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Jackie Robinson West Parents Sue Little League, ESPN and Stephen A. Smith
Parents of onetime Little League darlings Jackie Robinson West of Chicago have filed a lawsuit against ESPN, on-air personality Stephen A. Smith, Little League International and opposing coach Chris Janes, who reportedly notified the league that the West team was using ineligible players. In 2014, the South Side-area team captivated the nation when they won…
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Ohio Cop on Leave After Allegedly Commenting ‘Love a Happy Ending’ About BLM Activist MarShawn McCarrel II’s Suicide
A Fairborn, Ohio, police officer is being put on paid administrative leave after allegedly making a Facebook comment that celebrated the death of Black Lives Matter activist MarShawn McCarrel II, WHIO reports. The comment, which read “Love a happy ending,” was made on the Ohio Politics Facebook page some two days after McCarrel killed himself…
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Cleveland Mayor Apologizes to Tamir Rice’s Family for Ambulance Charge
Tamir Rice’s family was upset to learn Wednesday that the city of Cleveland was charging them $500 for the ambulance ride Tamir took after being fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer. On Thursday, after several news outlets reported the incident, Cleveland’s mayor and other city officials apologized to the Rice family. “I want to…
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Report: NJ Teen Has Arm Dislocated by Cops Who Leave Him Without Medical Care
On Feb. 2 around 7 p.m., 14-year-old Jamod Watkins says, he was on his way home from the grocery store when several Newark, N.J., police officers in an unmarked SUV hopped out on him. The frightened teen ran but says he was surrounded by two more unmarked vehicles. Jamod says he raised his hands above…
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NYC Cop Peter Liang Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Death of Akai Gurley, Faces Up to 15 Years in Prison
Peter Liang, the rookie New York City police officer who fired into a dark Brooklyn housing project hallway, killing unarmed Akai Gurley on Nov. 20, 2014, has been found guilty of manslaughter. The jury issued the verdict Thursday after three days of deliberations. According to the New York Daily News, on the day of the…
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Detroit Police Sergeant’s Facebook Post Comparing Beyoncé Dance Troupe to KKK Sparks Investigation
A Detroit police sergeant is now the focus of an internal investigation by the city’s Police Department after comparing Beyoncé’s backup dancers to the Ku Klux Klan, WJBK reports. The officer in question posted a picture of the dance troupe in their outfits reminiscent of the Black Panthers above a picture of the notorious hate…
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White Miss. Police Officer Files Lawsuit Claiming Racial Bias After Being Fired for Shooting Death of Black Man
A former Columbus, Miss., police officer has filed a lawsuit claiming that he was fired from his job only because he is white and the man he shot dead was black, The Guardian reports. Canyon Boykin detailed in a seven-page complaint how he felt that he was being racially discriminated against and that his 14th…
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NYC University Student Faces Backlash After Threatening Classmate Over Trump Sticker on Social Media: Report
A student at St. John’s University in Queens, N.Y., sparked outrage online after threatening to smash a fellow student’s computer because of a Donald Trump presidential-campaign sticker, the Daily Mail reports. The student in question, whom the Daily Mail says was identified online as Clifford Durand, tweeted an image of the female student behind her…
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Ingrid Williams, Wife of NBA Coach Monty Williams, Dead at 44
Ingrid Williams, the wife of Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach Monty Wililams, succumbed to injuries sustained in a car accident Wednesday at the age of 44, ESPN reports. Williams was hit head-on by another car that crossed over the center lane Tuesday night in Oklahoma City and was rushed to the hospital. The team announced…
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‘Insult to Homicide’: Cleveland Bills Tamir Rice’s Family $500 for Ambulance Ride
On Nov. 2, 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a Cleveland police officer while he played with a toy gun in a park near his home. No officer was ever charged in the shooting, and on Wednesday, some 15 months after his death, Cleveland charged the Rice family $500 for Tamir’s final…