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Pittsburgh TV Anchor Fired After Racist Facebook Post
A Pittsburgh-area news anchor was fired Wednesday after engaging in racial profiling of the worst kind on her official Facebook page, saying that the killers in a brutal area murder were “young black men,” reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. After a horrific mass shooting in early March in Wilkinsburg, Pa., near Pittsburgh, WTAE-TV news anchor Wendy…
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Coca-Cola Divests Significant Support From Republican National Convention
Coca-Cola, a longtime sponsor of the Republican National Convention, has declined to match the $660,000 it provided for the 2012 Republican National Convention, dropping its donation to $75,000 for this year’s gathering. At this point, most bets are on businessman Donald Trump as the presumptive nominee, and the New York Times reports that many companies…
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Texas Woman Hides Tape Recorder in Her Hair During Surgery, Records Surgery Staff Making Rude Comments About Her: Report
Ethel Easter of Houston was suffering from a hernia when she went to see a doctor about scheduling a surgery. She broke down crying when she learned that the earliest appointment would not be until two months later. “I was like, ‘I can’t wait for two months. I’m terribly ill,’ and he said, ‘Listen.’ He…
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Former Texas Cop Facing Murder Charge Accused of Excluding Details About Employment History
The former Texas police officer who is facing a murder charge for the shooting death of a teen is now accused of excluding details about his employment history when he applied for his position with the Farmers Branch, Texas, Police Department, WFAA-TV reports. According to the report, Officer Ken Johnson later said that he thought…
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Prosecutor: Minn. Officers Who Fatally Shot Jamar Clark Will Not Face Criminal Charges
Two Minneapolis police officers will not face charges in the fatal shooting in November of an unarmed black man, CNN reports. Police claim that Jamar Clark, 24, was shot by Officer Dustin Schwarze after Clark’s altercation with another officer, Mike Ringgenberg, just steps away from the precinct headquarters. Clark was transported to a local hospital, where…
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NYPD Commissioner William Bratton Has ‘Strong Concerns’ About Controversial Arrest of Brooklyn Mail Carrier
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton has voiced “strong concerns” about a black mailman’s arrest after a brief confrontation with four plainclothes police officers, the New York Times reports. Bratton acknowledged Tuesday that the officers involved in the arrest belonged to the Police Department’s Conditions Unit, which functions as a neighborhood-based troubleshooting division. Members…
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Archaeologists Digging at Boston Childhood Home of Activist Malcolm X
Boston archaeologists are digging at the childhood home of black rights activist Malcolm X as part of a project that is expected to last two weeks, the Associated Press reports. According to AP, members of Malcolm X’s family and other community members are expected to help Boston’s Archaeology Lab and researchers from the University of…
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NC University Investigating After White Officer Handcuffs Black Assault Victim
A Greenville, N.C., university has launched an internal probe after one of its white officers reportedly handcuffed a black man who had been brutally beaten by four white people, CBS News reports. The incident began off campus but spilled onto the campus of East Carolina University when the man, who was running from the beating,…
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Microsoft Donates $1,000,000 to National Museum of African American History and Culture
Microsoft Corp. has just announced a donation of $1 million to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens this fall, WTOP reports. The museum, set to open its doors Sept. 24, will launch with 11 inaugural exhibitions covering major periods of African-American history and culture, from the Harlem Renaissance to…
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13 Detroit Principals Charged in Bribe and Kickback Scheme
Thirteen current and former Detroit principals, including the principal of a school featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, have been charged in a bribe and kickback scheme involving close to $1 million. According to NBC News, the alleged scheme involved the principals ordering supplies, such as auditorium chairs and teaching materials, from Allstate Sales, a…