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Brittney Griner’s Ex Wants $20,000 a Month in Spousal Support
The love story between WNBA players Glory Johnson and Brittney Griner has involved a short-lived courtship, a domestic violence assault, a marriage, allegations of an undisclosed in vitro fertilization pregnancy, Griner’s filing for an annulment and, now, Johnson’s request for spousal support and attorney fees—all in less than a year. According to ESPN, Johnson wants “$20,000…
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Controversial Pittsburgh Police Chief Gives Thumbs-Up to Officer’s Protest Art
Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay said he’s proud of an officer’s courage to “speak difficult truths” through his artwork, which protests police brutality against unarmed black men, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports. “The preservation of human life, all human lives, is the most foundational value in the policing profession. His statement against police misconduct is not…
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Vandals Trash Fla. Church, Write ‘Charleston 2’ on Bishop’s Truck
A black Melbourne, Fla., church was vandalized, its property damaged and a truck belonging to the bishop found submerged in a pond with “SS. Charleston 2” scrawled on the side, My News 13 reports. Police have officially classified the attack as a hate crime, Police Cmdr. Dan Lynch told Florida Today. According to My News…
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NYC Woman Alleges Police Revenge for Filming Eric Garner’s Death: Lawsuit
A Staten island, N.Y., woman is accusing New York City police officers of falsely arresting and harassing her because she captured Eric Garner’s last moments on video, a lawsuit claims, according to the New York Daily News. Taisha Allen described how she was cornered in February in the Sound Beach section of the New York…
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2 Black American Jews Detained 2 Days at Israeli Airport and Then Deported
Israeli officials detained two black American Jewish converts in a holding cell for nearly two days at Ben Gurion Airport before sending them back to the United States, the Jerusalem Post reports. Idit Malka, 40, and her 10-year-old son, Kahxin, of Cape Coral, Fla., said that they landed in Israel on June 12. Malka told…
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NAACP Calls for Removal of Confederate Flag From Ala. State Troopers’ Cruisers, Uniforms
Huntsville, Ala.’s NAACP is calling for the removal of the Confederate flag from the state’s Highway Patrol vehicles. Currently it is plastered on every state trooper vehicle, as well as on a patch that every uniformed officer wears, WAFF reports. In keeping with the recent national shunning of all symbols of the Confederacy, the local…
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Texas High School Coach Called Black Student Player’s Hair ‘Nappy and Nasty’: Report
A Texas family is questioning the lack of serious punishment after a high school softball coach reportedly made several racial remarks about a black student player, Raw Story reports. According to the report, over the weekend, dozens of people rallied in support of the Richland High School’s mascot name, “the Rebels,” which is a nod…
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90-Year-Old WWII Vet Who Wanted to Stay in His Home Is Evicted on Stretcher
The story of Johnnie H. Hodges, a 90-year-old Navy veteran of World War II, and the home that he lived in for some 60 years is chock-full of sadness and missed chances. Hodges lived in his Buffalo, N.Y., home with his wife for decades. About four years ago, Hodges spent most of his income caring…
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Eric Garner’s Family Accepts $5.9 Million to Settle Wrongful Death Case: Report
Updated Monday, July 13, 8:15 p.m. EDT: The city of New York settled with the family of Eric Garner on Monday for $5.9 million, according to family attorney Jonathan Moore, the New York Times reports. The city had until Friday to settle the case before the family filed a lawsuit. Other investigations into the case—by…
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Obama Grants Clemency to 46 Men and Women Serving Unjust Prison Sentences
On Monday, President Barack Obama commuted the sentences of 46 men and women, almost all of whom were serving lengthy sentences for drug crimes. “Nearly all of these individuals would have already served their time and returned to society if they were convicted of the exact same crime today,” the White House wrote on the…