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Kyle Rittenhouse called out his former attorneys, Lin Wood and John Pierce, for going against his wishes and keeping him in jail for 87 days. For about three months, Rittenhouse was detained at a youth detention center. He was released on November 20, 2020, after his attorneys posted a $2…
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Kyle Rittenhouse has condemned President Joe Biden after the latter linked him to white supremacists. Rittenhouse, who was acquitted on Friday, November 19, of all five charges related to his August 25, 2020, shooting of three men during a Black Lives Matter protest, spoke to Fox News host Tucker Carlson…
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In the aftermath of Kyle Rittenhouse's homicide acquittal on Friday, November 19, people have been calling for a teenager who killed an alleged child trafficker to be freed. Per NBC News, a 17-year-old girl named Chrystul Kizer was charged with first-degree intentional homicide in 2018 after she shot and killed…
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Kyle Rittenhouse's mother revealed in an interview with Fox News that her son wants to be a "normal kid" after his acquittal on Friday. Last week, the 18-year-old from Antioch, Illinois, was found not guilty on all counts in his homicide trial, after four days of deliberations by the jury.…
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Kyle Rittenhouse has spoken out about his "support" for the Black Lives Matter movement, days after he was acquitted by a jury in his highly publicized homicide trial. On Friday, November 19, 18-year-old Rittenhouse was found not guilty on all five charges in his homicide trial, after four days of…
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A protest against Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal on Friday night in Portland, Oregon, was declared a riot after police officers were pelted with objects thrown by protesters. The crowd gathered in downtown Portland to protest after a jury cleared 18-year-old Rittenhouse of all charges over the fatal shooting of two men…
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Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty on all counts in his homicide trial, after four days of deliberations by the jury, BBC News reports. The 12-person jury consisted of seven women and five men. Rittenhouse's defense argued that the then-17-year-old had feared for his life last August. Prosecutors countered…
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While the Windrush generation has often been conflated with the 2018 scandal in recent years, their contribution to British life cannot be overemphasized. The term refers to nearly half a million Caribbean people who arrived between the years of 1947 and 1971. They were absolutely integral to the recovery of…
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A statue of George Floyd has been vandalized just four days after it was unveiled. According to NYPD, the Union Square Park statue in New York was targeted on Sunday, October 3, with a police source telling Insider that the crime was discovered at around 10:15 AM. "Preliminary investigation determined…
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The FBI is investigating an incident where three white law enforcement officers in Missouri let a police dog repeatedly bite a Black man, who was being arrested. Footage showing the individual being arrested on September 20 has been making the rounds on social media, ABC News reports. Law enforcement is…
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Derek Chauvin, who was earlier this year jailed for the murder of George Floyd, has appealed against his conviction, BBC News reports. The former Minneapolis police officer was sentenced in June to 22 and a half years after kneeling on Floyd's neck. Cops arrested Floyd after the proprietor accused him…
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A statue depicting American-Confederate General Robert E. Lee has been removed from a historic Virginia street. The 12-ton, six-story bronze statue - which has stood tall in the state for more than 130 years - was the final confederate statue to be removed from Richmond's historic Monument Avenue, CNN reports.…
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Dog the Bounty Hunter has admitted that he genuinely thought he has a pass on using the "n-word". The TV star - real name Duane Chapman - alleged that "the brothers" gave him a pass to use the racist slur, but defends his use of it, saying it "doesn't make…
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A Florida school board will pay $300,000 to a former high school teacher who was removed from her teaching position after displaying a Black Lives Matter flag over her classroom door. As reported by USA Today, Amy Donofrio had been teaching at Riverside High School (formerly Lee High) when she…
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George Foreman has given his hot take on athlete activism. Speaking on a segment with Fox News anchor Sean Hannity earlier this week, the 72-year-old former boxing champion insisted that modern sporting events risked becoming too politicized to draw crowds. Per HuffPost, the retired athlete seemed to express a belief…
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An Olympic gymnast has been praised on social media for performing a tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement during her routine. According to CBS News, the 18-year-old Costa Rican athlete Luciana Alvarado ended her floor routine on Sunday with a clever flourish. She ended her display by taking a…
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The NFL is set to play a song widely known as the 'Black National Anthem' before the 'Star-Spangled Banner' at each and every game on the opening day of the new season, ESPN has confirmed. The anthem in question, 'Lift Ev’ry Voice And Sing', was written by J. Rosamond Johnson and…
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Donald Trump Jr claims a so-called "higher power" was responsible for the destruction of a mural of George Floyd. According to CNN, the artwork commemorating the death of the police brutality victim was painted on the side of a vacant building in the town of Toledo in Ohio. The mural,…
