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Fla. Church Sends Single Mom $1,000 Collection Notice
Blessings don’t come cheap in one Florida church. According to ABC Action News, a Tampa, Fla., woman claims that she was sent a $1,000 collection notice, warning her that in order “to be a member in good standing and have the right to vote, adults are to contribute the minimum amount of $50 per month”…
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Sandra Bland Drove to Texas to Start a New Job, so How Did She End Up Dead in Jail?
On July 9, 28-year-old Sandra Bland of Naperville, Ill., drove to Texas to start a new job at her alma mater, Prairie View A&M. On July 10, police stopped Bland just outside the campus for allegedly failing to signal while changing lanes. Police claim that during the stop she became combative, was thrown to the ground,…
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Obama to Launch Program Increasing Internet Access for Low-Income Households
President Barack Obama is traveling to Durant, Okla., on Wednesday to officially announce a new initiative geared to bringing high-speed broadband to more families across the nation. The ConnectHome pilot program—set to launch in 27 cities and one tribal nation—is expected to reach more than 275,000 low-income households and almost 200,000 children, giving them the…
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Watch: Video of Fatal Calif. Police-Involved Shooting Released by Federal Judge
Video of a fatal Gardena, Calif., police-involved shooting has been unsealed after media outlets demanded its public release, the Associated Press reports. A federal judge ruled in favor of the police dash-cam video’s release, pointing out that the city could not claim any compelling reason to keep the video sealed and adding that there was…
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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…