substitute teacher is facing multiple charges after being accused of getting a 16-year-old student drunk and having sex with him at her apartment, the Associated Press reports. Alicia Bromfield, 28, a substitute teacher at the Crenshaw School in Gotha, Fla, was arrested Friday on charges of unlawful sex with a minor and contributing…