Bring That Week Back: Man Helps Blind Colleague in Navy Yard Shooting
Rappers pay for 6-year-old's funeral, plus more news.
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Man Brings Blind Colleague to Safety During Navy Yard Shooting - California rappers pay for slain 6-year-old’s funeral, Philadelphia woman removed from flight for throwing cell phone at flight attendant, plus more news. – Natelege WhaleyAn image of a blind man being led to safety by his colleague Omar Grant as bullets flew during the Washington, D.C. Navy Yard shooting Monday has gone viral on Twitter. “I told my colleague… I was going to help him because normally he’s got somebody with him there, and this morning he was all by himself," Grant said.(Photo: Chris Moody via Twitter)
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Slain 6-Year-Old’s Funeral Paid for by California Rappers - Tiana Ricks, 6, who was gunned down in a driveway in Moreno Valley, California, on Sept. 7, was laid to rest on Saturday. The family received money to fund the funeral costs from rapper Game, who donated $10,000 and came to the service to pay his respects. Snoop Lion reportedly contributed an undisclosed amount. (Instagram via Game, WENN.com)
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Bill Cosby Has Message for “No-groes” on Don Lemon’s CNN Show - Bill Cosby appeared on Don Lemon’s CNN show to discuss the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham, Alabama, church bombing. “…you hear the no-groes jump up and say ‘Why don’t you talk about the good things?’” he said. He added that many don’t want to hear his critiques because he thinks “they feel embarrassed.” (Photo: News Room via CNN)
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Woman Removed From Plane for Throwing Cell Phone - Sasha Anderson, 23, was removed from a Miami-bound US Airways plane Monday morning in Philadelphia after she allegedly threw her cellphone at a flight attendant. She also slapped him and scratched his face. Anderson is charged with simple assault, reckless endangerment, harassment and disorderly conduct. (Photo: CBS Philly)
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24-Year-Old Unarmed Man Shot Dead by Police Officer - Charlotte, North Carolina, police officer Randall Kerrick opened fire on Jonathan A. Ferrell, who was struck 10 times by bullets and died at the scene Saturday morning. Ferrell was knocking on doors of the upscale Bradfield Farms community near Charlotte and seeking help after his car crashed. (Photo: AP Photo/Florida A&M University)
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Mom Fights Off Intruder Who Tried to Kidnap Her Kids - Shawndrea Smith, mother of a 3-year-old and 6-year-old, said she beat down an intruder who entered her DeKalb County, Georgia, home Friday and attempted to kidnap her children. Musa Lang fled after Smith used force and a neighbor caught him and held him until police arrived. (Photo: Courtesy of WSB-TV)
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NYC Police Fire Shots at Man, Hit Two Women Instead - Glenn Broadnax was arrested on Saturday after an attempt to kill himself by running into oncoming traffic in Times Square. After the police tried to stop him, Broadnax used his hand to pretend to open fire on officers, who then fired three rounds of bullets which hit two innocent women. Broadnax was not harmed. (Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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University of Alabama Moves to End Sorority Segregation - After being at the center of controversy this past week for its segregated Greek system, the University of Alabama is issuing a new deal that is expected to allow organizations to offer membership bids to Black candidates who were previously rejected, according to TIME.(Photo: Courtesy of Alpha Gamma Delta)
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More Black American Children Being Adopted Overseas - Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the amount of American children being adopted overseas and almost all of them have been Black, according to adoption attorneys. Parents who give up their children to live abroad say they feel their kids will face less racism and discrimination in another country. (Photo: Ann Marie Kurtz/Getty Images)