A jury found two men guilty of murder in the killing of hip-hop icon Jam Master Jay in a New York City recording studio in 2002, federal prosecutors said. Karl …
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Family of exonerated man killed by Georgia deputy at traffic stop files lawsuit
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsThe family of a Georgia man killed by a sheriff’s deputy in October, three years after he was exonerated and freed from prison, has filed a federal lawsuit against the…
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Georgia Latino groups condemn ‘heinous’ crime at UGA as they fear anti-immigrant rhetoric
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsATHENS, Ga. — After the suspect in the slaying of nursing student Laken Riley was revealed to be an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela, students at the University of Georgia and Latino organizations…
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Former NFL MVP Cam Newton involved in scuffle at youth football tournament in Atlanta
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsA video surfaced Sunday that appeared to show 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player Cam Newton being involved in a scuffle at a 7-on-7 youth football tournament in Atlanta. The video shows Newton,…
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Man convicted in Black transgender woman’s killing in first federal hate crime trial over gender identity
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsCOLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina man was found guilty Friday of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation’s first federal trial over a hate crime based on gender…
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Mayor of Birmingham advises Black athletes to avoid Alabama colleges if anti-DEI bill passes
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsRandall Woodfin, the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, said on social media that if state lawmakers passed a bill barring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the state’s public schools…
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Judge rules Texas school’s hair length policies do not violate CROWN Act
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsANAHUAC, Texas — A judge on Thursday ruled that a Texas high school was not violating the state’s CROWN Act by punishing a Black teen over the length of his…
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Wisconsin school district releases tape of Black superintendent’s comments that led to resignation
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsThe Green Bay school district on Wednesday released the recording of its first Black superintendent’s appearance on an Atlanta radio show in which he made blunt comments about race relations,…
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Pieces of a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver have been stolen
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsDENVER — A large Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver’s City Park was vandalized, and police are trying to determine if racial bias was involved. Several pieces of the…
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North Carolina hearing over alleged racial bias in jury selection could upend death sentences
by NBC Newsby NBC NewsNorth Carolina’s more than 135 death row inmates could potentially see their sentences changed to life in prison in the wake of a landmark hearing scheduled to begin next week…