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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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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Controversial figure and Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr., has withdrawn his name from a senior post with the Homeland Security Department.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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4 Chicago Cops Involved In Laquan McDonald Shooting Will Return To Work
The four suspended Chicago police officers under investigation for their roles in the Laquan McDonald shooting will be put back on the department payroll before the probe is complete after the city’s police board on Monday delayed disciplinary proceedings. Chicago Police Board Hearing Officer Tom Johnson announced that the disciplinary proceedings would be delayed until […]
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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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NAACP Demands Trump Condemn Racist Attack On LeBron James’ Home
According to USA Today Sports, the NAACP is demanding that President Donald Trump and his administration condemn the racist attacks that occurred at NBA star LeBron James’ Los Angeles home and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. Last week racist graffiti was sprayed on the gates of LeBron James’s Los […]
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Black-Owned Business Lands $10M Contract to Help Replace 18,000 Contaminated Pipes in Flint, MI
A black-owned construction company, WT Stevens Construction, has been awarded a federally funded service contract that is set to replace thousands of corroded water pipes in Flint, Michigan. The state has contracted the WT, along with three other companies, as part of a $97 million settlement to replace corroded pipes by 2020. The three companies will replace the network […]
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5 Inglewood Officers Who Killed Couple In Parked Car Are Now Off Police Force
The five police officers who fatally shot a young couple while they appeared to be unconscious in a parked car have been fired. The Inglewood police officers fired 20 bullets into the parked car killing Marquintan Sandlin and Kisha Michael. them as they The announcement came from Mayor James T. Butts this Tuesday and marked […]
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Cleveland Cop Who Shot Tamir Rice Is Fired
As of this Tuesday, Cleveland police have fired the rookie officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice. Timothy Loehmann not fired for his role in the death of Tamir Rice but rather for lying on his application with the Cleveland police department. Report say he failed to reveal that he was allowed to resign […]
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15-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot by Customs Agent
15-year-old Darius Smith,was fatally shot by an off-duty U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent Friday night. The shooting occured in Arcadia, Calif., and the victims family is disputing the official narrative and demanding justice. According to the agent responsible for the shooting, Darius and two other 14-year-old boys attempted to rob him at gunpoint. According […]
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Black Student Asked by School to Change Her Natural Hair Because It Was Against Hair Policy
A Florida teen was asked to change her natural hair because it was against dress code policy. 16-year-old Nicole Orr is a junior at the private Montverde Academy in Lake County, FL who says she is known for her curls, but she never thought she would be singled out because of them. “People say they […]
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Philadelphia sues Wells Fargo for discriminating against African Americans
The city of Philadelphia has recently filed a federal lawsuit against banking giant Wells Fargo & Co., accusing them of overcharging more than 1,000 black and Latino homebuyers for loans to buy homes in the city since 2004. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court and states that unnecessarily expensive loans pushed minority borrowers […]
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Officers Will Not Face Charges For Shooting of Alton Sterling
Relatives of Alton Sterling say they’re frustrated and saddened by news reports that the Justice Department won’t prosecute two Baton Rouge, La., police officers who were involved in the man’s shooting death last summer. Video footage of the killing showed the officers holding Sterling on the ground when he was shot, prompting protests and a […]
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Cop Pleads Guilty In Federal Court For Killing Walter Scott
In a shocking killing that was caught on video by a bystander, Walter Scott is seen being shot in the back and killed by a police officer. The officer, Michael Slager, is seen in the video shooting Scott several times in the back as the unarmed man is running away from him. When he was […]
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2Pac Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Legendary hip hop artist, Tupac Shakur was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Friday. 2Pac was joined by ELO, Journey, Joan Baez, Nile Rodgers of Chic, Pearl Jam, and Yes as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2017. 2Pac’s one time label mate and close friend, Snoop Dogg, reflected on the life and […]
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Colin Kaepernick Is Unable To Find An NFL Team Willing To Hire Him
What’s the punishment for a famous and highly talented pro-athlete who chooses to take a stand (or a knee in Kaepernick’s case) on social justice issues? Apparently the penalty is the lost of millions of dollars in salary, the inability to find another team willing to hire you, and essentially being banished from the league. […]
