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‘The Condition of Black Life Is One of Mourning’ - The New York Times

‘The Condition of Black Life Is One of Mourning’ - The New York Times: "I asked another friend what it’s like being the mother of a black son. “The condition of black life is one of mourning,” she said bluntly. For her, mourning lived in real time inside her and her son’s reality: At any moment she might lose her reason for living. Though the white liberal imagination likes to feel temporarily bad about black suffering, there really is no mode of empathy that can replicate the daily strain of knowing that as a black person you can be killed for simply being black: no hands in your pockets, no playing music, no sudden movements, no driving your car, no walking at night, no walking in the day, no turning onto this street, no entering this building, no standing your ground, no standing here, no standing there, no talking back, no playing with toy guns, no living while black."

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Autopsy of Freddie Gray shows 'high-energy' blow - Baltimore Sun

Autopsy of Freddie Gray shows 'high-energy' blow - Baltimore Sun: "eddie Gray suffered a single "high-energy injury" to his neck and spine — most likely caused when the police van in which he was riding suddenly decelerated, according to a copy of the autopsy report obtained by The Baltimore Sun.

The state medical examiner's office concluded that Gray's death could not be ruled an accident, and was instead a homicide, because officers failed to follow safety procedures "through acts of omission.""

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Scott Walker to give donation money from supremacist to charity

Scott Walker to give donation money from supremacist to charity: " The leader of a group that influenced the man accused of killing nine people in a South Carolina church last week has donated $3,500 to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and thousands more to other Republicans running for the presidency, campaign finance records show.

Walker, who could announce his presidential bid as early as July 13, will give to charity the donations he received from Earl P. Holt III, the president of the Council of Conservative Citizens. Others who have gotten money from Holt are taking similar steps."

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Scott Walker's Wisconsin jobs agency gave out $124 million without review - Chicago Tribune

Scott Walker's Wisconsin jobs agency gave out $124 million without review - Chicago Tribune: "More than two dozen awards worth more than $124 million were made to companies without a formal staff review by the underwriting department of Gov. Scott Walker's economic development agency, it reported Friday.

Documents detailing the awards were made public late Friday afternoon in advance of a Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation board meeting on July 20 to discuss one troubled unsecured loan that went to a failing company owned by a Walker donor." 'via Blog this'

This state has the most deaths from drug overdose - Business Insider

This state has the most deaths from drug overdose - Business Insider: "An average of 120 Americans die from a drug overdose everyday, but West Virginia tops the list of U.S. states, with 34 per 100,000 people dying from substance abuse between 2011 and 2013, a 35 percent increase on data between 2007 and 2009.

West Virginia’s state health officer Dr. Rahul Gupta pegged the blame on the state’s history of poor education"

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Larry Wilmore Takes Fox News To Task Over Charleston Church Shooting Coverage

Larry Wilmore Takes Fox News To Task Over Charleston Church Shooting Coverage: "The host then played a series of clips from Fox News' coverage which questioned whether Roof’s motives were targeted towards black people or Christians.

“I know you guys don’t want to admit that racial stuff isn’t going on, but how can there be any doubt when it came out of the gunman’s mouth? He told his victims, ‘I want to shoot black people,’” Wilmore said. “I think when he says black people, he means black people – and not Christians.”"

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East Texas firefighter terminated after comment praising Charles - KLTV.com-Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville, Texas | ETX News

East Texas firefighter terminated after comment praising Charles - KLTV.com-Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville, Texas | ETX News: "As of 1123 hrs, after an investigation in the allegations being made of Firefighter Kurtis Cook, the Mabank Fire Department Command Staff has terminated Kurtis Cook as a volunteer firefighter permanently and has trespassed him from all Mabank Fire Department property. The Mabank Fire Department does not condone nor promote these type of actions or thoughts. On behalf of all members, the Mabank Fire Department offers our deepest apologies to all that were offended by his actions and comments."

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