All posts tagged "headlines"
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University of Missouri Presidents Resigns Amid Racial Tensions
The University of Missouri system’s president, Tim Wolfe, resigned Monday morning amid growing protests over how he handled- or did not handle- racist attacks on...
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Walter Scott’s Family Reach $6.5 Million Settlement with City
The family of the late Walter Scott and the city of North Charleston, South Carolina, have reached a $6.5 million settlement. According to CNN, the...
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Sandra Bland: Footage from the Arrest Appears Edited
Anger and speculation about Sandra Bland’s death in a Texas jail have escalated after newly released video showed what happened during the traffic stop that...
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South Carolina Legislature Votes To Remove The Confederate Flag From Statehouse
The Confederate flag that waves in front of the South Carolina Statehouse, which was originally raised as a protest of the civil rights movement, will...
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Jon Stewart Delivers Passionate Response to Charleston Shooting
Jon Stewart is known for his jokes, but yesterday he apologized to his audience for not having any jokes as he took a more serious...
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Charleston Church Shooting: Nine Killed, Suspect Arrested
UPDATE: Dylann Roff was apprehended by authorities in Shelby, N.C. He was taken into custody at about 11:15 a.m. during a traffic stop, Charleston police Chief...
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Judge Finds Probable Cause to Charge Officers in Tamir Rice’s Death
Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Ronald Adrine ruled Thursday that probable cause existed to charge two police officers in the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, but...
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Grand Jury Indicts All Six Officers for Freddie Gray Death
Six Baltimore police officers were indicted Thursday on charges connected to the April 19 death of Freddie Gray. According to CNN, the indictment was announced...
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Georgia Principal Fired over ‘Black People’ Graduation Comment
The principal whose racist comments at a graduation ceremony last week garnered national attention and sparked outrage has been fired. Dr. Heidi Anderson, chair of...
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Officers Face Charges for Freddie Gray Death
Six officers have been charged in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore’s State Attorney Marilyn Mosby announced on Friday. Mosby told reporters that after careful...
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First Bi-Racial Miss Japan Critiqued As “Not Japanese Enough”
Despite the nation’s reputation for homogeneity, the country of Japan appears to think Black is beautiful, too. Ariana Miyamoto, whose father is African-American and mother...
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President Obama Honors 50th Anniversary of Selma March
As a new generation fights against racial injustice in America, President Obama and a list of political leaders visited Selma, Alabama over the weekend to...
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