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  • Michael Jackson Said It Best, Black People: ‘You Can’t Win’

    Sometimes, when I’m feeling a special kind of cynical, I put on Michael Jackson’s “You Can’t Win” from The Wiz and wallow in its bluesy refrain. Being black in the U.S. of A., if you watch the news, or think too hard about the daunting odds of America living up to its promise of parity,…

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    Angela Helm

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  • Okla. Officer Who Killed Terence Crutcher Charged With Manslaughter

    The Tulsa, Okla., police officer involved in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher has been charged with first-degree felony manslaughter, NPR reports. On Friday, Police Officer Betty Shelby fatally shot Crutcher on a Tulsa highway after his car broke down. Video of the shooting showed Crutcher raising his hands as he walked to his vehicle,…

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    Yesha Callahan

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  • Colin Kaepernick on Terence Crutcher, Death Threats and Donations

    San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick will give $100,000 a month to 10 organizations over the next 10 months. Kaepernick added that while the organizations have not been determined, a website will be set up so that the public can track how the donations will be spent. The move comes amid his continued protest against…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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