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Dash Cam Footage in Philando Castile Case Released
Authorities have released dashcam footage of the traffic stop in which Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez fatally shot motorist Philando Castile. The video shows the officer firing seven gunshots at the motorist during a traffic stop in July of 2016. The footage was used as evidence in the trial of Yanez, who was acquitted of manslaughter in the […]
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PRODIGY FROM MOBB DEEP DEAD AT 42
Prodigy, one half of Mobb Deep, has died in Las Vegas … according to TMZ. His publicist says he was hospitalized “a few days ago in Vegas after a Mobb Deep performance for complications caused by a sickle cell anemia crisis. As most of his fans know, Prodigy battled the disease since birth.” The publicist […]
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David Goggins: The Toughest Man On The Planet
David Goggins is widely considered to be the toughest man on the planet and one of the greatest endurance athletes of all time. The 33-year-old from Chula Vista, California, has recast himself as an elite ultramarathoner, a philanthropic machine, and a role model by pursuing a life that is truly unrelenting. As a young man, […]
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Seattle Police Fatally Shoot Pregnant Woman In Her Apartment
30-year-old, Charleena Lyles, was shot and killed by two Seattle police officers Sunday morning. The officers allege that they shot her because she was coming at at them with a knife. Charleena was shot in her apartment in front of 3 children. Her relatives say she was pregnant. According to police spokesman, Detective Mark Jamieson, […]
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NJ Police Officer Arrested And Charged With Assault For Beating Black Teen
Joseph Reiman, a 31-year-old Carteret, New Jersey police officer has been arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting and injuring a Black teenager. According to prosecutors, Officer Reiman was following the 16-year-old in his police cruiser last week when the teen’s vehicle crashed. After the car accident, Reiman allegedly kicked and hit the teen numerous times. […]
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Sheriff David Clarke Jr. Withdraws From Homeland Security Job
Controversial figure and Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr., has withdrawn his name from a senior post with the Homeland Security Department. He is known for making controversial statements like comparing the Black Lives Matter movement with the terrorist organization ISIS. In an opinion piece in The Hill, Clarke wrote, “Black Lives Matter organizers hold the same values […]
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Bill Cosby’s Sexual Assault Case Ends In A Mistrial
After 52-hours of deliberations over the course of six days, jurors weighing the fate of Bill Cosby have told the judge they are hopelessly deadlocked. The judge in the case, Steven T. O’Neill, was forced to declare a mistrial and the Montgomery County District Attorney, Kevin R. Steele, immediately vowed to try Cosby again. Bill […]
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Jay Z Plans To Help Bail Out Dads For Father’s Day
Jay Z is attacking the injustices of the American prison system and the businesses that use it to thrive in a new op-ed piece he penned for Time. In the essay, he states that he has become “obsessed with the injustice of the profitable bail bond industry” since producing the documentary Time: The Kalief Browder Story. “On any given […]
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School Accused Of Covering Up Student Created “Kill List” Targeting Black Students
Some students at Monta Vista Highschool in Cupertino, CA, have been accused of making a “kill list” targeting Black students. Parents at the school are saying the school district tried to cover the list up. One family pulled their daughter out of the school and is filing a civil rights suit against the school district and administrators […]
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Blacks In Military are TWICE as Likely to Receive Harsh Punishments
According to Protect Our Defenders, an advocacy group for victims of sexual assault and military justice, Black military service personnel were more than twice as likely to face court martials or other forms of military punishment. The group analyzed Pentagon open records from 2006 through 2015 and found that in an average year, Black troops received harsher […]
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Video: NJ Police Kick Burn Victim In The Head After Car Wreck
Innocent bystander, Miguel Feliz was driving home from work on Sunday evening when a vehicle being chased by police crashed into his car and a utility pole, causing a fire. A video shows Feliz exiting his vehicle and rolling on the ground trying to extinguish the fire on his clothing. Moments later, several police officers approach Feliz with […]
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Former NFL Player And His Wife Open Wine & Painting Studio
With his career in the NFL completed, L.J. Smith has set his sights on operating his own business franchise. He and his wife, Jessica, are set to open a wine and painting studio in South Plainfield, NJ. The studio will be a place where people can eat, drink, and learn to paint. The studio is […]
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Ice Cube To Bill Maher “Sometimes you sound like a red neck trucker”
Ice Cube appeared on the Bill Maher’s HBO show, Real Time with Bill Maher, to address Bill’s usage of the term “house nigga” on his show last week. During an exchange with Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) on Bill dropped the n-word. Responding to a silly dig by Sasse (“We’d love to have you work in […]
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Aja Brown, Compton’s Youngest Mayor, Re-Elected For Second Term
35-year-old mayor of Compton, Ca, Aja Brown, has been re-elected for a second term. Mayor Brown made history in 2013 at age 31 when she was elected as the city’s youngest mayor ever. Winning about 60% of the vote, Brown defeated former Mayor Omar Bradley in Tuesday’s election. Brown’s campaign strategy was to stress the work that she […]
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Ex-NFL player James Hardy found dead in Indiana River
31-year-old James Hardy III, former wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills, was found dead in an Indiana River Wednesday. His body was found in a log jam in the Maumee River. Authorities were called after a water filtration plant employee spotted him. According to TMZ, Hardy had been in the water for days. Hardy’s family had reported him […]
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Police Officer Charged With Manslaughter In Chokehold Death
The Las Vegas police officer who stunned Tashii Brown seven times with a Taser and held him in an unauthorized chokehold for more than a minute before his death last month is now facing criminal charges, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo announced Monday. At an afternoon news briefing, Lombardo said officer Kenneth Lopera, 31, is facing felony […]
