California High School Cancels Football Season After ‘Slave Auction’ Prank Was Filmed By Athletes

10/04/2022

The district superintendent called it “deeply offensive.”

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Meek Mill, Tyga, YG, And Others Join California Gov. Gavin Newsom For Signing Of Bill Restricting Use Of Rap Lyrics In Court

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California High School Cancels Football Season After ‘Slave Auction’ Prank Was Filmed By Athletes

The school district superintendent called the video “unacceptable” and “deeply offensive.”
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Russian Court Schedules Appeal On Oct. 25 For Brittney Griner’s Drug Possession Conviction

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Philadelphia Apologizes For Unethical Experiments On Inmates That Spanned Three Decades

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Dallas Woman Fatally Shot Over Beating Man In Basketball, Family Says

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Brett Favre Breaks His Silence On The Mississippi $77 Million Welfare Scandal

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Former NBA Star Ben Gordon Faces Charges After Allegedly Punching Son In Face

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Civil Rights Activist, 91, Fought Off Attacker Who Stabbed Her Multiple Times

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