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Workers Awarded $15,000,000 After Bosses Called Them ‘N–gers’ and Separated Them by Race
Seven Denver warehouse workers were awarded some $15 million after a federal judge found that bosses separated the blacks from other workers because of their race and called them n—gers and “lazy, stupid Africans.” The judge also found that managers at Matheson Trucking and Matheson Flight Extenders Inc. discriminated against the workers “in all phases…
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Former NBA Player Anthony Mason Suffers Massive Heart Attack: Report
Former NBA player Anthony Mason, who had stints with the New York Knicks, Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat, is in critical condition after suffering a massive heart attack, according to sources close to Mason who spoke with the New York Post. The newspaper reports that Mason, 48, who played for the Knicks for five seasons…
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Watch: 2 Women Brawl After Wal-Mart Customer Head-Butts Worker
Jessica Albitz didn’t like the way Alice Keener, who works at the Jackson Hewitt stall inside a La Porte, Texas, Wal-Mart, had spoken to her and her husband, who had come to get their taxes prepared. So Albitz returned to the store, and it didn’t take long for things to go south. According to Click…
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Phoenix Man Accused of Following Woman Home and Raping Her
Tilfert Vaughn, 54, of Phoenix, has been charged with following a woman he had seen at a bar home and raping her at knifepoint while a male friend lay next to her “frozen in fear.” According to court documents seen by AZ Central, on Nov. 5, the 27-year-old woman awoke to find a bathroom light…
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Jackie Robinson West Team Stripped of Little League Title
The Jackie Robinson West Little League baseball team, the first all-African-American team to win the U.S. championship, have been stripped of their title after they violated a rule that does not allow teams to use players who don’t live in the area the team represents, ESPN.com notes. According to the sports site, the Chicago-based team must also…
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Girl, 11, Charged With Murder of 2-Month-Old
A Wickliffe, Ohio, 11-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the death of 2-month-old Zuri Whitehead after police say she beat the toddler to death. According to the Daily Mail, the unnamed suspect asked her mother, who is a friend of Zuri’s mom, if the infant could spend the night at their house. Figuring…
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NC Teen Walks Into Target Looking for a Tie, and This Happens
On Monday, Raleigh, N.C., teen Yasir Moore ran into his local Target in a rush. He had an upcoming job interview at a Chick-fil-A restaurant, and he needed a tie. He was already dressed in his suit, and since he didn’t know how to tie a regular tie, he asked Target employees Cathy Scott and…
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Miss. Family Claims Cop Pulled Gun on Boy, 6, With Special Needs
A Jackson, Miss., couple is furious after they claim police pointed a gun at their 6-year-old son who has special needs. According to Fox 6, Paul and Angela Thompson Roby and their son were visiting Angela Roby’s mother when police arrived looking for Angela Roby’s brother, 23-year-old Carneigio Gray, for failure to appear in court…
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Black Family’s $3,500,000 House Firebombed in Possible Hate Crime
Ronald and Malissia Clinton live in a lovely community outside Los Angeles, and last week someone firebombed their home in what the couple believes was a racially motivated hate crime. “I don’t have proof, I don’t have any type of motive, but I do have a gut,” Ronald Clinton, who works as a pharmacist, told…
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Teen Arrested, Charged With Murder After Reportedly Taking Selfie With Dead Body
A Pennsylvania teen has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a classmate after authorities say he posted a selfie with the body of the dead teen on Snapchat. According to WTAE, 16-year-old Maxwell Morton was identified as a suspect and later reportedly confessed to shooting classmate Ryan Mangan after Maxwell posted a Snapchat photo…
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