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Monday, July 5, 2021

Prosecutor Won't Charge Honolulu Police Officers Who Fatally Shot South African Man

Last month, The Root reported that 29-year-old South African man Lindani Myeni was fatally shot by Honolulu, Hawaii, police officers after he removed his shoes and then entered the home of two tourists who then called the police even though he is seen on RING video apologizing to the couple before leaving peacefully.…

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Sunday, July 4, 2021

'Last Friday' Stalled After Ice Cube and Warner Bros. Get Into Heated Battle Over Its Development

Looks like we might not be getting that new Friday movie any time soon. Or, possibly ever.

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White Nationalist Group Tries to March Through Philadelphia, Promptly Gets Chased Out of Town

Members of Patriot Front, a known white nationalist group based in Texas, marched their way through Philadelphia on Saturday. But as 6 ABC News reports, it doesn’t sound like they stuck around for as long as they anticipated.

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Members of Heavily-Armed Black Militia Shut Down Traffic on Massachusetts Interstate for Nine Hours

A group of heavily-armed men who say they’re part of a movement “that does not recognize” the laws of the United States were arrested Saturday after a nine-hour standoff with police that shut down parts of a Massachusetts interstate.

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Saturday, July 3, 2021

Phylicia Rashad Apologizes to Howard Students and Parents for 'Insensitive' Cosby Tweet

Days after jumping out the entire window and celebrating the overturning of Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction on Twitter, Phylicia Rashad has offered her “most sincere apology” to the students and parents of Howard University–where she has served as dean of its College of Fine Arts since May.

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