Breanna Edwards
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Man Convicted of Punching 'Unite the Right's' Jason Kessler Ordered to Pay a Whopping $1 Fine
You read that right. A Charlottesville, Va. jury did agree with a judge’s ruling that a local man was guilty of assault and battery after punching Unite the Right organizer Jason Kessler in the head. → Read More
Bank of America Accused of Freezing Accounts of Customers Over Citizenship Inquiries
Imagine you get up one day looking to pay your bills or just buy yourself some breakfast, but despite the fact that you have more than sufficient funds in your bank account, you somehow do not have access to your own damn money. → Read More
Detroit Public Schools to Turn Off Water Due to Elevated Levels of Lead, Copper
Detroit public school students will be returning to school next week with no water coming from the school fountains after the most recent water quality tests conducted this year showed elevated levels of copper, lead, or both across some schools. → Read More
Ex-Cop Convicted in Murder of 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
A Texas jury has decided that former Balch Springs, Texas officer Roy Oliver will spend the next 15 years of his life in prison for the murder of 15-year-old Jordan Edwards. → Read More
North Carolina Middle School Teacher Suspended After Her Pole-Dancing Video Was Leaked
We all have our ways to detox and unwind. For some people, it’s taking a well-deserved nap, for others it’s maybe a little retail therapy, for me, it’s yoga, and for Kandice Mason, it’s pole dancing. → Read More
Florida High School Student Denied Lunch Because She Was 15 Cents Short
Florida continues to secure its ranking as the worst after a high school student was denied school lunch because she was short 15 cents. → Read More
Michigan Police Accused of Tasing Black Man While He Was Holding His 2-Month-Old Son
A viral video on Facebook appears to show the moment Westland, Mich. police tased a black father, even as he still has his two-month-old baby in his hands. → Read More
2 Black Utah High School Soccer Players Subject to Racial Taunts, Slurs From Fans of Rival Team
Fans of a high school soccer team showed what true sportsmanship means to two black players from the opposing team...by calling them racial slurs and other names, of course. → Read More
Parking Patrol Paula Calls Cops on Black Man Who Was Trying To Get Into His Own Car
And here we are again because white people can’t stop calling the cops on black people. → Read More
Serena Williams Opens Up About Struggling with Motherhood and Her Comeback in Time Magazine Spread
Serena Williams, the Greatest of All Time, has been quite open and frank about her life as she grows as a mom. From the terrifying experiences during the birth of her daughter, Alexis Olympia, to coming back to the tennis world, through grappling with archaic laws that seeded her lower simply because she gave birth, to fighting her way through an amazing Wimbledon run, Serena has shown no… → Read More
Ex-Baltimore Cop Seen in Viral Video Brutally Beating Black Man Charged With Assault [Updated]
Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018; 11:55 a.m. EDT: The Baltimore police officer who resigned from his job after being caught brutally beating a black man has been indicted by a grand jury on criminal charges, including first-degree assault. → Read More
7-Year-Old Missouri Boy Set on Fire With Nail Polish Remover by 8-Year-Old Neighbor, Mom Says
A Kansas City, Mo., mom is demanding answers after she says her 7-year-old son was attacked by their neighbor’s 8-year-old and set on fire with nail-polish remover. → Read More
North Carolina Mom, Pregnant with Twins, Accused of Hiding Items Under Her Shirt at Local Staples
A Pineville, North Carolina mom of two, who is weeks away from giving birth to twins, is outraged and humiliated after she says she was accused of trying to shoplift items under her shirt at her local Staples. → Read More
Florida Man Facing Hate Crime Charges After Allegedly Threatening to Lynch Local NAACP President
A 75-year-old Gainesville, Fla., man was arrested on Thursday after police say he threatened to lynch the president of the Alachua County NAACP. → Read More
Arkansas Cop Fired After Telling Black Men 'You Don't Belong In My City'
It turns out, it was the Arkansas cop who didn’t belong in the city (and really, at his job) all along. England, Ark. police officer Michael Moore was fired from his job on Wednesday after telling a group of black men that “you don’t belong in my city,” late last month. → Read More
'Plastered Peggy' Lists Reasons Why Cop Shouldn't Arrest Her, Claims She's a 'Very Clean, Thoroughbred, White Girl'
A Bluffton, S.C., woman thought her whiteness would come in a clutch when she was stopped by police after plowing through a stop sign more than 30 miles an hour over the speed limit (allegedly while drunk to top it off) early Saturday morning. → Read More
Chicago Mom Calls Brutal Attack on Gay Daughter a Hate Crime, Demands to Know Why No One Has Been Arrested
The mother of a Chicago teen is demanding answers after no one was apprehended following the brutal beating of her gay daughter, an act which she insists is a hate crime. → Read More
Woman Shot and Killed Abusive Husband In Driveway, Now Faces Murder Charges Even Though Alabama is a 'Stand Your Ground' State
We all know who “stand your ground” laws protect, so perhaps it is not surprising that a 38-year-old black Selma, Ala., woman is behind bars and facing murder charges despite the fact that she insists she shot and killed her estranged husband in self-defense. → Read More
Washington State Utility Company Sends Black Woman Racial Slur as Temporary Password
I can’t pretend to know how companies and programs come up with temporary passwords, but something tells me that they should at least be able to ensure that certain letters don’t wind up together ... like n-i-g-g-a. → Read More
Rich, White 18-Year-Old Who Drove Getaway Car During Killing of Black Man Acquitted of All Charges, Now Plans to Study Law
Once again, America has proven it pays to be rich and white after an 18-year-old, former high schooler from Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. was acquitted of first-degree and attempted murder charges even after he admitted to driving a car that two homicide suspects were driving in before the alleged crime was committed. → Read More