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A black security guard at a Wisconsin high school said he was fired after saying the N-word in front of a student and the school’s assistant principal. According to Madison365, the Madison Metropolitan School District has a zero-tolerance for employees using racial slurs; however, the former guard, Marlon Anderson, said he repeated the slur in an effort to defend […]
Rep. Elijah Cummings of Baltimore is dead at the age of 68. Cummings died early Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital due to “complications concerning longstanding health challenges,” per CBS News. In a statement, Maryland Democratic Party chairperson (and Cummings’ wife) Maya Rockeymoore Cummings recalled the Democratic leader’s decades-long work toward a stronger and more viable democracy for all. “Congressman […]
The Cherry Hill school district in New Jersey passed a new policy Tuesday that will allow principals to ban a student from purchasing tickets for school dances, prom included, if their lunch debt exceeds $75, NBC News reports. The punishments that can be levied through this policy, which includes both high school and middle school, […]
A Dutch family of six that was reportedly “waiting for the end of time” has been found in a cellar after the oldest child escaped and told his story to a local pub owner. The group of young adults were between the ages of 18 and 25 and were found by authorities in the Netherlands. The […]
A Pennsylvania teacher is placed on unpaid leave after video surfaces of her subjecting a black parent to a racist rant. Per the Upper Darby School District Superintendent, Daniel McGarry, the incident took place in the Drexel Hill Middle School parking lot. The unnamed teacher and parent, Rasheed Noel, were involved in a minor car accident while he was dropping […]
On Monday evening, 34-year-old former Fort Worth policeman Aaron Dean was booked into the Tarrant County Jail and charged with murder. His bail has been set at $200,000. BREAKING: Former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean has been booked into jail for murder. — Allison Harris (@AllisonFox4News) October 14, 2019 This past weekend, […]
A police interrogation company is suing director Ava DuVernay and Netflix over a scene on the streaming service’s miniseries on the Central Park Five case, When They See Us. John E. Reid & Associates is known for creating and popularizing the “Reid Technique,” a controversial police interrogation method that critics say produces false confessions. The federal […]
A Texas police officer fatally shot a black woman in her own home early Saturday while performing a welfare check at the residence. According to the New York Times, the shooting occurred at around 2:30 a.m. when law enforcement responded to an “open structure” report. The Fort Worth Police Department said soon after officers began searching the perimeter, they […]
Saturday Night Live pulled out all the stops during their cold open to poke fun at Thursday’s LGBTQ presidential town hall, bringing out stars Billy Porter, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Woody Harrelson to help. Anderson Cooper, portrayed by Alex Moffat, was the host of the LGBTQ town hall, held by CNN. He told the audience they were […]
Four people were killed and another five were wounded in a shooting early Saturday morning in Brooklyn, CBS News reports. While details remain scarce, police suspect the incident took place on the first floor of 74 Utica Avenue “inside what appears to be an unlicensed social club.” NBC New York reports that authorities believe the shooting […]
