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2 Men Dressed Like Super Fly and Rick James Walk Into a Bank and … Rob It
Police in Indianapolis are looking for two men who robbed a bank Saturday and were dressed up like two black icons: fictional drug dealer Youngblood Priest from Super Fly and funk singer Rick James. According to ABC 6, the two men reportedly robbed the Indiana Members Credit Union around 12:38 p.m. dressed all in black.…
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Ahmed Mohamed Officially Withdraws From School District, Visits Google’s Science Fair
Teen whiz Ahmed Mohamed was reportedly the center of attention at Google’s Science Fair, where he was one of almost two dozen finalists who came at the tech giant’s invitation, the New York Daily News reports. “Curious young scientists, inventors and builders like [Ahmed] should be encouraged and empowered,” Mariette DiChristina, Scientific American’s editor-in-chief, said…
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Cleveland Police Dispatcher Involved in Tamir Rice Case Resigns
The Cleveland Police Department dispatcher who sent officers to investigate the Cudell Recreation Center the day 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot resigned from the department in July, according to records that were released last week, Cleveland.com reports. Beth Mandl reportedly handed in a two-sentence resignation letter on July 16 after not showing up for…
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Cover Charge Racism: 3 Black Lawyers Charged to Enter Club While Whites Enter for Free; Wait Till You Read the Club’s Response
Three African-American friends were looking for a fun time when they went to a popular Texas nightclub; instead, they say, what they ended up getting was a shot of front-door racism as security asked them to pay a $20 cover charge while white partygoers were allowed to enter for free. Brandon Ball, 32, and his…
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FBI Offers $5,000 for Information on Vandals of 2 Fla. Churches
The FBI is offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the identification of those who were involved in the vandalism of two Melbourne, Fla., churches, one of which has a predominantly black congregation that was targeted three times with spray-painted swastikas and other messages, Florida Today reports. The New Shiloh Christian Center was…
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Ala. Pastor and Congregation Wrestle Gun Away From Assailant
The pastor and members of the congregation of an Alabama church are being hailed as heroes after wrestling a gun away from a man who opened fire during a Sunday-morning service, CBS News and the Associated Press report. James Junior Minter was arrested and is being held without bond after reportedly shooting his girlfriend, his…
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Ben Carson Stands Firm: No Muslims in the White House
Former neurosurgeon and current Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson stood firm on his position that a Muslim should not be president of the United States in an interview with The Hill on Sunday, despite backlash. Earlier Sunday, during an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press, Carson had created a media firestorm after saying that he…
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Fla. Teen Who Was Also Arrested for a Science Project Tells Ahmed Mohamed, ‘Keep Moving Forward’
By now we’ve all heard the story of Ahmed Mohamed, the brilliant 14-year-old who brought his homemade digital clock to school to show his science teacher, only to wind up arrested. Unfortunately, it’s not the first time that the scientific creativity of a person of color has been mistaken for a threat. In fact, Kiera…
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Colo. Father Upset After Teacher Gives Bizarre Letter and Photo to Daughter, 7
A 7-year-old Colorado girl came home with a note from the teacher. The note, according to the girl’s father, used nicknames and included a photo of the male teacher sticking his tongue out. “As I read over the letter, it was concerning since it had the teacher’s face and he was using pet names to…
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Calif. Teen Who Was Violently Arrested by 9 Cops for Jaywalking Speaks
On Tuesday, cellphone video showing some five Stockton, Calif., police officers violently arresting a teen for jaywalking went viral on social media. Since then, demonstrations have been held in and around Northern California to protest the use of force against the teen, who says he did nothing wrong. Emilio Mayfield, 16, told CBS Sacramento that…