Tanya Jones of Atoka, Tenn. A clown entertaining fairgoers at a Memphis event was fired for racial comments he made toward an attendee. According to Memphis NBC affiliate WMC, Tanya Jones of Atoka, Tenn. was visiting the Memphis Delta Fair with her three young children and extended family over the Labor Day weekend when they […]
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Atlanta Police Officer Charged with Murder of Woman He Met Online
(Left) Tahreem Zeus Rana, 23 and (right) Vernicia Woodard, 26. An Atlanta police officer is accused of murdering a woman he met on Craigslist, and shooting her multiple times before lighting her body on fire. Atlanta police officer Tahreem Zeus Rana, 23, was arrested Aug. 28 at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport while attempting to escape to […]
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“Oh My God!!!”: Texas Mother Pulled Over, Mistakenly Arrested in Front of Her Kids
A Texas woman was stopped by police and mistakenly arrested in front of her children and godchildren. Texas police pulled over Kametra Barbour and arrested her in front of her four children and godchildren in a case of mistaken identity, according to media reports. The incident started when a caller phoned police to report the […]
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National Bar Association Hosts A “Know Your Rights” Panel for Dealing with Police
Photo Credit / @twitter.com/Crewof42 The National Bar Association’s D.C chapter convened a recent forum urging African Americans to not only discuss recent police violence in Ferguson, Mo., New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere, but also to encourage residents to step up and make a change in their own neighborhoods. The National Bar Association, in partnership […]
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Cleveland Browns Receiver Josh Gordon Suspended For Season
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon (12). (AP Photo/Mark Duncan) Just days before the kickoff of the NFL season the Cleveland Browns received some news that could transform their whole season, as star receiver and best offensive weapon Josh Gordon will sit out the entire 2014 NFL season after violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. Gordon […]
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‘Sho Nuff’ Nelson Fighting Her Way into Women’s Boxing Spotlight
37-year-old welterweight boxer from Chase City, Va., ‘Sho Nuff’ Nelson. Tori “Sho Nuff’ Nelson is taking over the women’s boxing world, drawing on nearly a decade of experience and the strength and lessons of her family. The 37-year-old welterweight boxer from Chase City, Va., has been throwing jabs, hooks and uppercuts since the age of […]
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St. Louis Police Fatally Shoot Black Man—Captured on Video by Witnesses
Mobile phone footage shows the moment Kajieme Powell was shot. A 23-year-old man was shot and killed by St. Louis police in North St. Louis Aug. 19 after he reportedly waved a knife at police and asked them to shoot him. The man, later identified as Kajieme Powell, was shot and killed after he allegedly […]
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Black 19-Yr-Old Allegedly Shot and Killed by S.C. Police Officer—Now Listed as Suicide
The death of a 19-year-old man allegedly shot and killed by a South Carolina police officer has been officially listed as a suicide. 19-year-old Denzell Curnell. According to the Charleston City Paper, Charleston Police Chief Greg Mullen said Aug. 18 that there is “no evidence” that officer Jamal Medlin fired the shot that killed Denzell […]
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Former Ohio Morgue Worker Admits to Having Sex with as Many as 100 Corpses
Kenneth Douglas, 60 An Ohio man and former morgue worker admitted to having sex with up to 100 corpses while under the influence of drugs or alcohol over a 16-year period. “I would just get on top of them and pull my pants down,” Kenneth Douglas, 60, told a Hamilton County, Ohio court, according to […]
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Ohio Baby Dies Mysteriously; Same Day, Mother Walks in Front of Truck
Kayelisa Martin, pictured with her 14-month-old son Omoyele, committed suicide Thursday by walking in front of a semi-trailer the same day her son Omoyele mysteriously died at a Canton, Ohio, home. Omoyele Gonzalez, a 14-month-old baby, mysteriously died in bed at his residence. That same day, after hearing of her son’s death, the mother of […]
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Arenas Goes on Rant About Sharpton
Rev. Al Sharpton After the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., former Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas made comments about the Rev. Al Sharpton, but they were not uplifting or encouraging. Arenas went on an Instagram rant saying, “The stats also show Al coon Sharpton has not helped one situation he has protested […]
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Phoenix Suns Player P.J. Tucker Faces DUI Charges
Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker in an arrest booking photo. Tucker, who police say had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit for operating a vehicle in Arizona, was charged with ‘extreme drunken driving.’ Tucker has since signed a three-year, $16.5 million contract — $12.7 million guaranteed — with the Suns. Phoenix […]