violence
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Armed White Supremacists and Counter-Protestors Violently Clash in Michigan and Georgia as Police Standby
White supremacists and the people who oppose them faced-off and got into fisticuffs in different parts of the country this weekend. In Georgia, dozens of heavily armed white people traveled from around the state and neighboring regions to Stone Mountain Park to protest the removal of Confederate monuments, show support for Donald Trump, and to…
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Vehicle Transporting the Governor of Iowa Struck a Black Lives Matter Protester
Apparently, somewhere along the line, hitting protesters with a car just became the default move of authority figures. While we’ve seen multiple police officers employ this horrific tactic over the last month, a driver for the Governor of Iowa has become the latest to use it as well. The Des Moines Register reports that a…
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Changes Are Coming to Mississippi Prisons Amid Rising Violence and Lack of Inmate Care
Lately, the Mississippi prison system has been doing a lot to challenge my assumption that HBO’s Oz was a complete work of fiction. The sheer violence and harsh living conditions inmates suffer alone is enough for Mississippi prison stories to inspire another season or two of the show. Earlier this month, The Root reported that…
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SF Activists Speak Out After 3 Black Women Are Killed Within a Month
Monday, San Francisco city and community leaders gathered in the Tenderloin district for a call for action in the wake of three homicides where black women were killed within a month’s time. “Any homicide in the city is difficult and inexcusable,” activist Geoffrea Morris told Fox 2 KTVU, “but when we look at the last…
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North Carolina Man Avoids Jail Time, Sentenced to 'Racial Justice Workshop' After Brutally Punching 11-Year-Old Black Girl
A North Carolina man who was arrested in January for brutally punching an 11-year-old black girl has been convicted of two misdemeanors. From the Asheville Citizen-Times: David Steven Bell pleaded guilty of misdemeanor assault on a child under the age of 12, as well as one misdemeanor count of assault on a female for pushing…
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Leaked Memo Reveals GOP Strategy for Mass Shootings: Minimize White Supremacy, Blame Left
In an attempt to control the narrative around mass shootings in the United States, a leaked memo reveals the GOP’s strategy in doing so: Point the finger at the left and minimize the role of white supremacy at all costs. The Tampa Bay Times has the scoop: Congressional Republicans recently circulated talking points on gun…
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2 Moms Who Fought Gun Violence in Chicago Killed in Drive-By Shooting: 'Who's Next?'
Andrea Stoudemire and Chantell Grant dedicated their lives to combating the rampant gun violence tearing apart their neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, only to meet their untimely demise courtesy of stray bullets. CBS News reports that on July 26, Stoudemire, 35, and Grant, 26, were killed by gunfire intended for an alleged gang…
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Pregnant Yung Miami Tears Into Kodak Black After He Threatens to Punch Her in the Stomach
Kodak Black, universally recognized as the bane of the universe, is a lot of things. He’s a serial mumble rapper who’s somehow parlayed his dearth of talent into becoming a premiere recording artist and a doting father who should be lauded for his philanthropic efforts, which include gifting 150 kids with toys for Christmas and…
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#JusticeForRocky: US Consulate Official Likens A$AP Rocky’s Swedish Jail to a ‘Toilet’
Sounds like things are going from bad to worse for A$AP Rocky, who is currently being held in a Swedish jail on accusations he assaulted someone during a street brawl about a week ago. According to TMZ, the 30-year-old rapper is being held in filthy, inhumane conditions, with little food and without basic comforts like…
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A$AP Rocky Arrested in Sweden for Suspicion of Assault: ‘I’m Innocent’
Despite his desire to avoid “Fucking Problems,” it looks like A$AP Rocky found some anyway. TMZ reports that the 30-year-old rapper and three other people were arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of assault after a video surfaced online of an altercation between Rocky and two other men. According to CBS News, under Swedish law, the…