Bring That Week Back: Mom Regains Custody of Kids She Left in Car

Plus, a former home of Rosa Parks was vandalized.

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Mom Regains Custody of Children - Former home of Rosa Parks hit by vandals, plus more national news. — Natelege Whaley (@Natelege_) Shanesha Taylor of Phoenix is relieved to now have custody of her two young children, after Child Protective Services barred her from seeing them. She left them in a car to do a job interview in March. Abuse charges against her will be dropped as she completes a diversion program. "I finally breathed," Taylor said after the 20-minute hearing, according to 12 News. "I don't think I breathed for three days before that." (Photo: Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic/AP Photo) 

Former Home of Rosa Parks Hit by Vandals - A former home of Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama, was invaded by thieves who damaged some items in her home in an attempt to steal copper pipes and tubing, the Associated Press reports. The apartment is also a museum listed on the National Register of Historic Places. She lived there during the time she refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white man in 1955.  (Photo: AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Former Home of Rosa Parks Hit by Vandals - A former home of Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Alabama, was invaded by thieves who damaged some items in her home in an attempt to steal copper pipes and tubing, the Associated Press reports. The apartment is also a museum listed on the National Register of Historic Places. She lived there during the time she refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white man in 1955.  (Photo: AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Black TV Producer Arrested on His Way to Emmys - Charles Belk, an award-winning television producer, was in California for the annual Emmys award show. The festive weekend was halted for him after he was arrested by Beverly Hills police officers who had mistaken him for another Black man. "I was wrongly arrested, locked up, denied a phone call, denied explanation of charges against me, denied ever being read my rights, denied being able to speak to my lawyer for a lengthy time, and denied being told that my car had been impounded,” he wrote on Facebook.  (Photo: Courtesy of Charles Belk via Facebook)

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Black TV Producer Arrested on His Way to Emmys - Charles Belk, an award-winning television producer, was in California for the annual Emmys award show. The festive weekend was halted for him after he was arrested by Beverly Hills police officers who had mistaken him for another Black man. "I was wrongly arrested, locked up, denied a phone call, denied explanation of charges against me, denied ever being read my rights, denied being able to speak to my lawyer for a lengthy time, and denied being told that my car had been impounded,” he wrote on Facebook.  (Photo: Courtesy of Charles Belk via Facebook)

Views of Police Differ Widely Between Whites and Blacks - When it comes to whether the police force holds officers accountable for misconduct, 70 percent of Blacks believe this is done poorly, while 27 percent of whites feel the same way, according to data from a Pew Research Center survey released Monday. Similarly, 70 percent of Blacks said police forces do a poor job at treating racial and ethnic groups equally, compared to 25 percent of whites. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Views of Police Differ Widely Between Whites and Blacks - When it comes to whether the police force holds officers accountable for misconduct, 70 percent of Blacks believe this is done poorly, while 27 percent of whites feel the same way, according to data from a Pew Research Center survey released Monday. Similarly, 70 percent of Blacks said police forces do a poor job at treating racial and ethnic groups equally, compared to 25 percent of whites. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Mom of Four Mistakely Pulled Over by Police - Kametra Barbour, a Texas mother, was driving on a highway in Forney when an officer mistakenly pulled her over and handcuffed her while her children were still in the backseat, TheGrio writes. The officers were looking for a driver who was speeding. Barbour expressed her feelings about the situation on Facebook. “Words can not express how we felt after we arrived home. We sat down and had a heart to heart lesson about how your life can change in a matter of seconds," she wrote. (Photo: WFAA-TV/ CBS local News, Dallas, TX)

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Three-Quarters of Whites Don't Have Any Non-White Friends - Most white people don't have any friends that aren't white, according to a new report by Robert Jones of the Public Religion Research Institute. The average white person has 91 white friends and one Black friend. While the average Black person has 83 Black friends and eight white friends. (Photo: sven hagolani/Corbis)

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Chicago Gun Violence Leaves 42 Injured - Five people were killed and 42 were injured in gun violence this past weekend in Chicago, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The youngest of those injured was a three-year-old boy, who was killed Sunday night after being shot in the head. Additionally, Roshad McIntosh, 19, was shot by a police officer after pointing a gun at the officer. Another man, 17 or 18, was also shot and killed by police for pointing his weapon at an officer.  (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Victor White III's Death Ruled a Suicide  - The death of Victor White III, who was shot and killed in March while being handcuffed and sitting in the backseat of an Iberia Parish Sheriff Office patrol car, was ruled a suicide by the coroner's office. “My son didn't shoot himself. I never believed it. I won't believe it,” White's father told KFLY. (Photo: Victor White via Facebook)

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Victor White III's Death Ruled a Suicide  - The death of Victor White III, who was shot and killed in March while being handcuffed and sitting in the backseat of an Iberia Parish Sheriff Office patrol car, was ruled a suicide by the coroner's office. “My son didn't shoot himself. I never believed it. I won't believe it,” White's father told KFLY. (Photo: Victor White via Facebook)

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New Jersey Liquor Store Owner Accused of Being Racist - Black residents protested a liquor store in Swedesboro, New Jersey, Tuesday (Aug. 26) because its owner Mario Falciani was accused of saying racial slurs and refusing to serve people based on their race, according to NJ.com. Multiple individuals have filed complaints against the owners in previous months. Protestors are calling for the store to be permanently closed or sold. (Photo by Michael Bradley/Getty Images)