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A study has revealed that Blacks in Chicago are more likely to be pulled over in the city city on routine stops, but whites are more likely to be carrying contraband. The American Civil Liberties Union’s Illinois chapter conducted the study of the stops made by the Chicago Police Department, releasing its findings at the […]

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A Massachusetts man was broke and didn’t have money to post bail. He did a have a new pair of Nikes he could put up as collateral, though, and the judge accepted.

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A South Carolina man got beaten so bad he looks like a zombie extra from The Walking Dead. The proper fade was delivered courtesy of his nephew, who apparently wasn’t too pleased that his uncle was sexually assaulting his girlfriend. 

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A Georgia woman is recovering from a gunshot to the face after she was robbed and subsequently shot by a man she met through the online dating site Badoo.com.

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Master P is digging into his own pockets to assist a Kentucky widow of a slain man from two years ago. The Colonel of the No Limit Records enterprise is offering a reward for anyone that can lead the apprehension of the killer of Charles Fambrough.

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David Banner often delves into political discussions on behalf of Hip-Hop and Black culture. This time, the Mississippi wordsmith waxes poetics on a track titled “Burning Thumbs.”

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Chicago’s Mick Jenkins displayed his penchant for social commentary on The Water[s], a thought provoking mixtape heavily inspired by the socio-economic conditions and violence plaguing his hometown. Continuing this trend, the promising MC recalls the injustice surrounding Eric Garner’s murder at the hands of police on “11.”

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Bill Cosby is facing over two dozen sexual assault allegations, and hopes to fight back with the help of private investigators, New York Post‘s “Page Six” reports.

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As expected, Timothy Poole, the sex offender who won the lottery for $3 million a couple of weeks ago, is being sued by the people he allegedly victimized.

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Jordan Baker, an unarmed 26-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a Houston police officer last January. The officer involved in the shooting was cleared of any wrongdoing by a Harris County grand jury Tuesday (Dec. 23), capping an emotional period for the Baker family.

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A police officer in Berkeley, Mo. shot and killed 18-year-old Black teen Antonio Martin Tuesday (Dec. 23) night outside of a gas station. The shooting took place just two miles from the town of Ferguson, adding to the high tensions in the state regarding the shooting death of Michael “Mike” Brown.

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In unsurprising news, Bill Cosby has a couple more accusers. In more unsurprising news, one of them just happens to be a former Playboy Bunny. However, it’s Kathy McKee who is making the most splash in the headlines, as she’s claiming to be Sammy Davis Jr.’s ex-girlfriend and she says Cosby raped her when the […]