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Phoenix High School Seniors Face Wrath for Human N-Word Collage; School’s Black Student Union Weighs In
Oh, Arizona. You never fail to amaze. Neither do teens who don’t realize how quickly a photo posted to social media can upend their lives. Surely by now you have seen the photo circulating on social media with six American teenage girls—flanked abreast, smiles ablaze—and the n-word plastered across their chests. Each young woman is…
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Former Md. Police Chief, 2 Officers File Civil Rights Lawsuit Claiming Racial Discrimination
Three black Pocomoke City, Md., police officers have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit claiming racial discrimination that, according to the suit, “‘most Americans would have believed unthinkable in the second decade of the 21st century,’” the New York Times reports. According to the report, the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Baltimore on Thursday, stems…
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Texas Teen Suspended After Carrying Classmate Suffering From Asthma Attack to Nurse
A Texas mom is standing up for her 15-year-old son, who was suspended after helping a classmate suffering from an asthma attack, KCEN reports. Anthony Ruelas said that on Tuesday morning, his eighth-grade classmate sat in class wheezing and gagging for three minutes while no one did anything. Fed up with waiting, Anthony moved to…
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Pa. Man’s Final Wish in Obit: ‘Please Do Not Vote for Donald Trump’
A Pittsburgh chiropractor who passed away Sunday at the age of 70 had one last request of those who loved him: Skip the flowers; just don’t vote for Donald Trump for president. In an obituary published Wednesday in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jeffrey H. Cohen is described as a “voracious teller of jokes of all kinds,…
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Video of Fla. Police Officer’s Response to 911 Call About Basketball Game Goes Viral
A video of a Gainesville, Fla., police officer responding to a 911 call about kids playing in the streets “too loudly” has gone viral. In it, the officer can be seen dealing with the complaint by joining in on the game. On Jan. 15, around 5 p.m., a 911 call went out complaining about some…
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Ga. Police Officer Indicted in Shooting Death of Anthony Hill
A DeKalb County, Ga., grand jury has decided to indict a white police officer who fatally shot a U.S. Air Force veteran who was experiencing a mental-health crisis last year, the Washington Post reports. Officer Robert Olsen was indicted on six counts, including two counts of felony murder, two counts of violation of oath, one…
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Ga. Lottery Winner Who Bought Christmas Gifts for Families in Need Killed in Home Invasion
Craigory Burch Jr. thought all his dreams had come true after learning that his lottery ticket matched all five numbers in the Fantasy 5 jackpot. Winning the Georgia lottery meant that the 20-year-old forklift operator won close to a half-million dollars, or $434,272 before taxes. One of the first things he did with his winnings…
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Watch: Fla. Mom Stops Armed Carjackers Attempting to Steal Car With Children Inside
On Monday around 10 p.m., a Florida mother had a quick decision to make. She had just pulled into a gas station when two armed thieves attempted to steal her car. What the carjackers may not have known is that the woman’s two kids were still in the backseat. As the mother left the car…
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Former OKC Officer Daniel Holtzclaw Sentenced to 263 Years in Prison to Be Served Consecutively
Former Oklahoma City Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw, 29, has been sentenced to serve 263 years behind bars—the maximum sentence—for the rapes and sexual assaults of seven black women and one underage black girl. He will serve each year consecutively. During the sentencing hearing, Holtzclaw’s victims spoke out about how traumatic their experiences were. Janie Liggons, 59,…
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Former Detroit Mayor Hopes Supreme Court Will Overturn His 28-Year Prison Sentence
Kwame Kilpatrick, the embattled and imprisoned former mayor of Detroit, is hoping that the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn his 28-year prison sentence, the Associated Press reports. Kilpatrick was found guilty of some two dozen crimes in 2013. His charges included tax evasion and bribery, according to AP. Kilpatrick recently filed the request asking the…