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Bill Cosby’s Lawyers Fight Wife’s Deposition in Defamation Suit
Lawyers representing seven women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault are seeking to depose the entertainer’s wife in a federal defamation lawsuit filed in Springfield, Mass., reports the Associated Press. Cosby’s lawyers on Friday filed a motion to block the subpoena against his wife, Camille, arguing that “information from the couple’s private conversations is…
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Here’s How the Federal Reserve Just Told Black Folks ‘You Don’t Really Matter’
It may not be as sexy as the dating lives of rappers, the bad karma of a thieving white Big Pharma whiz kid or what went down in the latest episode of your favorite show. And, sure, it’s not the latest in a string of racist things a presidential candidate or Supreme Court justice said.…
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Sikh 7th-Grader Arrested, Spends 2 Nights in Texas Jail for Bomb-Threat Hoax
Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. An Arlington, Texas, seventh-grade Sikh student was arrested and spent a weekend in jail after being accused of carrying a bomb in his backpack. According to the Dallas Morning News, 12-year-old Armaan Singh claimed that another boy, whom he calls a “bully,” reported that Armaan had a…
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Trial Date Set in Sandra Bland Case
A trial date has been set for Jan. 23, 2017, in the civil lawsuit filed by Sandra Bland’s family against Waller County, Texas; the Texas Department of Public Safety; Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia, who arrested Bland; and two other jailers who were in contact with Bland before her death, ABC 13 reports. Bland made…
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Family of Ohio Teen Who Committed Suicide Files Lawsuit Against School
The Ohio parents of a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide are suing the teen’s school, claiming that school administration knew she was the target of racial bullying and did nothing to stop it. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Cindy and Marc Olsen adopted Emilie from China when she was 9 months old. The Olsens claim in…
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Authorities Worried That ‘Affluenza’ Teen Ethan Couch May Have Fled the Country
Fort Worth, Texas, authorities are beginning to wonder if Ethan Couch, the “affluenza” teen who was found guilty of drunken-driving charges in an incident that left four people dead in 2013, may have fled the country. Couch, 18, missed a check-in with his parole officer earlier this month and has been missing ever since. A…
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NYPD Cop Involved in Amadou Diallo Shooting Death Gets Promotion
To the mother of Amadou Diallo, it’s like pouring salt into a wound. Officer Kenneth Boss, one of the four New York City police officers who shot her son to death back in 1999, recently got a promotion and a raise, nearly 17 years after the shooting that shook the Bronx. The 22-year-old Diallo, who…
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Wheaton College Suspends Professor After Facebook Post Supporting Muslims
Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian institution, has put one of its professors on administrative leave. The move apparently stems from remarks that the associate professor of political science made in solidarity with Muslims, the New York Times reports. The Illinois liberal arts college released a statement explaining that it suspended Larycia Hawkins for “significant questions…
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You’re the Real MVP: LeBron James Shares Special Moment With Teen
During the second quarter of Tuesday night’s game featuring the Boston Celtics hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James looked up at the big screen and was moved to action. The Celtics were honoring Aaron Miller, a Boston-area high school student who overcame brain damage and being told he might never walk or talk again to…
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NYC Woman Files Lawsuit Claiming Cop Called Her Gay Slur, Assaulted Her
A Brooklyn, N.Y., woman is suing for unspecified damages after she claims a police officer called her a homophobic slur before he attacked and falsely arrested her, the Huffington Post reports. Stephanie Dorceant, 29, and her ex-girlfriend Nandi Allman filed the lawsuit in a Brooklyn federal court Monday, just two weeks after Dorceant was cleared…