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Zoë Kravitz Says Mom Lisa Bonet Is ‘Disgusted’ by Cosby Charges
While former Cosby Show star Lisa Bonet pleads “the fifth” on the swirl of allegations surrounding Bill Cosby, her daughter says the actress is “appalled” by sex assault charges against her once-beloved television dad, according to the New York Daily News. Zoë Kravitz, 26, told The Guardian that her mother, who played Denise Huxtable on…
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Father of US Train Hero Anthony Sadler Jr. Is ‘Relieved’ He ‘Wasn’t Hurt or Killed’
Anthony Sadler Sr. told NBC News affiliate KCRA in Sacramento, Calif., that he was “stunned” and “relieved” when he heard that his son was one of three Americans who on Friday helped subdue a gunman aboard a high-speed train en route to Paris from Amsterdam. “[I’m] proud, you know,” the father told the news station…
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Watch: Obamas Take Bike Ride in State Forest on Martha’s Vineyard Vacation
During the last day full day of the first family’s summer vacation on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, the Obamas on Saturday took a bike ride through the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest in West Tisbury, Mass., according to the Cape Cod Times. On Sunday the president and his family are expected to end their two-week…
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Fla. Ex-Con Arrested After Giving Police Fake Name—for Wanted Felon
When ex-con Darius Devonte McClain was questioned by police for blaring loud music from his car stereo on a side street in Winter Haven, Fla., he gave them his brother’s name, according to the New York Daily News. Little did he know, however, that his brother Dequan Gunter, from nearby Putnam County in central Florida,…
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Father of 4 Slain While Working Overtime at Federal Building in NYC
A retired U.S. Army Reserve captain outraged that he was fired by the Department of Labor Statistics shot and killed a 53-year-old security guard at a federal building in New York City on Friday, according to the New York Daily News. Idrissa Camara, a native of Ivory Coast, was shot at close range by Kevin…
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St. Louis Prosecutor to Probe Death of Teen Shot in Back by Officer
The St. Louis prosecutor said Friday that her office is conducting an investigation into the death of Mansur Ball-Bey, a teenager shot in the back during an encounter with two St. Louis police officers this week, reports St. Louis Today. Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce announced that her office will conduct an investigation into the shooting…
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Jury Awards Michael Jordan $8,900,000 for Grocery Chain’s Use of Name in Steak Ad
Basketball legend Michael Jordan won on a different court Friday night. A federal jury ordered the owners of a defunct supermarket chain to pay the former Chicago Bulls player $8.9 million for using his identity without his permission in a 2009 advertisement, reports the Chicago Tribune. “It was all just about protecting my name and…
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Jury Deadlocks, Mistrial Declared in Police Killing of Jonathan Ferrell
After four days of deliberation, a jury deadlocked in the trial of former Charlotte-Mecklenburg, N.C., Police Officer Randall Kerrick, 27, who was charged with voluntary manslaughter in the 2013 shooting death of 24-year-old former Floridan A&M football player Jonathan Ferrell. The 12-member jury—consisting of eight women (two African American, two Hispanic) and four men (three…
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Noted Black Activists Issue a Statement of Solidarity With the Palestinian Struggle
More than 1,000 black activists, artists, scholars and organizations released a statement that expresses “black solidarity” with the Palestinian struggle against Israel, Salon reports. Some of the high-profile signatories include Angela Davis, Cornel West, death row inmate and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, and hip-hop artist Talib Kweli. The statement draws a connection between the Palestinian struggle for…
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NJ Grand Jury Clears Cops in Fatal Shooting Captured on Video
The two New Jersey police officers who fatally shot Jerame Reid will not face criminal charges. A grand jury cleared them Wednesday in the December 2014 shooting, which was captured on their patrol car’s dashboard camera, AP reports. What began as a traffic stop for running through a stop sign escalated when Bridgeton Officer Braheme…