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Fla. Cop Was Too ‘Wasted’ at Anti-Drunk-Driving Event to Accept Award for Making More Than 100 DUI Arrests
A Pinella’s County, Fla., sheriff’s deputy caused a whole heap of embarrassment after being found intoxicated while attending a Mothers Against Drunk Driving conference in Fort Lauderdale in July, WFLA reports. Officer Michael Szeliga reportedly packed a bottle of Jameson Irish whiskey in his patrol car before driving to the Hyatt Regency Pier 66 Hotel,…
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University of Mo. President Resigns Amid Claims of Racial Insensitivity
University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe resigned Monday morning amid racial controversy in which students and faculty staged walkouts and hunger strikes to bring attention to the issue. “I take full responsibility for this frustration, and I take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred,” Wolfe said in a press conference announcing his resignation.…
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Everything We Know About the University of Mo. Football Boycott
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect Tim Wolfe’s resignation. University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe announced his resignation during a press conference Monday morning amid growing outrage over his handling of racial matters on campus. “Please, please use my resignation to heal, not to hate,” he said. The story garnered national attention…
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Donations Stream in After Video of Homeless Single Dad Goes Viral
In October, James Moss moved to Denver from New York with his 1-year-old son, Zhi, in search of a better life. A friend offered him a place to stay and a job opportunity, but shortly after they arrived, things took a turn and both his housing and job were gone. “It seemed like everything I was trying…
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2 Ex-Ga. Deputies Sentenced in Connection With Matthew Ajibade’s Death
Two former sheriff’s deputies received sentences on Friday for their involvement in the death of Matthew Ajibade, a mentally ill Georgia man, Reuters reports. Jason Kenny received a one-month jail sentence—to be served on weekends—plus three years of probation. The court gave Maxine Evans six years of probation. Greg Brown, a former jail nurse, received…
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Local NAACP Promises Not to Let Racist Incident at Berkeley High Be ‘Swept Under the Rug’
The Berkeley, Calif., NAACP chapter said that black students at Berkeley High School feel “deeply shaken” by the racist threat from a student there and will closely watch how the school board responds, according to the Contra Costa Times. “I hope the school board understands how serious this is. The black community sees this as…
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Mom of Slain Chicago Boy Condemned for Spending Funeral Money on a Car
“Help me lay my baby to rest,” is the heading of a GoFundMe page set up for the mother of slain youth Tyshawn Lee, who was shot down last week in an alley on Chicago’s South Side, lured there by his father’s gang rivals, police say. Chaquela Moore created the page on Nov. 2 for…
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Black Athletes at Mizzou on Strike Over University President’s Mishandling of Campus Racism
Black students at the University of Missouri increased pressure on the school’s president, Tim Wolfe, to step down over his handling of campus racism. On Saturday night, a group of black athletes said they will stop playing football until Wolfe resigns, ESPN reports. “The athletes of color on the University of Missouri football team truly…
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Hillary Clinton Calls for Lowering Federal Restrictions on Marijuana
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton proposed reclassifying marijuana to allow research into medical use of the drug, according to NewsOne. Clinton noted that several states have legalized marijuana, and she would like to see how it works there before taking that step at the federal level. “The problem with medical marijuana is that there’s a…
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Watch: Ohio County Worker Recalls Terrifying ‘DWB’ Encounter With Cops
In yet another terrifying story about driving while black, a 27-year-old Ohio county worker was surrounded by officers with their guns drawn in Brooklyn, Ohio, this week. They accused the man, Michael J. Houser, of driving a stolen vehicle, according to Cleveland.com. But the white Ford Fusion was not stolen after all, and belonged to Houser,…