thedailybeast.com Article Reprint Michael Bloomberg may need to work a little on his tact. The New York City mayor said during his weekly radio appearance on Friday that police “disproportionately stop whites too much and
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Texas Woman Indicted, Allegedly Sent Poison Letter to Obama
By SHAHRIAR RAHMANZADEH Article Reprint Shannon Guess Richardson, a 35-year-old from Boston, Texas, was charged with three counts including making “threats against the President of the United States.”
Read moreCHA reveals next phase of massive public housing redevelopment
By: Natalie Moore Article Reprint In 1994, Chicago public housing high rises failed federal government standards. The massive cinder block buildings had become as recognizable as the city’s skyline. They were also viewed as a
Read more7 Rules for Recording Police
beforeitsnews.com Article Reprint Last week the City of Boston agreed to pay Simon Glik $170,000 in damages and legal fees to settle a civil rights lawsuit stemming from his 2007 felony arrest for videotaping police
Read moreCyprus, Not Cyprus Hill Negro
rawdawgb.blogspot.com Article Reprint One of the biggest news stories thus far this year was the lead for the top German, Brazilian, Japanese and Canadian Television outlets yesterday. But it wasn’t even mentioned in the coverage
Read moreBreaking down the murder case against Aaron Hernandez
Michael McCann Article Reprint On Wednesday afternoon, former New England Patriots star tight end Aaron Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder (along with five other gun-related offenses) in connection with the death of Odin Lloyd,
Read moreThe TSA Says No to Pocketknives on Airplanes After All
By Elizabeth Dwoskin Article Reprint When Transportation Security Administration chief John Pistole moved last month to lift restrictions on bringing small pocketknives, hockey sticks, and baseball bats on airplanes, he was deluged with criticism. Pistole
Read moreYes Remembering Chinua Achebe.
thyblackman.com Article Reprint On Thursday, March 21st, 2013, the world lost an intellectual heavyweight in Professor Chinua Achebe. He died at the age of 82. Commonly regarded as the father of African literature because of
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