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UN Panel Says US Owes Black People Reparations
Colonial history, a legacy of enslavement and segregation are among the chief reasons reparations are owed to African Americans, according to a report put out by a United Nations group (pdf). The U.N.’s Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, which reports to the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights, presented its findings…
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NYC 6-Year-Old Dies After Being Rushed to Hospital Covered in Bruises
Zymere Perkins, 6, was rushed to the hospital by his mother Monday afternoon and died a short time later. He was unconscious and covered in bruises, the New York Daily News reports. Geraldine Perkins, Zymere’s mother, took Zymere to Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital in a taxicab after emerging from the apartment building holding his limp body,…
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'Road Rage' Cop Who Fatally Shot Delrawn Small Fails to Make Bail
The New York City police officer who is facing murder charges after fatally shooting a civilian during an off-duty road rage encounter is on his way to jail because he could not raise the $500,000 bail set by a judge Tuesday morning, the New York Post reports. According to the Post, the judge ruled 37-year-old…
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Young Girl Delivers Powerful Statement About Police Shootings at Charlotte City Council Meeting
Out of the mouths of babes. A young Charlotte, N.C., girl delivered a powerful message while speaking out on police brutality at a tense Charlotte City Council meeting, the first such meeting since the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott on Sept. 20, CNN reports. “It’s a shame that our fathers and mothers are killed…
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Bucks President: Milwaukee ‘Is the Most Segregated, Racist Place I’ve Ever Experienced in My Life’
Milwaukee Bucks President Peter Feigin believes that he was just stating some “hard truths” when he said that Milwaukee “is the most segregated, racist place I’ve ever experienced in my life,” Feigin told the audience gathered at the Madison Rotary in Madison, Wis., the Wisconsin State Journal reports. He added that his hope was to…
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Did the Falcons and Saints Show the NFL How to Honor the Flag and Protest?
Before the Atlanta Falcons took on the New Orleans Saints, Monday night, all of the players stood for the national anthem. Once the Star-Spangled Banner was complete, players and coaches from both teams all met in the middle of the field and joined hands for a moment of silence. ESPN broadcasters noted that quarterbacks Drew…
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Charlotte, NC, Officer Did Not Turn on Body Camera Until After Keith Lamont Scott Was Shot: Report
One of the responding officers involved in the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C., failed to activate his body camera as soon as he responded on the scene, violating department policy and displacing crucial evidence, the Washington Post reports. As the Post notes, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released two videos late Saturday. The…
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Fliers Promoting White Supremacy Found at University of Mich.
On Monday morning, students at the University of Michigan found fliers promoting white supremacy and espousing racist views, sparking a campuswide response, USA Today College reports. One poster went on about “Why White Women Shouldn’t Date Black Men,” and claimed that black men were “more likely to abuse you” and “have STDs” and that “your kids…
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Former NYC High School Educator Found Guilty of Raping Student
A former Brooklyn, N.Y., assistant principal was found guilty Monday of raping a recently graduated student back in 2009, the New York Post reports. William Abreu, 47, faces up to four years in prison for the rape of the then 17-year-old student, who had recently graduated from the school. According to the report, the unidentified…
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Disney Is Considering Purchase of Social Media Platform Twitter
Could the Twitter bird turn into a Twitter mouse? Bloomberg reports that the Walt Disney Co. is working with a financial adviser to evaluate a possible bid for Twitter Inc. TechCrunch reported last week that Google, Salesforce.com, Microsoft and Verizon had all expressed interest in possibly buying the social network. Twitter has started a process…