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Report: Jailed St. Louis Man Denied ER Visit, Found Unconscious in Cell
The Bernard Scott story is a convoluted tale of traffic fines, a stay in a holding cell, an emergency room visit reportedly canceled by police officials and a reported hanging. Let’s start at the beginning. Scott, 44, was arrested in September 2014 and taken to the Pine Lawn, Mo., jail in St. Louis County, where…
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This Is What Happened When a Cop in NC and the Man Who Tried to Stab Him Saw Each Other a Year Later
When Raleigh, N.C., Police Officer J.D. Boyd and Cory Sanders first met Oct. 25, 2014, it wasn’t pleasant. The officer was trying to stop a domestic disturbance between Sanders and his girlfriend. Sanders reportedly tried to stab Boyd during an altercation, and the officer said he came close to shooting Sanders. Luckily for both of…
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Watch: James Blake Calls for Firing of NYPD Cop
Retired tennis star James Blake, who was slammed to the ground this week by an undercover New York City police officer in a controversial case of mistaken identity, said the cop “doesn’t deserve to ever have a badge and a gun again,” reports the New York Daily News. Reportedly mistaken for a man wanted in…
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Moses Malone Dies at 60
Moses Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and Hall of Famer, died in his sleep Sunday at the age of 60, according to Fox News. The 13-time All-Star died of an apparent heart attack, according to Fox26 Sports Director Mark Berman. He was scheduled to play in a golf tournament in Norfolk, Va., with fellow Hall of…
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Watch: Black Designer Tackles Police Brutality With Fake-Blood-Spattered Clothing and Video at NY Fashion Week
While presenting his Spring 2016 line last week, fashion designer Kerby Jean-Raymond tackled police brutality with a powerful video, fake-blood-spattered clothing and graffiti art, according to Style.Mic. Jean-Raymond, founder of Pyer Moss, on Thursday showcased his collection at New York Fashion Week, telling the news outlet, “I decided to show the clothes last-minute. I just…
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Woman Committed to Mental Hospital After Cops Doubt BMW Ownership Speaks Out
A Long Island, N.Y., woman claims she spent eight days at a mental hospital, where she was injected with powerful drugs, after New York City Police Department officers refused to believe that a young black woman owned a BMW, according to the Huffington Post. Michael Lamonsoff, a lawyer for the 32-year-old woman, Kamilah Brock, told…
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Get the Salary You Want: 4 Tips on How to Negotiate From the Experts
Whether you’re starting a new job or remaining at your old job (but think it’s time for that dollar figure to change), salary negotiation can incite a particular kind of dread that wells up in your stomach and will have you running to call your mom as if you weren’t an adult. Salary negotiation, however,…
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Trinidadian Family Sentenced to Combined 418 Years in Prison in $1,800,000 Scam
Accused of bilking about 19 Caribbean immigrants out of $1.8 million in their life savings by pretending to help them avoid deportation, a Trinidadian family was sentenced by a New York City judge on Wednesday to a combined 418-year prison sentence, reports the New York Daily News. Calling them “the most despicable gang of criminal…
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Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade Celebrate 1st Wedding Anniversary With Rom-Com Trailer
In a trailer appropriately called “The Wade Union,” Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade celebrated the first anniversary of their marriage by turning their wedding video into a romantic comedy, reports People magazine. The Being Mary Jane actress and the Miami Heat shooting guard shared a trailer of their August 2014 wedding exclusively with People magazine.…
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Man Targeted in James Blake NYPD Arrest Also Misidentified
New York Police Department officers were armed with a photo of an unidentified black man when they slammed tennis star James Blake to the ground outside of his hotel, according to the New York Daily News. Turns out, the unnamed man was also innocent, the News writes, stating, “The mystery man’s skin appears to be…