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Doc Rivers to quit job as Clippers coach if Donald Sterling still owns team
According the Los Angeles Clippers interim CEO Dick Parsons, coach Doc Rivers will quit if Donald Sterling is still the owner by the start of the next basketball season. Although Donald Sterling’s wife Shelly sold the franchise to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, Donald Sterling has issued a lawsuit, claiming that Mrs. Sterling did not […]
Update: Marissa Alexander denied new hearing, still faces 60 years in prison
A Florida judge has denied Marissa Alexander a new self-defense hearing after finding that the recent addition of a “warning shot” provision to the state’s Stand Your Ground law could not be applied retroactively. The law allows someone to fire without retreat if they have a “reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great […]
Justice for Renisha McBride: jury selection for Ted Wafer trial to begin
A Michigan man who shot an unarmed black woman as she sought help after a car wreck is set to start trial Monday. A judge and jury will determine if Ted Wafer, 55, used deadly force based on a reasonable fear that he was at risk when he shot and killed Renisha McBride.
Update: boy found in basement says he was abused daily
A Detroit boy who was found in his parent’s basement after a two-week search for the child says he was abused daily. Charlie Bothuell V, 12, was discovered late last month.
Residents in Minneapolis slam Bar Louie dress code
Residents in Minneapolis say a sign they found outside Bar Louie in Uptown was shocking and discriminatory. The sign, lays out the establishment’s dress code for patrons.
Senior citizen jailed over $500 debt
A 73-year-old retiree was taken away in handcuffs after failing to pay a $508.27 debt to a local contractor. Iheanyi D. Okoroafor was detained on June 11.
Father who overpaid child support reports to prison
After failed attempts to reverse a judge’s decision to sentence him to prison, a father who overpaid in child support turned himself in to go to jail. 43-year-old Clifford Hall does not owe any back child support. He’s been paid in full after his employer found a clerical error that prevented his payments from being […]
A victory for stop-and-frisk protesters
A State Supreme Court Justice has ruled that city police unions cannot block a local law that makes it easier for the public to sue police for racial profiling. Judge Anil Singh upheld the Community Safety Act passed by the City Council last year.
City of New York reaches $40M settlement with Central Park Five
New York City has reached a $40 million settlement with five men whose convictions were overturned in the Central Park Jogger case. The men, known as the Central Park Five, were accused of raping a woman who was jogging in Central Park in 1989.
An open letter to African American men
The following post was written by Danielle Whitelow, and originally appears on For Harriet under the title of, “Ridin’ and Dyin’: An Open Letter to African-American Men.” By: Danielle Whitelow I like to think of myself as a lover of African-American men. It’s hard not to. Indeed, pledging my love and allegiance to your plight […]
From felon to role model: Sheldon Smith helps fathers find success
25-year-old Sheldon Smith was headed down the wrong path. But once he had his daughter, he became a different man. Smith, who founded The Dovetail Project, is committed to not just his daughter, but to the success of young fathers of color.
Stereotyping: The Danger of Misperception
So I was on the train one morning and I happened to see a young black man getting off with me and in my opinion he appeared ‘angry’. I initially thought, ‘I wonder what is going on with him?’ And then I happened to be see a white man right behind him and judged his […]