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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…
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White Chicago Woman Claims Black Youths Attacked Her for Being in the Wrong Neighborhood
A Chicago woman is coping with fear and anxiety after she was allegedly attacked by a group of young people near the University of Chicago campus over the weekend, WLS-TV reports. Susan Pedersen had just finished dropping off a friend at the university around 9 p.m. Friday, with her two young children in the backseat,…
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Press Demands Release of Video in Fatal Calif. Police-Involved Shooting
The Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg are demanding the release of police dash-cam footage of a fatal 2013 shooting of an unarmed man, AP reports. A lawyer for the three outlets is arguing that the public has the right to see video that was captured on the cameras in three police vehicles.…
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Texas Pizza Worker Takes Smoke Break and Saves Kidnapped Child
On July 9 Courtney Best, 26, stepped outside the Papa Murphy’s pizza in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she works, for a quick cigarette. Instead of her normal routine of going out back for a smoke, on this day she stepped out front, and the move may have saved a child’s life. “I stepped outside, I…
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Despite Controversy, Cosby Art Collection Stays at Smithsonian
As allegations of sexual misconduct continue to mount against Bill Cosby, one historical institution has no intention of severing ties with the embattled comedian’s artwork. According to the Associated Press, the Smithsonian has no plans to pull the actor’s private art collection, which is currently on display and has been since November. “First and fundamentally,…
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Tamir Rice: Judge Dismisses Group's Efforts to Bring Murder Charges Against Cops In Fatal Shooting
Ohio’s 8th District Court of Appeals on Friday dismissed an activist group’s effort to have a judge issue arrest warrants for two white Cleveland police officers in the shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, according to The Associated Press. The activists, calling themselves the Group of Eight, had submitted affidavits asking Municipal Judge Ronald Adrine…