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Black South African Girls Protest Racist Hair Policies
Several students protested outside Pretoria Girls High School in South Africa on Monday, accusing officials of discriminating against black girls at the school and encouraging racist hair policies, prompting a response from the local education chief, BuzzFeed reports. According to the report, a petition began to circulate calling on Panyaza Lesufi, the head of education…
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Stanford Rapist Brock Turner to Be Released From Jail This Friday
Brock Turner, the former Stanford student who received a slap on the wrist after being convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, is scheduled to be released from jail Friday, after serving only half of his meager six-month sentence, Business Insider reports. As the report notes, Turner was sentenced to six months in jail in…
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Mass. Man Allegedly Stockpiled Weapons to Attack Police, Muslims and Obama
A Holliston, Mass., man was arrested under suspicion of stockpiling weapons and ammunition in order to carry out attacks against law-enforcement officers, Muslims and even President Barack Obama, Time reports. Joseph Garguilo was arrested Saturday after authorities said FBI agents raided his home and uncovered parts for an AR-15 rifle, ammunition, chemicals that could make…
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Jerry Rice on Colin Kaepernick: 'All Lives Matter; Don't Disrespect the Flag'
NFL Hall of Famer and former San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice wants everyone to know that “All lives matter,” and he’s urging Colin Kaepernick to stand up like a good Negro and pledge allegiance to the flag before he causes trouble on the plantation. All lives matter. So much going on in this world today.Can we…
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3 Inmates Escape From La. Detention Center
On Saturday, a little after 10 p.m., three inmates—Willie E. Ethridge, 34; Michael Elliot, 24; and Walshea Mitchell, 35—escaped from Dorm B of a detention center in Natchitoches Parish, La., and then jumped over two rolls of razor-wire fence, according to USA Today. The inmates were unarmed at the time of their escape, but the…
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Ithaca College Student Stabbed to Death During Brawl at Cornell University
Police are investigating a fight on the Cornell University campus that left a 19-year-old Ithaca College student dead and another Ithaca student injured, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, the two students were stabbed around 2 a.m. Sunday after a huge brawl that occurred as people were leaving an event organized by the Omega…
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Donald Trump to Visit Black Church in Detroit
Donald Trump is moving forward with his plans to reach out to African-American voters, making what the Detroit Free Press is calling his “first foray” into black churches by visiting the Great Faith Ministries Church in Detroit on Saturday. According to the report, Trump will also tape an interview with the church’s bishop, Wayne T.…
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2 Brothers Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Nykea Aldridge
Two brothers are facing murder charges in connection with the shooting death of Nykea Aldridge, the cousin of NBA star Dwyane Wade, ABC13 reports. Darwin Sorrells Jr., 26, and Derren Sorrells, 22, have both been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with the case, which is only the latest to bring Chicago’s…
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Ga. Mom Accused of Pepper-Spraying Students Who Attacked Her Son
An Atlanta parent is accused of pepper-spraying a crowd of high school students after they reportedly jumped her son as she dropped him off at school, WSB-TV reports. Shawanda Favors was apprehended by the Atlanta Public Schools Police Department and charged with inappropriate conduct after authorities say she pepper-sprayed the students during the fight, which broke…
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Rochester, NY, Teen Gives Sneakers to Peers for Start of School
Tennies, sneakers, runners. Whatever you call them, kids today are into them. And even if they’re not, everyone wants to start school in a fresh pair of kicks. A Rochester, N.Y., seventh-grader is giving back to his community by giving just those items away before the start of the school year. Zaire Downs said that…