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1 Dead, 5 Wounded in Shooting After Ala. Peace Rally
A shooting in Birmingham, Ala.’s Gate City public housing community has left one dead and five injured, AL.com reports. The incident occurred around 8:15 p.m. Sunday, about one hour after a peace rally in Lewis Park came to an end. According to Birmingham police spokesperson Sgt. Bryan Shelton, all six of the victims were innocent…
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Fire 'Intentionally Set' at Fla. Mosque Where Orlando Shooter Worshipped: Authorities
Investigators have ruled as arson a fire that started early Monday at the Florida mosque where Orlando, Fla., shooter Omar Mateen worshipped, the Sun Sentinel reports. “Evidence has revealed that this fire was set intentionally,” St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Maj. David Thompson told reporters. Authorities responded to a 911 call about the fire at the…
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Ala. High School Football Announcer: National Anthem Protesters Should Be Shot
An announcer at a high school football game made very clear his feelings for those who choose not to stand for the national anthem. According to a report by AL.com, the announcer at the Friday-night game at McKenzie High School in Butler County, Ala., said that those who choose not to stand “can line up…
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Clinton Diagnosed With Pneumonia, ‘Recovering Nicely’ After Collapse at Sept. 11 Memorial
Updated Monday, Sept. 12, 1:30 a.m. EDT: Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia Friday, according to her doctor Lisa R. Bardack, and she has been advised to “modify her schedule” and rest. Bardack says that Clinton was placed on antibiotics and is “re-hydrated and recovering nicely.” Earlier: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton collapsed Sunday morning in…
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Watch: NFL Commentator Shannon Sharpe Says to White Folks, ‘Don’t Tell Us What to Grieve For’
It’s almost as if Colin Kaepernick has given those in the sports realm the green light to express the frustration they may feel at the relentless (and avoidable) death of black people at the hands of police. To wit, on Thursday evening, NFL commentator Shannon Sharpe passionately told his co-worker about his take on Kaepernick’s…
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#DeEscalateDontKill: Black Man Fatally Shot by Fla. Cops in His Own Backyard
In the last year, there has been a hashtag directed toward law enforcement all over the nation: #DeEscalateDontKill. But the police in Broward County, Fla., must have missed the memo. The Broward Palm Beach New Times reports that police responded to a domestic disturbance call Friday night and shot and killed a man who was…
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Hillary Clinton Sets Off Tweet-Storm by Calling Racist, Xenophobic Trump Supporters ‘Basket of Deplorables’
Racist, xenophobic and misogynistic language has been the cornerstone of Donald Trump’s campaign since he began running for president, allowing white nationalist groups and the white people who love them to come out of the woodwork to express how they really feel about blacks, Mexicans, Muslims and women. Friday night, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton…
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University of Oregon to Rename Building Named for KKK Leader
As has been the case at Georgetown, Yale and Vanderbilt, the University of Oregon has rebranded a dorm named after a man whose life was anti-black. In the case of Oregon, it was a Ku Klux Klan leader. After a unanimous board vote on Thursday, university President Michael Schill announced that having a building named after classics…
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Watch: Allen Iverson’s Epic Hall of Fame Speech Left Nary a Dry Eye in the House
Although there were many names of note inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday, no one’s speech was quite as gracious, real and moving as that of Allen Iverson, who admittedly has been through many ups and downs in his life and career. Iverson, who remained choked up through his entire…
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NFL Linebacker Brandon Marshall Loses Endorsement Deal for Taking a Knee
Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall took a stand by taking a knee during the national anthem, and now it has cost him an endorsement deal, according to the New York Daily News. Air Academy Federal Credit Union dropped Marshall as a spokesman after he joined San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, his college teammate, to…