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Baltimore Police Lieutenant Acquitted in Freddie Gray Death

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

BALTIMORE – A Maryland judge on Monday acquitted Baltimore police Lieutenant Brian Rice of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office for the April 2015 death of black detainee Freddie Gray. Baltimore City Circuit […]

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Multicultural eBooks Sparks Reading Interest in Kids

July 18, 2016 Staff 0

Frustrated because she couldn’t find books that her six-year-old African-American niece could relate to and enjoy, a Chicago-based entrepreneur created a company featuring a library of ebooks whose storylines, characters and uplifting messages mirror the […]

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Cory Booker Sort of Confirms VP Vetting By Clinton Campaign

July 12, 2016 Staff 0

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) gave an open-ended response to questions about whether he is being vetted as a potential vice presidential nominee by the Hillary Clinton campaign in an interview with CNN. The […]

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Red Cross Safety Flyer Prompts Apology for Being Racist

July 8, 2016 Staff 0

An American Red Cross Hospital signboard that carried a “super racist” message about swim safety guidelines for children has prompted an apology from the hospital. The dialogue opened on Twitter after a photo circulated of […]

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Chief: Suspect in Dallas police attack wanted to ‘kill white people’

July 8, 2016 Staff 0

by Lisa Garza DALLAS, July 8 (Reuters) – At least one sniper in Dallas killed five police officers and wounded seven more in a coordinated attack that ended when police used a robot bomb to […]

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Minnesota Cop Kills Philando Castile During Traffic Stop

July 7, 2016 Staff 0

By Harry Colbert, Jr. Managing Editor Insight News FALCON HEIGHTS MN – Thirty-two-year-old Philando Castile is dead following a Wednesday evening (July 6) officer involved shooting in Falcon Heights, near the gates to Minnesota State […]

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Baltimore Cop Found Not Guilty in Freddie Gray death

June 23, 2016 Staff 0

BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson Jr. on Thursday was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of injuries sustained while in police custody. Baltimore […]

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US House Democrats End sit-in Over Gun Control

June 23, 2016 Staff 0

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers on Thursday ended a daylong protest in the U.S. House of Representatives to protest the lack of action on gun control and Congress looked unlikely to approve meaningful firearms restrictions […]

National

Survivor of Orlando Massacre Says the Shooter Asked, “Are There Any Black People in Here?”

June 22, 2016 Staff 0

Nationwide — Patience Carter, one of the victims who survived the massacre at Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, says that while trapped in the bathroom with the shooter, Omar Mateen, he asked if there were […]

Political

Cong. John Lewis Leads Sit-in on House Floor Over Guns

June 22, 2016 Staff 0

Representatives Elizabeth Esty and John Lewis occupy the House floor. Washington (CNN) John Lewis revived Wednesday one of the most evocative forms of protest from the civil rights movement — the sit-in — to demand House […]

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