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Man Sues NYC and the Cop Who Allegedly Stole His Cash During a Stop and Frisk
A Brooklyn, N.Y., man has filed a federal lawsuit against New York City and the police officer he accuses of taking $1,300 in cash out of his pocket during a stop and frisk, the New York Post reports. The incident happened a year ago on a basketball court in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood. A video…
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Many Families of Inmates Struggle to Meet Basic Needs: Report
Families with an incarcerated family member struggle with basic needs such as food and housing, according to a survey by the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Forward Together and other community organizations that work with imprisoned individuals, the New York Times reports. According to the report, almost two-thirds of such families struggle to meet…
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#Justice4Abe: More Than a Year Later, the Family of Conn. Lawyer Gugsa Abraham Dabela Still Searches for Answers
It’s been some 17 months since Gugsa Abraham Dabela was found dead by a Redding, Conn., roadside. By all accounts, just hours before his body was found, Dabela was hanging out with friends, having a good time and handing out business cards for his new law practice. His family has been reeling in the aftermath; questions…
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Helen Burns Jackson, Mother of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Mourned in SC
When the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s mother gave birth to him as an unwed teen, “I guarantee you where she was going to church didn’t look like this,” said former President Bill Clinton in his signature, conversational style during homegoing services Monday for Helen Burns Jackson. Mrs. Jackson died Sept. 7 at age 91. Springfield Baptist…
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Ben Carson: Black Lives Matter Is ‘Bullying’ People
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, a Republican 2016 presidential hopeful, had a lot to say about the Black Lives Matter movement while he was in Ferguson, Mo., where the movement was born out of the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown, CBS St. Louis and the Associated Press reports. Carson chastised the activist movement in an…
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Baltimore Pastor Jamal Bryant Announces Bid for Congress
Jamal Harrison Bryant, pastor at the Empowerment Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church in West Baltimore, is eyeing the seat currently held by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). On Monday he announced his campaign for Congress, the Baltimore Sun reports. According to the report, Bryant released a statement announcing, “After prayer, soul-searching and long deliberation, I am…
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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…