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Federal Judge Dismisses ‘Clock Boy’ Ahmed Mohamed’s Lawsuit Against Irving, Texas, School District
It seems that Ahmed Mohamed—the young Muslim teen who was arrested at his school over a homemade clock mistaken for a bomb—will not be getting any justice in his case. A federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit that was filed against the Irving, Texas, Independent School District and the city of Irving. As the…
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Violence Is Never the Answer … for Black People
There is one universal subject that cannot be ignored when explaining history, dissecting the status of marginalized people around the world, or pursuing any understanding of society, culture or politics. It is an unavoidable component that must be factored into any academic or intellectual examination of civilization, social order or government. That subject is violence.…
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Leaked Police Bodycam Footage Shows Balch Springs, Texas, Officer Tasing Handcuffed Black Man
What’s done in the dark will usually come to light, as the Balch Springs, Texas, Police Department is apparently learning. Just two weeks after a now-fired officer shot and killed 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, the police chief is now also in the middle of an investigation regarding who leaked a video of another controversial incident involving…
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When Pet Peeves and Movie Etiquette Get Too Real: Texas Man Sues Date for Texting During Movie
Talk about taking a pet peeve—or just general movie etiquette, depending on how you swing—to the next level. A Texas man is demanding a refund from his date after she allegedly continuously texted while they were watching Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2 at the movies in Austin. Brandon Vezmar has filed a petition in…
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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal to Reinstate NC’s Strict Voter-ID Law
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it had zero time for North Carolina and its shenanigans, rejecting an appeal to reinstate its stupid voter-identification laws, which a lower court had ruled targeted African Americans “with almost surgical precision.” The justices instead let stand the lower court’s ruling, which struck down the photo-ID requirement and…
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US Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into the Fatal Shooting of Jordan Edwards
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the police shooting death of Jordan Edwards, an unarmed black teenager, in Balch Springs, Texas, a spokesperson for the local district attorney’s office confirmed Thursday. Now former Balch Springs Police Officer Roy Oliver, 37, is facing murder charges in connection with the April 29 shooting…
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‘Donald Trump Will Stop You’: Video Shows Man Harassing Muslim Family on Texas Beach
Another day, another idiot comes out to play. This time, a man is facing the music—or, rather, criminal charges—after going on what authorities say was an obscenity-laced, anti-Muslim tirade at a family trying to enjoy themselves on a Texas beach. South Padre Island police arrested 35-year-old Alexander Jennes Downing of Connecticut after responding to reports…
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Family of Jordan Edwards Sues Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer and Department in 15-Year-Old’s Death
The family of Jordan Edwards, the 15-year-old who was fatally shot by a white suburban-Dallas police officer, has filed a lawsuit against (now former) Balch Springs Police Officer Roy Oliver and the Balch Springs Police Department. According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit accuses the department of inadequately training Oliver and also ignoring warning signs…
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‘I Hate N–gers, and I’m Going to Kill Me 1 Today’: Texas Man Charged With Hate Crime After Trying to Stab Black Man
A Houston man was charged with a hate crime Wednesday after, authorities say, he hurled racial slurs before attempting to stab a black man at an apartment complex in northwest Harris County on Tuesday. James Scott Lee, 32, was heard saying, “I hate niggers, and I’m going to kill me one today,” before brandishing a…