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Lawyer-less and Penniless, Derek Chauvin Files from Prison to Appeal His Convictions for Taking George Floyd’s Life, Claims Court ‘Abused Its Discretion’

September 25, 2021
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Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter and sentenced to 22 and a half years behind bars on April 20 for killing George Floyd, plans to appeal the decision, claiming the court “abused its discretion.” In documents filed on Thursday, Sept. 23, and obtained by CBS,…

First Black ‘Bachelor’ Matt James says he ‘100%’ felt pressure to pick Black woman

September 25, 2021
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“There was pressure on both sides,” he says Matt James is speaking out about his journey as the first Black Bachelor. James appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Friday and dished with guest host Arsenio Hall about the pressures he faced being the franchise’s first Black male lead. “It was a lot,” he admitted, per…

Boston Black News partners with The Boston Globe on ‘Black News Hours’ radio show

September 25, 2021
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The show is the first of its kind and was birthed from the first Black-owned, faith-based FM radio and television station in Boston. On Friday, Sept. 24, Boston Black News and The Boston Globe premiered their new community radio show Black News Hours Presented by The Boston Globe. The hour-long radio show is aimed at…

Black Female Officers In DC File Class-Action Lawsuit On MPDC For Race And Sex-Based Discrimination

September 25, 2021
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Source: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / Getty Black women face hardships on levels that some of us will never be able to comprehend, and unfortunately, that often includes harassment in the workplace. Surprisingly enough, the strong Black females of the DC Police Department understand that notion more than expected after filing a class action lawsuit against MPDC,…

Monifa Bandele pledges transparency as new Time’s Up head

September 25, 2021
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Despite some issues that led to top leaders stepping down, the new chief executive says there will be more openness going forward Almost four years ago, a group of high-profile Hollywood women — producers, agents, movie stars — formed Time’s Up, an ambitious initiative to fight sexual harassment in their own industry and beyond, as…

‘I Never Got Congratulated for Money Before’: Fans React to Rihanna’s Humble Response to Becoming a Billionaire

September 25, 2021
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Last August, Forbes announced that Barbados-born global superstar Rihanna had once again become the richest female musician to date. However, this time around, not only was the “Umbrella” singer the richest female in the industry but she had also crossed the Billionaire threshold, with a net worth of roughly $1.7 billion. Still, the big B…

Texas migrant camp empty, Haitians await word on their fate

September 25, 2021
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Officials look to discourage large groups of migrants from making the trek to Del Rio, Texas camp No migrants are left at a Texas border encampment, about a week after nearly 15,000 people — most of them Haitians — huddled in makeshift shelters hoping for the chance to seek asylum. Some will get that chance,…

Feds oppose Dylann Roof’s request for a new hearing

September 25, 2021
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The convicted murderer of nine in a historic South Carolina church has asked for a new hearing in his case. He is the first person to be sentenced to death for a federal hate crime. Attorneys for the federal government have opposed Dylann Roof’s request for a new appellate hearing, arguing that the South Carolina…

Michael K. Williams’ death ruled an accidental overdose: report

September 25, 2021
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The five-time Emmy Award nominee was discovered dead in his Brooklyn apartment earlier this month The Chief Medical Examiner in New York City has determined that Michael K. Williams died of a drug overdose. Williams’ official cause of death is acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, heroin and cocaine, per TMZ. His…

Tulsa Massacre: Key day in court could bring justice remaining survivors

September 25, 2021
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Legal challenge may finally bring monetary justice to three survivors a century after the massacre in a Black district in Oklahoma Tulsa Race Massacre survivors are due back in court on Sept. 28. This time a judge will decide on a motion on whether to allow a case that may finally award three remaining survivors…