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Texas Man Arrested on Charges He Planted Bomb on Confederate Statue
Welp. One Texas man is taking his hatred of Confederate statues to the absolute next level, authorities say. According to the Associated Press, a 25-year-old Houston man was arrested after officials say he was caught trying to plant explosives on a Confederate statue at a local park. Prosecutors charge that Andrew Schneck was caught Saturday…
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6 States Have Tried to Enact Protections for Drivers Who Run Over Protesters … Many With the Same Language
Black people are paranoid, because being black in America can feel like having a bull’s-eye on your back. That, and Tuskegee, COINTELPRO, segregation, gentrification, piss-poor education, mass incarceration—all of the “shuns.” And so when CNN reported that no fewer than six states—North Dakota, North Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Texas and Rhode Island—have tried to enact protections…
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Join The Root for Young, Fabulous and Female in Dallas to Break Some Rules and Take Some Cards
We love parties at The Root. Celebrating us as black people has become a feel-good embrace of self-love that stands up against the issues we face today. And when said party serves a greater purpose than clinking glasses and shaking (you knew where I was going), it becomes mandatory to attend. The Root’s Young, Fabulous…
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Texas Retiree Builds Sprawling 20,000-Square-Foot Estate for Himself, His Family and Even Some Friends
One Houston man is all about the family (and close friends), to the point where he took it upon himself to build a sprawling 20,000-square-foot estate for himself, his three sisters and their families. According to Fox 26 Houston, retiree Reggie Van Lee believes that most relatives don’t spend enough time together, and the estate…
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White Woman Who Lied About Being Kidnapped, Raped by 3 Black Men Indicted on Felony Charges
A young Texas woman who ran into a church half naked and claimed that she was raped has been indicted on multiple charges related to what turned out to be a hoax. On Wednesday, 19-year-old Breana Rachelle Harmon, also known as Breana Harmon Talbott, was indicted on two third-degree felony counts of tampering with physical…
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Former Texas Dentist Faces Charges After 4-Year-Old Suffers Brain Damage
A former dentist in Texas was indicted Monday in connection with a 2016 case that left a 4-year-old patient with brain damage. Bethaniel Jefferson, whose license to practice was revoked by the state in November, turned herself in to the Montgomery County Jail after a judge issued a warrant for her arrest Tuesday, Click2Houston reports.…
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Former Balch Springs, Texas, Officer Who Shot and Killed Jordan Edwards Indicted on Murder Charge
The fired Balch Springs, Texas, police officer who shot and killed Jordan Edwards, a black teen who was leaving a party earlier this year, was indicted on a murder charge Monday by a Dallas County grand jury. According to the Dallas Morning News, 37-year-old Roy Oliver was also indicted on four counts of aggravated assault…
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Texas Police Promised to Drop Charges Against 2 Teens if Mom Surrendered Video Footage of Arrest, Activists Say
Activists in Arlington, Texas, have accused local officers of promising to drop charges against two teenagers in exchange for a video that their mother took of their arrests. According to the Dallas Morning News, Next Generation Action Network, a Dallas-based organization that lobbies against police brutality, posted the video of the incident, which the organization…
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13-Year-Old Texas Girl Kidnapped, Killed Over Stolen Drugs
The death of a 13-year-old Texas girl who was kidnapped and killed because of a drug theft involving one of her relatives has a community reeling. An Amber Alert was issued for Shavon Le’Feye Randle of Lancaster, Texas, on Wednesday. On Sunday, Shavon was found dead in an abandoned home along with 19-year-old Michael Titus,…
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A Tale of 2 Brothers: 1 Destined for the NBA, the Other a Hater
Mohamed Bamba is the type of player college coaches drool over. He’s a 7-foot-tall big man with a 7-foot-9 wingspan who was ranked No. 3 in the ESPN 100 rankings of players for 2017. He’s a McDonald’s All-American, and the type of player who can single-handedly change a program’s charted course. In fact, ESPN wrote…