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All Charges Have Been Dropped Against BLM Activist Pamela Moses for Voting Error
Moses’ case makes clear the disparities between the consequences for Black people versus errors made by those of other races.
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Jussie Smollett Sentenced to 150 Days in Jail, 30 Months Felony Probation for Staging Fake Hate Crime [UPDATED]
While this chapter may be over, Smollett’s legal troubles are far from over.
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Empire Star Bryshere Gray Is Sentenced to 10 Days in Jail Following Domestic Violence Charges
Bryshere Gray, the actor best known for his role as Hakeem Lyon on Fox’s Empire and his portrayal of Michael Bivins in BET’s The New Edition Story, has pled guilty to assaulting his wife, The Root has learned. People magazine reports the actor has been sentenced to 10 days in an Arizona county jail after…
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Judge Denies Release for 15-Year-Old Detained for Not Doing Homework
It’s truly disheartening how quickly the American judicial system works to lock Black youth up. If you had any skepticism about how efficiently the school-to-prison pipeline works, the case of a 15-year-old girl in Michigan who was sent to juvenile detention for not doing her homework should quickly dispel it. Her case has generated national…
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The Bizarre Case of Meek Mill’s Incarceration, Explained
Let me make this clear: I’m not team #FreeMeekMill, but I am team #FreeRobertRihmeekWilliams. There is a difference. Meek Mill is a highly touted street dude-turned-rapper from Philly. Robert Rihmeek Williams is a Philadelphia man who many believe has been wrongly incarcerated by an overzealous judge who is using her influence and judicial power to…
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Academic Scandal Forces Notre Dame Football Team to Vacate 2012, 2013 Wins
An academic scandal at the storied Notre Dame football team will put the team on probation; the team must also forfeit wins from the 2012 and 2013 seasons. According to WNDU, the trouble started after the university investigated claims that a student athletic adviser committed academic violations for several players, including giving six players prohibited…
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86-Year-Old Woman Outraged After Thief's Probation: 'Drown in Your Own Tears'
Bernice Starnes, the 86-year-old who was the victim of a purse snatching earlier this month, says she is upset that the thief won’t be getting any jail time. “They give that bitch five years’ probation, no jail time?” Starnes said to the New York Post Thursday after learning that 37-year-old Adrianne Terry had secured a…
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Mom of 'Affluenza' Teen Gets Bond Conditions Relaxed so She Can Look for a Job
Tonya Couch, the mother of “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch, is apparently looking for a job and has also gotten the conditions of her bond eased so that she can leave home to go job hunting, WFAA reports. Tonya Couch attended her first court hearing Monday since being indicted on charges of money laundering and hindering…