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Philadelphia Transgender Woman Beaten, Shot to Death: Report
Philadelphia police are searching for five to six men they believe robbed and brutally beat a transgender woman early Tuesday morning before fatally shooting her in the back. Capt. James Clark told WPVI that footage shows Keisha Jenkins, 22, getting out of a car around 2:30 a.m. Police say they received a call shortly after…
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Calif. Woman Sues City of Carlsbad for Brutal Police Beating
A California mother is suing the city of Carlsbad, Calif., after she says she was pinned to the ground and repeatedly punched in the head during a 2013 arrest, CBS Los Angeles reports. Cindy Hahn calls July 31, 2013, a “horrific day,” a day when a simple inquiry reportedly led to her getting on the…
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Chicago-Based, Black-Owned Trash Company Sues City, Claiming Discrimination
An African-American garbage-hauling company has filed a $24 million lawsuit against the city of Chicago, a waste-removal company and a teamsters union, claiming that the trio conspired to keep the minority-owned business from competing for Chicago garbage contracts. According to the Cook County Record, Linda and Jesse McGee, owners of Linda Construction Inc., claim that…
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Ben Carson on Ore. School Shooting: ‘I Would Not Just Stand There and Let Him Shoot Me’
After the horrific mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson posted a photo of himself holding up a sign reading “I am a Christian,” which promptly went viral. The shooter, who killed nine people, was reported to have targeted Christians, allegedly asking students to identify their religion before…
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Former President Jimmy Carter to Arbitrate MLK Family Dispute Over Traveling Bible, 1964 Nobel Peace Prize
Former President Jimmy Carter has been tapped to mediate the ongoing legal battle among the three living children of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who are at odds over whether to sell the civil rights icon’s traveling Bible and 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, the Associated Press reports. Last year MLK’s estate, which is controlled…
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RI Cop Given Coffee With ‘Black Lives Matter’ Written on Cup
A Providence, R.I., police officer went into a local Dunkin’ Donuts Friday looking for a hot cup of coffee, but he claims he was given a hot cup of attitude and a social-justice hashtag on the side of his cup. According to ABC 6, the officer, who didn’t want to be named, says he was…
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Black Airline Passenger Seated Next to ‘White Supremacist Hells Angels’ Claims Crew Didn’t Take Complaints Seriously
A black traveler claims he was seated next to drunken white supremacists who made violently racist comments and that the cabin crew of the Lufthansa flight he was on did not take his concerns for his safety seriously, The Mirror reports. Chicago resident David Barthwell was on a flight from Ibiza, Spain, to Frankfurt, Germany, when…
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White Supremacist Craig Cobb Could Be Targeting Neb. for Dream of All-White Enclave
White supremacist Craig Cobb has had some Nebraska residents worried since he reportedly bought three properties last month at a sheriff’s tax sale in Webster County, Neb., the Journal Star reports. Cobb is known for his attempts to establish an all-white enclave, and according to the report, county residents are reportedly concerned that this could…
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Los Angeles Tentatively Agrees to $2,850,000 Settlement Over in-Custody Death of Vachel Howard
Los Angeles could be paying out $2.85 million to the family of Vachel Howard, a 56-year-old grandfather who died in police custody in 2012, pending approval of the City Council and mayor, CNN reports. According to the report, the city attorney’s office has tentatively agreed to settle the case, and the council is expected to…
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Okla. Officer Charged With Felony After Reportedly Beating Unarmed Suspect With the Butt of a Shotgun
An Oklahoma police officer has been charged with felony assault after he was seen on video apparently hitting an unarmed suspect repeatedly with the butt of a shotgun, Tulsa World reports. Owasso Police Lt. Michael Dwain Denton, who had been suspended since the June 14 incident, was charged with assault and battery with a deadly…