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Former RI Cop Files Lawsuit Claiming Racial Discrimination in Arrest by Fellow Officers
A former Providence, R.I., police officer who was instrumental in the arrest of a car-theft suspect—later sentenced to 20 years in prison—has filed a lawsuit accusing fellow officers and state police of assault and violation of rights after he was beaten and placed under arrest during the same 2012 encounter, the Providence Journal reports. Christopher…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates and 23 Others Named This Year’s Winners of the MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant
The Atlantic journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates might be having the best year ever. Coates’ second book, Between the World and Me, was released earlier this year to critical acclaim and a firm standing on the New York Times best-seller list. It was announced earlier this month that Coates, when not performing feats akin to a black…
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Ga. Parents Whose Sons Reportedly Tried to Kill Them: ‘We Forgive Our Boys’
Georgia parents whose sons reportedly drugged, beat and stabbed them earlier this month, in an alleged attempted double murder, went on Good Morning America Monday and insisted that their boys were good kids who had “one bad moment.” “We forgive our boys because that was totally out of character for them. They’re not violent; they’ve…
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Calif. Kindergartner Kicked Out of Christian School for Having 2 Moms
A 5-year-old San Diego girl is at home, instead of starting kindergarten with her friends, because her school, the Mount Erie Christian Academy, refuses to welcome her any longer because she has two moms, KGTV reports. The child, who had attended Mount Erie for preschool and summer school, was abruptly cut off when her parents…
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Ga. 10th-Grader With Confederate Flag on Backpack Leads to School Lockdown Drill
Rockmart High School in Polk County, Ga., went into a lockdown drill after tensions broke out over a Confederate battle flag on campus, Fox 5 Atlanta reports. It reportedly began when a 10th-grade boy came to school with the infamous flag decorating his backpack. “He got dropped off out of his truck and came down…
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Watch: Miko Grimes, Wife of Miami Dolphins Cornerback Brent Grimes, Is Arrested
Local radio sports talk show host Miko Grimes, who is also the wife of the Miami Dolphins’ cornerback Brent Grimes, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after a confrontation with officers just outside Sun Life Stadium, the Sun Sentinel reports. It all started when Grimes tried to walk through a restricted…
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Watch: Va. Officer Tells Man to Put Hands on Car, and When Man Does, Cop Fires Taser at Him
Virginia police officials are investigating an incident captured on video that appears to show a black man complying with an officer’s demands, yet the officer still uses a Taser on him. The video, which was posted to Facebook, shows a Fairfax County officer, who was not identified, with his Taser out and aimed at the man.…
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Ind. Teen Dies in Police Custody After Telling Cops He Couldn’t Breathe
An Indianapolis teen suspected of shoplifting died in police custody Saturday after complaining of having trouble breathing. According to WISH, a loss-prevention officer inside Burlington Coat Factory stopped Terrell Day, 18, around 1 p.m. The teen took out a handgun, pointed it at the officer and then took off running, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan…
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Aide’s Death Prompts NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Renew Calls for National Gun Control Laws
During a moving speech at a eulogy for the head New York state attorney who was killed by a stray bullet earlier this month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Saturday renewed his call for national gun control laws, Reuters reports. He spoke during a private service for Carey Gabay, 43, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in New…
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At Least 1 Cop Warned That Freddie Gray Needed Medical Care
A Baltimore Police Department internal investigation shows that at least one officer suggested that Freddie Gray needed “medical care but wondered, along with others, whether he was faking injuries or being uncooperative,” according to the Baltimore Sun. The alert for medical attention, which the news outlet notes has never been publicly revealed, likely explains why…