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Fla. Teens Arrested After Allegedly Carjacking Federal Agent
Four Florida teens could be in a heap of trouble after being arrested for allegedly carjacking a federal agent on vacation at gunpoint before tying him up and joyriding around in his vehicle, the New York Daily News reports. According to the report, the suspects, ranging in age from 15 to 18, confronted the agent…
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300 Men March Movement Arrives in DC
Marchers coming from Baltimore as part of 300 Men March have reached the nation’s capital, WUSA 9 reports. According to the report, the group started off on Sunday and are expected to wind up at the White House as part of the initiative to raise awareness about community violence. The Washington Post reports that the…
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Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre Grew Up, so How Come Ice Cube Won’t?
None of us escapes life free of error. However, with age comes not only the opportunity to rectify our past blunders but also a chance to be bold enough to acknowledge them. When rapper Snoop Dogg was called on his past misogyny in his rap lyrics, he didn’t speak of regret but shared, “Once I…
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Confederate-Flag Supporters at Fla. Rally Accused of Flashing Knife, Gun at Black Lives Matter Protesters
Black Lives Matter protesters confronted Confederate-flag supporters at a Sunday rally in Broward County, Fla., refusing to stand down in the face of what they call a symbol of hatred, the Sun Sentinel reports. Hundreds of people supporting the contentious flag participated in a 15-mile road rally that extended from Plantation, Fla., to Sunrise, Fla.,…
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Miami Teen Who Killed Mom and Threw Party With Her Body in the Next Room Gets 28 Years
In March 2012, Kit Darrant threw a party for more than 60 of his high school friends. The teens, all from Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School, partied in the apartment where Darrant lived with his mother. At one point, a student asked Darrant about a strange smell. He told her it was probably…
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Is ‘Pic-a-Nika’ Pizza Racist? What About Fried Chicken and Watermelon Toppings?
“Pic-a-nika.” The word was supposed to be an exaggerated play on the Italian pronunciation of the English word “picnic,” or at least that’s how the owners of Pizza by Certé in New York City say they saw it. But it wasn’t just the name (you have to say it out loud to really get the…
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Watch: Outpouring of Grief at Funeral for Slain Teen Christian Taylor
More than 1,000 people attended the funeral Saturday for Christian Taylor, the 19-year-old football player who was shot and killed by an Arlington, Texas, police trainee at a car dealership earlier this month, according to the Dallas Morning News. Dozens of teammates from Angelo State University, where Taylor was to start his sophomore year, shared…
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Miami Police Union Slams Woman Who Posted Video of Cop Punching a Handcuffed Man
When Shenitria Blocker witnessed Miami officers arresting a man last week, she immediately whipped out her cellphone and began recording, mindful of rising tensions between blacks and police, reports the Associated Press. What she recorded was breathtaking, as evidenced by her reaction on a 47-minute recording that captured an officer handcuffing man, placing him in…
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Julian Bond, the Longtime NAACP Leader and Civil Rights Advocate, Dies at 75
Julian Bond, the longtime NAACP leader and civil rights champion, died late Saturday following a brief illness, according to the Associated Press. He was 75. The Southern Poverty Law Center, which released a statement announcing the death Sunday morning, called Bond unrelenting in his advocacy for civil rights, the report says. The native of Nashville,…
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Michael Brown 1-Year Anniversary Overtime Brag Lands Mo. Cop in Hot Water
St. Louis County police are investigating a reported Facebook comment by one of their officers who reportedly bragged about spending extra income earned while working in Ferguson, Mo., on the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, The Guardian reports. Todd J. Bakula, also known as “T.J.,” appeared to be bragging about spending extra…