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‘White Elevators’ Sign Spotted at Republican National Convention Arena
In a truly inexplicable move—especially given the issues Republicans have had with so-called minorities this election cycle—a sign was posted with the words “White Elevators,” pointing to an elevator bank, at the Republican National Convention site in Cleveland this weekend. A quick Wall Street Journal reporter spotted the signs and posted a photo on Twitter on…
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Republican VP Pick Mike Pence Criticized George H.W. Bush for Signing 1991 Civil Rights Act
As Indiana Gov. Mike Pence’s record is being more heavily scrutinized since presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump named him as his vice presidential pick, some very interesting data is surfacing. BuzzFeed.com reports that in 1992, as executive director of an Indiana think tank, he wrote an editorial sharply criticizing then-President George H.W. Bush for…
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Klansman Who Bombed 16th Street Baptist Church Is Up for Parole
The Klansman who bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., killing four black girls in 1963, goes before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles next month for his first parole hearing, reports Alabama.com. Thomas E. Blanton Jr., who was convicted only in 2001, will go before the board Aug. 3. Addie Mae…
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Fired Atlanta Police Officer Charged With Murder in Shooting Death of Black Man
A former Atlanta police officer, terminated July 1 for his part in the shooting death of a robbery suspect, has been charged with felony murder, reports WSB-TV Atlanta. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office announced that an arrest warrant has been issued for former Atlanta Police Officer James Burns, 34, who shot and killed Devaris…
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Vanderbilt Football Player Cory Batey Gets 15 Years for Rape
Former Vanderbilt football player Cory Batey was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for raping an unconscious woman, weeks after a Stanford student received what many believe was a slap on the wrist for a rape conviction. The New York Daily News reports that Batey was convicted in April of aggravated rape, which carries a…
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BLM Activists Speak on ‘Manipulative,’ ‘Disingenuous’ Town Hall on Race
Thursday’s ABC town hall with President Barack Obama was anticipated with bated breath. Many were looking forward to an honest conversation about race and about the current tensions between the black community and police officers in the aftermath of the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and the attack in Dallas that left…
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Who’s Responsible for Showing ‘Reckless Disregard’ for Freddie Gray’s Life?
In closing arguments Thursday in the trial of Baltimore Police Lt. Brian Rice relating to the death of Freddie Gray in April 2015, the prosecution argued that Rice showed a reckless disregard for Gray’s life by throwing him into the transport wagon facedown, shackled and handcuffed onto a dirty, corrugated floor, and that as a commanding officer, Rice held…
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Man Accused of Shooting Into Indiana Cop’s Home to Face Charges
A man who allegedly shot at an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officer’s car and home will be facing charges, WWTV reports. The incident unfolded around 2 a.m. Tuesday, officials say. Officers were called to their colleague’s home because of reports of a man wearing a “Black Lives Matter” shirt who was firing shots at the home…
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Police Kill Gunman Who Shot at Plainclothes Officers in West Baltimore
Police shot and killed a gunman armed with an AR-15-style rifle, who opened fire on four plainclothes officers in an unmarked car Thursday night in West Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun reports. The incident unfolded after officers responded to reports of gunfire near apartments in Bridgeview-Greenlawn. Officers say that the unidentified gunman was shooting before they…