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Who Knew? More Than 30 Mississippi School Districts Are Still Under Federal Desegregation Orders

Did you know that a large swath of the Mississippi school system still has to be desegregated by law? via Complex: More than 30 Mississippi school districts are still under federal desegregation orders, according to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division’s assistant attorney general. NBC News reports Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the U.S. DepartmentContinue reading “Who Knew? More Than 30 Mississippi School Districts Are Still Under Federal Desegregation Orders”

Fox News Spent 2 Hours Covering Pride Merch at Target, Just 22 Seconds on Alleged Child Abuse in the Catholic Church

Here’s an interesting statistic for you —  since May 23, Fox News programs spent a combined 2 hours and 12 minutes discussing Target’s Pride Month merchandise while spending just 22 seconds on the bombshell investigation that revealed nearly 2,000 children were sexually abused by 450 Catholic priests in the state over the last seven decades. The statisticContinue reading “Fox News Spent 2 Hours Covering Pride Merch at Target, Just 22 Seconds on Alleged Child Abuse in the Catholic Church”

‘Queen of rock ‘n’ roll’ Tina Turner dies at 83

May 24 (Reuters) – Tina Turner, the American-born singer who left a hardscrabble farming community and abusive relationship to become one of the top recording artists of all time, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. She died peacefully after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her representative said.Continue reading “‘Queen of rock ‘n’ roll’ Tina Turner dies at 83”

Texas mall security guard shot and killed after leading shopper to safety, going back to save others

The mall security guard who was shot and killed during the Texas massacre died after helping lead a shopper to safety and going back to try and save others — as authorities are still probing a motive in the rampage. Christian LaCour, 20, a security guard who worked at the Allen Premium Outlets, was busy working a shiftContinue reading “Texas mall security guard shot and killed after leading shopper to safety, going back to save others”

Daniel Penny surrenders to police in fatal chokehold of Jordan Neely

Marine Daniel Penny surrendered to authorities Friday morning, 11 days after he placed homeless man Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on an F train. Penny, 24, was arrested on a second-degree manslaughter charge after arriving at the 5th Precinct in Lower Manhattan just after 8 a.m. He arrived in a black SUV, wearing a dark suitContinue reading “Daniel Penny surrenders to police in fatal chokehold of Jordan Neely”