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Cop Who Killed Alton Sterling Caught on Video Slapping Handcuffed Man: Report
The now former Baton Rouge, La., police officer who shot and killed an already subdued Alton Sterling now faces charges that he slapped a handcuffed suspect because the cop feared for his life, something something … his safety was threatened, yada yada … it’s a dangerous job. According to the New York Post, Blane Salamoni,…
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Black Woman Says She Wasn’t Allowed in Waffle House as White People Dined Inside; Restaurant Faces Calls for Boycott
It might be time to get those pecan waffles and cheesy eggs someplace else. Activists are targeting Waffle House after the company doubled down on its defense of Saraland, Ala., staffers who called the police on a black woman. The violent arrest, during which three police officers forced 25-year-old Chikesia Clemons to the floor and…
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Washington, DC, Police Officer Arrested on Charges He Had Sex With 14-Year-Old Girl From Dating App
Nathan Clinkscale, a 25-year-old Washington, D.C., police officer, was arrested Monday and charged with a third-degree sex offense after allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl. According to the Prince George’s County, Md., Police Department, the 14-year-old’s mother found Clinkscale and the girl in the basement of her Upper Marlboro, Md., home. According to authorities,…
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Naija, Please: Omarosa Wants Back In, Confirms Trump Called African Nations ‘Shithole Countries’
Black God’s most beloved belly flop, Omarosa Manigault Newman, wants back on the Underground Railroad. Ever since being kicked out of her master’s house, where she was receiving a paycheck for being the president’s closest black friend, Omarosa has been revamping herself as a bitter “Spook Who Sat Near the President and Was Totally Fine…
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New Jersey Football Coach Says He Lost His Job Because He Had Too Many Black Players on Team
A New Jersey high school football coach claims he was fired because his football teams featured too many black players. But the reality is he’s probably just another black dude playing the race card to make himself a victim after doing a terrible job of coaching … Oh, wait … he’s white? And he wins?…
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#MovingInWhileBlack: Former White House Staffer Accused of Breaking Into His Own Apartment
Here’s an updated list of reasons why the cops have been called on black people: #BreathingWhileBlack, #WalkingWhileBlack, #HoldingACellPhoneWhileBlack, #EatingAtTheWaffleHouseWhileBlack, #SittingAtStarbucksWhileBlack … and now you can add #MovingInWhileBlack. And that’s just what happened to former White House staffer Darren Martin as he was moving into his Upper West Side apartment in New York City. Martin, a…
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Can You Blame Him?
A black attorney in Arizona had a package mistakenly delivered to his home by UPS last week. Although the package is addressed to someone who lives just on the next block, he is waiting for UPS to come get the package and take it to the right house instead of taking it to his neighbor…
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Roy Moore Believes He’s the Victim of a ‘Political Conspiracy,’ Sues His Accusers
Roy Moore, the former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, just cannot seem to let go of the fact that he lost his bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate to Doug Jones in a special election on Dec. 12. After previously refusing to concede his loss in the hope that there…
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Congressional Black Caucus to Host Twitter Town Hall on Community Policing and Police Accountability
On Tuesday, May 8, the Congressional Black Caucus will be hosting a Twitter town hall focused on community policing and police accountability, during which members will be responding to questions and comments from constituents, celebrities, activists and advocates alike. In the wake of the recent police shootings of Diante Yarber, Saheed Vassell and Stephon Clark—shooting…
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Emails Show That Cops Focused on Counterprotesters at Tennessee Rally but Were Totally Cool With Nazis
Newly discovered emails show that law enforcement officials planning the security for a Tennessee college event featuring hate group the Traditionalist Worker Party were much more concerned about the anti-racism counterprotesters than with the now-defunct neo-Nazi organization responsible for deaths and injuries at rallies across the country. Documents included in media collective Unicorn Riot’s Freedom…