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Watch: Wash. Teen Knocked Off Her Bike, Choked and Tased by Police, Is Suing
A Tacoma, Wash., teen who was savagely assaulted by a police officer in a mall parking lot is suing the officer who perpetrated the acts against her, according to the Seattle Times. Monique Tillman, then 15 years old, was yanked from her bike, had her hair viciously pulled and was then choked, thrown to the…
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Poor Training, Dysfunctional Police Dept. Highlighted in 2nd Officer’s Trial in Freddie Gray’s Death
The prosecution had hoped to prove that Officer Edward Nero had been properly trained in restraining detainees, but that didn’t happen Friday. Nero is on trial and facing charges of second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office over the death of Freddie Gray. Gray, who died last year while in the custody of Baltimore…
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Ivy League Sophomore Nayla Kidd Missing for More Than a Week
A Columbia University student has not been seen since she was seen studying for her finals on the Ivy League campus in New York City on May 4, according to the Washington Post. Nayla Kidd, described as a “loving and sweet-spirited” young woman who taught a popular belly dancing class on campus, has been published…
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Ala. Sorority Under Fire For T-Shirts Featuring Watermelon-Eatin’, Cotton-Pickin’ Black Folk
A sorority at Samford University near Birmingham, Ala. (not Stanford University in California, to be clear), is in hot water for producing T-shirts that have a black man eating a watermelon plopped under people picking cotton, reports the New York Daily News. Alpha Delta Pi was advertising its spring formal and featured a “vintage-style map”…
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Michael B. Jordan Joins Black Panther Cast, Possibly as a Villain
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Actor Michael B. Jordan is reportedly set to join the Black Panther cast, reuniting for the third time with director Ryan Coogler, who worked with him on Fruitvale Station and Creed, according to the Hollywood Reporter. This will not be the first time Jordan has played a comic book…
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NJ Mom With 7 Kids Wins $429.6M Powerball Jackpot
A 70-year-old New Jersey mother and her seven grown children pooled $6 and bought a lottery ticket in Trenton, N.J. That ticket hit the Powerball for $429.6 million. Valerie, Marcia, Steven, Jacqueline, Tracy, Kathy, Renee and their mother, Pearlie, revealed themselves as the eight winners of the Powerball jackpot on Thursday, according to Lawrenceville Patch.…
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Photo of NC Cop and Autistic Teen Talking Goes Viral
This situation could easily have gone wrong. An autistic North Carolina teen with a history of violent behavior, and who school officials believed was also suicidal, left his school campus without permission. School officials immediately called the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, which dispatched Officer Tim Purdy. When the officer arrived, he found the teen sitting by…
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Report: Campaign Manager for Angela Corey Helped Limit Fla. State Attorney Vote to Republicans
The Florida state attorney’s election in the 4th Judicial Circuit has taken an unexpected twist, with the high-profile race, featuring the ever controversial Angela Corey as incumbent, suddenly becoming closed to non-Republican voters. The election is now set to be decided by about 320,000 registered Republicans in the district during the primary because of a candidate…
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Ind. Man Charged After Reportedly Making Threats Against Donald Trump
A Clarksville, Ind., man reportedly on probation has been charged with making threats against presidential candidate Donald Trump, WLKY reports. Richard Deville Jr. is accused of posting a threatening video on YouTube that was put under the spotlight after someone hundreds of miles away saw the three-and-a-half-minute video and contacted authorities in Atlanta. Federal agents…
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Former BET Host Jeff Johnson Has $5 Million to Convince Black Voters to Support Hillary Clinton
Former BET host and producer Jeff Johnson will be joining Democratic super PAC Priorities USA as a consultant, handling part of the group’s $5.3 million advertising budget focused on black and Hispanic markets, All Digitocracy reports. Priorities USA is supporting Hillary Clinton for president, and Johnson, who is president of his Baltimore firm, JIJ Communications, will…