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After A Wrongful Conviction Caused A Black Man To Spend 24 Years In Prison, He’s Getting Paid
Darryl Anthony Howard will receive $7.75 million from the city of Durham.
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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson Called Beyoncé a ‘Skank,’ And It Gets Worse … But Where Is the BeyHive?!
The North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee, who is extra cozy with former President Trump, has repeatedly come for Queen Bey.
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Black Man Wins $6 Million After Jury Finds Detective Falsified Evidence to Get Wrongful Conviction
Darryl Howard spent 23 years in prison before a judge determined there was misconduct by both the prosecutors and former Durham police detective Darryl Dowdy.
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N.C. Lawmakers Call for Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s Job After Video Surfaces of Him Calling Transgenderism, Homosexuality ‘Filth’
Robinson made his remarks at the Asbury Baptist Church in Seagrove, N.C., in June.
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Judge Denies Request to Release Footage of Cops Killing Andrew Brown Jr. Because It Wouldn't Be Fair to Cops Who Killed Andrew Brown Jr. (No, Seriously)
A North Carolina judge has ruled that publicly owned footage of public employees killing a member of the public cannot be released to the public, citing stuff and things. Meanwhile, the district attorney fought the request from a coalition of media outlets by showing exactly why it should be released. On Wednesday, North Carolina Superior…
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Ronnie Long Spent 44 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn’t Commit. The State Believes That’s Worth $750,000. Long Says That’s Not Nearly Enough
In 1976, Ronnie Long was accused of raping a white woman and sentenced to life in prison. Long would spend 44 years in prison despite evidence collected at the scene that would have proved his innocence never being shared. In August 2020 Long was freed, but the damage had been done. Long lost his freedom…