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Aspiring Model, on Her Way Home to Sign Her 1st Contract, Killed in Chicago Drive-By
Kaylyn Pryor’s life was looking up. On Sept. 24 the 20-year-old from Evanston, Ill., won hairstylist Mario Tricoci’s “Mario, Make Me a Model” contest. On Monday, Pryor and a 15-year-old boy were leaving her grandparents’ house when a car pulled up next to them, opened fire and sped off. Pryor and the teen were taken…
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Ark. Officer Admits to Shooting Self and Blaming Hispanic Man
An Arkansas police officer has been arrested on charges of filing a false police report, and fired from his position, after admitting to fabricating a story in which he said he exchanged gunfire with a suspect last month, Arkansas Online reports. England, Ark., Police Sgt. David Houser, 50, admitted that he “fabricated” the story and…
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Former SC Cop Who Shot Black Man Reaching for License Is Arrested for Shoplifting
A former South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper who is already facing assault and battery charges stemming from the shooting last year of an unarmed black man at a gas station is now also facing shoplifting charges, the Huffington Post reports. Sean Groubert, 32, was ultimately fired after approaching Levar Jones regarding a traffic violation in…
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Fresno State Football Player Arrested for Campus Shooting Threat
A California State University, Fresno, football player was arrested after allegedly making a social media threat in which he described how he would shoot students on campus, CBS News reports. The threat was made anonymously via the messaging app Yik Yak on Monday, Fresno State Police Chief David Huerta told the news station. According to…
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Miss. Man Accused of Bombing Wal-Mart for Not Selling Confederate Flags
A Mississippi man was arrested for detonating an explosive after allegedly throwing a newspaper-wrapped package into a local Wal-Mart store around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, the Associated Press reports. Marshall E. Leonard of Tupelo, reportedly known for flying a 4-foot-long Mississippi state flag from his car, was charged with detonating an explosive and accused of bombing…
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Spirit Airlines Accused of Discrimination After 6 Black Passengers Kicked Off Plane
A discussion about an overbooked seat led to six black passengers being kicked off a Spirit Airlines plane at Los Angeles International Airport Monday, and those passengers are claiming discrimination. According to CBS News Los Angeles, a flight attendant asked a couple to change seats because the airline had overbooked. Witnesses say the couple told…
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Ex-Boxer Who Claimed He Was Drugged in Gay-Porn Film Admits He Lied
The Philadelphia ex-boxer who claimed he was drugged when he filmed a same-sex threesome is retracting that story, and now acknowledges that he is bisexual and that he was fully conscious when the film was shot. On Monday, Yusaf Mack issued a statement to Black Sports Online, recanting his previous tale. “This is an issued…
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Black Yale Student Turned Away From Frat Party, Told ‘White Girls Only’
A black Yale University student took to social media Saturday to say that she wasn’t allowed into a fraternity party because it was a “white girls only” affair. “I’d just like to take a moment to give a shoutout to the member of Yale’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter who turned away a group of girls…
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Anonymous Begins Publishing Personal Details of Alleged KKK Members
The hacktivist group Anonymous has begun revealing the names of alleged Ku Klux Klan members, publishing their email addresses, Klan affiliation and phone numbers to Pastebin. Included in the list are nine politicians—four senators and five city mayors—but their association with the KKK is unverified. One mayor has denied any affiliation with the group. According…
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Bishop Michael Curry Becomes 1st Black Leader of US Episcopal Church
On Sunday, Bishop Michael Curry was installed as the first black leader of the U.S. Episcopal Church. He used the occasion to discuss the need to evangelize across the divides of race, education and wealth, the Associated Press reports. During the celebration of his new position within the church, held at Washington National Cathedral in…