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Detroit Woman Given Ticket Because of HIV Status Reaches Settlement
A Detroit woman who filed a lawsuit against the city of Dearborn, Mich., after she was ticketed in 2012 for having HIV has reached a $40,000 settlement. According to the New York Daily News, the August 2012 incident, which was recorded on the police dash cam, shows Dearborn Police Officer David Lacey pulling over a…
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Utah Mom Says Daughter Is Being ‘Racially Profiled’ by School for Being White and Having Dreadlocks
A Utah mother is saying that her teenage daughter is being “racially profiled” at her high school for being white and having dreadlocks, which the teen reportedly wears for religious reasons, Fox 13 reports. “My daughter is white and there happens to be other kids in the school who happen to be other race and…
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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…