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Mother of Black Teen Fatally Shot by Chicago Police Files Federal Lawsuit
The mother of a black Chicago teen who was gunned down by police last week has filed a lawsuit against the city and two officers, the Chicago Tribune reports. The federal wrongful death lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday by Tambrasha Hudson, claims that 16-year-old Pierre Loury “presented no threat” as he was being chased by…
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‘Drug Policy Is Race Policy’: Drug Policy Alliance Holds Historic Gathering in NYC [Retracted]
RETRACTED (6/12/18): This story has been removed because we have discovered it was in breach of our editorial standards. If you’d like to know more, you can read an editor’s note here. A cached version of the story is available here for transparency.
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Mich. Attorney General on 3 Charged in Flint Water Crisis: ‘They Failed Us All’
Updated Wednesday, April 20, 2:10 p.m. EDT: Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Wednesday that charges have been filed against three people directly involved in the Flint water crisis that has led to a number of health problems for Flint residents. Schuette charged Mike Glasgow, 40, the city’s laboratory and water-quality supervisor; Mike Prysby, 53,…
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Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Take NY Primary
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton moved one step closer to securing the slot as their respective parties’ nominee for president after both won resounding victories in New York’s primary Tuesday night. CNN reports that Tuesday night’s wins for both Trump and Clinton changed the pace of the 2016 campaign, which has seen both…
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Man Claiming to Be From the Future Accused of Assaulting Arby’s Employee, Stealing Chicken, Bacon
A man who reportedly claims to be from four years in the future, where everyone is dead, was arrested after assaulting a fast-food-restaurant employee and stealing chicken and bacon, KOCO reports. Dante Rashad Anderson is accused of walking into a Carl’s Jr. and screaming at employees to give him food, before being turned away. Anderson,…
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No Jail Time for Ex-NYPD Officer Who Killed Akai Gurley; Instead, He’ll Serve 800 Hours of Community Service
Peter Liang, the former New York City police officer who was convicted of manslaughter in the 2014 shooting death of Akai Gurley, was sentenced Tuesday to five years’ probation and 800 hours of community service, according to the New York Post. The judge in the case, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun, also reduced the…
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Tenn. University Investigates After 6 Colorful Nooses Found Hung on Campus
Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., decided to hold a campus forum Tuesday after six rainbow-colored nooses were found hung on a tree on campus, WKRN-TV reports. After an investigation, the university confirmed that the display was from an artist as part of an introductory course that focuses on yarn, WKRN-TV reports. The school…
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Freddie Gray Died 1 Year Ago; Here Is What We Know About His Case
It’s been a year since Freddie Gray died. On April 12, 2015, Baltimore police dragged the 25-year-old into a police van like a broken tree branch. His legs weren’t working. They trailed behind him like kite tails. Inside the van, he would fall into a coma. He was taken to a trauma center, where he…
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Man Pleads Guilty to Making Terrorist Threat Against Black Mizzou Students
A Missouri man has pleaded guilty to making a terrorist threat on social media against black people at the University of Missouri after the university’s president was ousted because of complaints over his handling of racial abuse, Reuters reports. Hunter Park, 20, pleaded guilty to the charge Monday and is scheduled to be sentenced June…
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Women Kicked Off Napa Valley Wine Train for Being ‘Too Loud’ Settle Lawsuit
The 11 members of a book club who were kicked off the Napa Valley Wine Train after being “too loud” have settled their racial-discrimination lawsuit, their attorney confirmed Monday, the Mercury News reports. The book club, the Sistahs on the Reading Edge, is based in the San Francisco Bay Area’s East Bay. The women, 10 of…