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Transgender Woman Found Dead 1 Month After Being Assaulted by 4 Men
23-year-old Muhlaysia Booker, a transgender woman whose April attack made national headlines, was found dead in Dallas on Sunday morning. According to CNN, Dallas Police Major Vincent Weddington said authorities responded to a report of a shooting around 6:40 a.m. Saturday. “Upon arrival, officers found the complainant lying face down in the street — deceased…
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Texas Police Officer Fired After Being Charged with Homicide in Shooting Death of 24-Year-Old Black Man
Arlington, Texas, police officer Bau Tran has been fired days after he was charged with criminally negligent homicide for shooting and killing 24-year-old O’Shae Terry during a traffic stop in 2018, according to the Associated Press. Tran may appeal his dismissal. He has yet to enter a plea in his criminal case. While Terry’s death…
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‘Thug Day’: Texas High School Students’ Theme-Day Attire Gets Called Out As Racially Offensive
Who approved this? A Texas high school is feeling the heat after a group of students arrived on campus dressed as “thugs”—in cornrows, fake tattoos, chains and the like—as part of Spirit Week or, as they renamed it, “Thug Day.” Photos of the students dressed as so-called thugs at Houston’s Memorial High School this year…
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Unarmed Black Woman Yells ‘I’m Pregnant!’ Before Being Shot, Killed by Police
A police officer in Baytown, Texas, fatally shot and killed a black woman while attempting to arrest her at her apartment complex on Monday night. KHOU 11 reports that the shooting occurred after an officer identified a woman with whom he had prior encounters while patrolling her apartment complex. Believing she had outstanding warrants, he…
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Top Civil Rights Groups Will Help Crystal Mason Appeal Her 5-Year Sentence for Trying to Vote
It was a case so unfair, it quickly became a go-to talking point to illuminate the criminal justice system’s deep racial inequities: Crystal Mason, a 44-year-old Texas woman was sentenced to five years in jail for unknowingly casting an illegal ballot. Last Friday, two major civil rights groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and the…
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Derion Vence Arrested in Connection with Maleah Davis’ Disappearance
Twenty-six-year-old Derion Vence was arrested Saturday near Houston in connection with the disappearance of 4-year-old Maleah Davis, who has been missing since May 3. According to police, Vence was charged with tampering with evidence, specifically a human corpse. “At this point in time those are the charges we have filed and I can’t say any…
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Mother of Maleah Davis Now Believes Ex-Fiancé Bears Responsibility for Disappearance, Police Say His Story Doesn't Add Up
According to outlets including the New York Post, little Maleah Davis, the 4-year-old Houston child last seen May 3, was in danger before what her stepfather characterized as abduction at the hands of three hispanic men. Police issued an Amber Alert for Maleah Sunday. Sgt. Mark Holbrook of the Houston Police Department’s Homicide Division told…
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Mom Terrified as Search Continues for Missing 4-Year-Old Maleah Davis of Houston
As a desperate search continues for 4-year-old Maleah Davis, her mother says she’s terrified for her child, who recently underwent brain surgery and requires medical care. “My spirit is broken. I feel so lost,” the girl’s mother, Brittany Bowens, told KTRK. “I can’t concentrate. I can’t focus. It’s just … it’s so overwhelming for me.…
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Amber Alert Issued for Five-Year-Old Maleah Davis, Last Seen in Houston
An Amber Alert has been issued for five-year-old Maleah Davis, last seen in the 16500 block of the Southwest Freeway in North Houston, Tex. on Saturday around 9 p.m. According to a local ABC affiliate, Maleah was wearing a pink bow in her hair with a light blue zip-up jacket, blue jeans and gray, white…
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Houston High School Announces its First Ever Black Valedictorian: 'You Can Do Anything You Set Your Mind To'
Black excellence can never be denied. As such, St. Thomas High School senior Kellin McGowan just became the first black valedictorian in the school’s 119-year history. His otherworldly 4.57 GPA beat out his peers, who principal Aaron Dominguez takes pride in for the nurturing environment the students have fostered. “The guys here are really competitive…