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Black Veteran Sentenced to Life in Prison Over $30 Marijuana Sale Set to Be Freed
In Louisiana, a Black veteran currently serving life without parole over a $30 weed sale is set to be released. On Thursday, prosecutors in Vermilion Parish, La., agreed to release Derek Harris, who has served nine years in prison, KATC reports. Harris was arrested in 2008 for selling less than a gram of marijuana to…
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Trump’s Former Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort and His Precious White Lungs Released From Prison
Coronavirus is running rampant in prisons, so America is doing everything it can to make sure Trump’s accomplices are released because they can’t run the risk of fucking up their precious white lungs. According to the Washington Post, Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is no longer in prison and has been relegated to house…
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Eric Reid, Outspoken Veteran and Friend of Colin Kaepernick, Has Been Cut From the Carolina Panthers
Eric Reid is a man. That’s all he’s been since he walked into the NFL, and if he’s played his last game, he will leave the way that he came in, as a man. Despite the NFL’s best efforts to silence his outspokenness against the treatment of African Americans both on and off the field,…
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The New England Patriots Boot Antonio Brown Amid Accusations of Sexual Violence and Intimidation
To coin terminology from another sport, looks like it was three strikes and Antonio Brown was out. The embattled wide receiver got cut by the New England Patriots Friday days after being accused of sexual misconduct by two women, including one who also said he sent her threatening text messages after her story was reported.…
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OWN’s New Docuseries Released Shares the Stories of Formerly Incarcerated Men and Women Re-Entering Society
The first 90 days after being released from incarceration are said to be the hardest. And a new documentary on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN will take a look at the lives of several men and women re-entering the world after being in prison. Released will present autobiographical portraits of formerly incarcerated individuals as they walk out…
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Brother of Man Shot by Off-Duty Officer in Chicago Released on Bond
Michael Beal, 28, brother of the late Joshua Beal, who was shot and killed Saturday by an off-duty Chicago police officer, was released from custody Thursday after an anonymous donor paid the $50,000 bail, the Chicago Tribune reports. Upon leaving Cook County Jail in Chicago, Michael told reporters how thankful he was for his supporters.…
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Antonio Cromartie's Wife Believes Team Let Him Go Because of Protest
The Indianapolis Colts released cornerback Antonio Cromartie last month, and his wife says she thinks she knows why: his protest during the national anthem. Terricka Cason Cromartie took to Instagram to respond to Colts owner Jim Irsay’s comments that NFL games aren’t the place for protest. “You are nothing more than an entertainer. Just shut…