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Lawyers for Ahmed Mohamed Seek $15,000,000
Attorneys representing 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed, the boy who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to his Dallas-area school, have sent letters to the school district and the city in which it’s located, indicating that Ahmed was publicly mistreated and demanding $15 million in damages, the Associated Press reports. A law firm representing the boy,…
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Donald Trump Keeps Trumping Himself, This Time With an Inaccurate, Racist Tweet
Donald Trump is having a pretty bad week earning the black vote. First a Black Lives Matter protester was beaten at a Trump rally in Birmingham, Ala., Saturday. When asked about the beating the man reportedly received, Trump told the Fox News Channel: “Maybe he should have been roughed up, because it was absolutely disgusting…
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Report: Black Student Assaulted by 3 White Males Using Racial Slurs at Lewis & Clark College
The Portland, Ore., Police Bureau Central Precinct’s Bias Crimes Unit is investigating the alleged assault of a black college student Friday night by three white males, the Portland Tribune reports. The 26-year-old told officers that the college-age white men used racial slurs while they attacked him around 9 p.m. near the campus swimming pool. The…
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Texas Dad, Brutally Beaten by Cops in Case of ‘Mistaken Identity,’ Now Paralyzed From Surgery Complications
A Texas man who was reportedly severely beaten by three police officers in San Antonio last May is now paralyzed following surgery to repair his spine, KENS 5 reports. Roger Carlos, 43, was left paralyzed following complications from his Nov. 3 surgery. He had undergone multiple surgeries on his neck and upper spine to help…
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16 Injured in New Orleans Park Shooting
At least 16 people were injured Sunday evening after a shooting in a crowded New Orleans park where hundreds had gathered to take part in a block party and music-video shoot. According to the Associated Press, police arrived to break up the large crowd at Bunny Friend Playground in the 9th Ward just moments before…
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Brown University to Spend $100,000,000 to Address Campus Diversity and Racism
Brown University unveiled a plan Friday to spend $100 million to address campus racism and diversity issues, the Providence Journal reports. The Ivy League university’s president, Christina Paxson, is calling on students, faculty and staff to comment on the 19-page proposal, which Brown would implement over a 10-year period. Titled “Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion,”…
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Study: 40 Percent of Young Adults OK With Government Limiting Speech That’s Offensive to Minorities
The millennial generation is less tolerant of offensive language directed at minorities. A Pew report released on Friday said that 40 percent of Americans ages 18 to 34 support the idea of the government limiting hate speech targeting minorities, Newsweek reports. By contrast, older generations tend to support free speech at higher rates. Only 27…
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University of Kan. Puts White Professor Who Used the N-Word on Leave
University of Kansas officials placed a white professor on paid leave after her students filed a complaint over her use of the n-word during a lecture on racism, the Lawrence Journal-World reports. Professor Andrea Quenette, 33, said that school officials notified her on Friday about the formal complaint. Her supervisors agreed to her request for…
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Tyra Banks Exits FABLife Talk Show After 2 Months
Model-turned-mogul Tyra Banks is leaving syndicated daytime show FABLife after about two months, saying that she wants to focus on building her cosmetics line, according to the Hollywood Reporter. There are currently no plans to replace Banks on the show, which is produced by Disney/ABC, notes the report. But a roster of big name co-hosts and contributors…
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Minneapolis Protesters Demand Prosecution of Police Officers Who Fatally Shot Black Man
Protesters encamped at a Minneapolis police station demanded the prosecution of the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, the Associated Press reports. Mel Reeves, a longtime Minneapolis civil rights activist, told AP on Saturday night that witness statements are enough to get the process started. He said the officers…