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Kalief Browder’s Family Plans $20,000,000 Lawsuit Against NYC
In May 2010, Kalief Browder, then 16, was stopped and arrested on a New York City street for reportedly stealing a backpack. Browder’s family was unable to pay Browder’s bail, and although no charges were filed against Browder, he spent some three years in the jail at Rikers Island. While locked away, he endured beatings from prisoners…
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Pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church Considering Run for US Senate: Report
The pastor of Atlanta’s renowned Ebenezer Baptist Church, which was once headed by Martin Luther King Jr., is considering a run for U.S. Senate, which would pit him directly against Republican Sen. John Isakson, who will be running for his third term, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The Rev. Raphael Warnock, 46, in an exclusive interview,…
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All Lives Matter? Autopsy Pokes Holes in Police Account of Fatal Shooting of Unarmed White Teen Zachary Hammond
An independent autopsy has concluded that Zachary Hammond, an unarmed white 19-year-old killed by a Seneca, S.C., police officer July 26 during a drug bust, was shot from the side, contradicting what the officer said led up to the fatal shooting, The Guardian reports. The officer claimed that the teen was driving the vehicle toward…
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Sister of Alleged Memphis Cop Shooter: ‘It Was Kill or Be Killed’
The sister of a 29-year-old man charged with fatally shooting a Memphis, Tenn., police officer said the shooting was in self-defense because the officer was too aggressive and left her brother no choice. Callie Watkins, 28, claims that before her brother, Tremaine Wilbourn, turned himself in to police, he told her his version of events.…
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NYC Taxi Driver Fined $25,000 for Refusing to Pick Up Black Family
A New York City yellow-taxi driver was hit with a $25,000 penalty after refusing to pick up a black family but then picking up two white passengers shortly after, according to DNAinfo New York. The cabdriver, Baqir Raza, reportedly told Cynthia Jordan and her two daughters that he was off-duty when they tried to hail…
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11-Year-Old Detroit Boy Charged With Manslaughter in Fatal Shooting of 3-Year-Old
An 11-year-old Detroit boy has been charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of 3-year-old Elijah Walker in what police are calling a tragic accident. According to ClickonDetroit, the 11-year-old, who has not been identified because he is not being charged as an adult, took the gun from his father’s closet and tossed it out…
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Ga. Man Throws Away Winning Lottery Tickets
Cedric Jackson walked into Rick’s Food Mart in Rome, Ga., Saturday, checked his lottery numbers and figured he had lost. He asked the clerk if he wouldn’t mind throwing them out, and left the store. Later that night, he realized that while he hadn’t won the grand prize, he may have tossed out two winning…
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Ala. Police Officer Recorded Saying Black Man Should Be Killed and His Death Covered Up
An Alabama police officer reportedly suggested killing a black resident and then covering up the incident as self-defense, The Guardian has uncovered. Alexander City Police Officer Troy Middlebrooks was apparently “disciplined” after making the statements in May 2013 but kept his job and still goes out on patrols in the neighborhood. According to the report,…
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Michael Brown’s Mother on Darren Wilson: ‘The Devil. That’s What Comes to Mind’
“Evil.” “A waste of space.” These are the words Lesley McSpadden used in an interview with Al-Jazeera America to describe former Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson, who shot her unarmed son, Michael Brown, to death last August, the New York Daily News reports. “The devil. That’s what comes to mind,” the still-grieving mother said…
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Steak-umms or Mmm, Steak! The Dollar Tree Carries $1 Steak
Ever found yourself hungry with barely enough loose change to make a dollar and really wanted a steak? Well, you’re in luck, my friend, because Dollar Tree discount stores sell Stampede’s $1 boneless-ribeye, preseasoned steak! Sure, some reviewers are saying that it’s tougher than long division and thinner than a whisper on a windy day.…