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  • Toronto Dad With Albinism Forced Off Bus After Someone Told Police He Abducted His Son

    Jason Thompson and his 4-year-old son, Xavier, were on their way to see the movie Zootopia when they were forced off a Toronto bus by police who were called because Thompson didn’t look like he could be Xavier’s father. “A white guy with a brown kid doesn’t mean that anything is going on,” Thompson, who…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 17, 2016
  • 5 NC Deputies Suspended After Assault at Trump Rally 

    Five North Carolina sheriff’s deputies have been suspended after they failed to arrest a Donald Trump supporter who was caught on video punching a black man as he was being escorted out of a Trump rally in Fayetteville, N.C. According to the Associated Press, three deputies were demoted and suspended without pay for five days.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 17, 2016
  • Toronto Server Sent Home Because Her Natural Hair Wouldn’t Lie Down

    Akua Agyemfra wore extensions during her job interview and first two training shifts to be a server at Jack Astor’s Bar & Grill in Toronto. On her third training day, Agyemfra lost the extensions and wore her hair in a natural bun, and that is when she says the problems began. Agyemfra says that her manager…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 17, 2016
  • GOP Debate Cancellation Triggered By Trump Pullout

    Donald Trump announced on Fox & Friends Wednesday morning that he had no plans to attend the Republican presidential debate in Salt Lake City on Monday, according to the Washington Post. He noted that there have been enough debates and therefore he was planning on attending a pro-Israel group’s event that night. On Wednesday, Fox…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 16, 2016
  • Ga. Teacher Who Told Student Her Purpose Was to Have Sex and Babies ‘Because You Ain’t Never Gonna Be Smart’ Resigns

    The Georgia teacher who reportedly called a student “the dumbest girl I have ever met” and added, “You know what your purpose is going to be? To have sex and have children because you ain’t never gonna be smart,” resigned Monday night, the Atlanta-Journal Constitution reports. Cory Hunter is the Greene County High School teacher…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 16, 2016
  • Mich. High School Students Suspended for Posting Racist Photos Online

    Six Michigan high school students have been suspended after school officials were alerted to photos posted on social media that showed some of them with the n-word written across their stomachs, Fox 2 Detroit reports. According to the news station, students at Grosse Pointe South High School who reportedly told school officials about the photos…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 16, 2016
  • President Obama Picks Merrick Garland as Supreme Court Nominee 

    President Barack Obama has picked federal appeals court Judge Merrick Garland to fill late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat, NPR reports. Garland, 63, who is currently the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, was chosen over two other federal court judges. Speaking from the Rose Garden at the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 16, 2016
  • Prosecutors in Police Shootings of Laquan McDonald and Tamir Rice Voted Out 

    Both prosecutors who proved to be incompetent in the high-profile police shooting deaths of unarmed juveniles Laquan McDonald in Illinois and Tamir Rice in Ohio have lost their seats. Chicago State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez, who faced heavy scrutiny for her “mishandling of police brutality investigations,” lost to challenger Kim Foxx, the New York Daily News reports.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 16, 2016
  • Watch: Motivational Speaker Gets Real With High School Students Who Keep Interrupting Him

    Motivational speaker Eric Thomas, who goes by “ET” and has been called the “hip-hop preacher,” is a viral sensation whose YouTube videos all garner around 250,000 views. Thomas’ personal struggles, including the absence of his biological father and having once been homeless, as well as his triumphs of graduating from college after 12 years and pursuing…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    March 16, 2016
  • Clinton Sweeps 4 States, Kasich Wins Ohio, Rubio Drops Out, Trump Is Still the Talk of the Night

    Hillary Clinton has emerged as the clear Democratic front-runner, sweeping Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and Illinois in Tuesday’s presidential primaries. A big Florida win for Donald Trump strengthened his grip on the Republican nomination and forced Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to end his bid after a devastating home-state loss. Clinton and Trump weren’t the only…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






    Published

    March 16, 2016
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