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Active-Duty Marine Moonlights as Leader of Violent White Supremacist Group: Report
I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the president of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over…
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1 of 3 Filmmakers #BlackWhileAirbnb-ing Is Bob Marley’s Granddaughter; Plans to Sue Police Over Excessive Stop [Updated]
Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 11:15 a.m. EDT: It turns out that one of the three filmmakers who were recently stopped by a swarm of police cars for checking out of an Airbnb is the granddaughter of the late, great reggae singer and prophet Bob Marley. The woman in the photo above has been identified…
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Civil Rights Group to Sue Ben Carson and HUD for Removing Obama-Era Housing Rule
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, aka “Dr. Ben Carson,” aka “Breakfront,” aka “Mumbles,” aka “Solo,” is under fire again: A housing-rights group plans to file a federal lawsuit against him and his department for suspending an Obama-era rule that required those developments receiving federal funds to submit plans in order…
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Cynthia Nixon Catches Heat for Calling Cannabis Licenses in Black Community a ‘Form of Reparations’
In an interview with Forbes magazine Saturday, Cynthia Nixon, the former Sex and the City star and current New York gubernatorial candidate, told the outlet that communities of color most devastated by decades of the country’s war on drugs should get first priority when it comes to licenses to sell legal cannabis. “Now that cannabis…
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2 Men Wrongfully Imprisoned for Rape Exonerated After Accuser Recants Story
Two men wrongfully imprisoned for a kidnapping and rape they didn’t commit were exonerated Monday in state Supreme Court in New York City. Cumulatively, the men had served decades in prison for a crime they didn’t commit. VanDyke Perry and Gregory Counts were just 19 and 21 years old, respectively, when they were charged with…
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Kennedy Center Rescinds Bill Cosby’s Honors, Mark Twain Award
Bill Cosby no longer has two honors bestowed upon him by the Kennedy Center. Just two weeks after he was found guilty of aggravated indecent assault, Cosby’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor received in 2009 and a Kennedy Center Honors received in 1998 were rescinded. According to the Washington Post, the Kennedy Center board…
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Federal Judge Blocks Police Lawsuit Against Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby charged six police officers in the 2015 death of Freddie Gray. Five of those officers filed a lawsuit against her, alleging malicious prosecution. On Monday, a federal appeals court blocked that lawsuit, preventing it from moving forward. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling overturned the January 2017…
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Why Won’t George Zimmerman Just Go Away?
You would think a man who was acquitted of the murder of a teenage boy five years ago would just go on living his life in obscurity, never to be heard from again. Unfortunately, the man in question is George Zimmerman, and it would appear that he lives for the headlines. CNN reports that Zimmerman…
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Melania Trump Just Swaggerjacked Michelle Obama, Again. This Time With Her Stupidly Named ‘Be Best’ Initiative
Back when America was great, and the Wakanda House held a respectable president and first lady, Michelle Obama sat with Oprah Winfrey during the White House Summit on the United State of Women in 2016. “What can men do leaving here?” Winfrey asked. “Be better,” Obama answered to guffaws from Winfrey and the crowd. “Be…
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Mother of Young Woman Killed at Tennessee Waffle House Accepts Her College Diploma
The mother of a young woman senselessly gunned down at a Tennessee Waffle House in April accepted her daughter’s posthumous college diploma this weekend. Shirl Baker, the mother of 21-year-old DeEbony Groves, walked across the stage Saturday evening to receive her daughter’s degree in social work from Belmont University. “Almost two weeks ago, our community…