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Jonathan Franklin

Jonathan Franklin

Multiplatform Reporter / Reporter, Newsdesk at NPR/National Public Radio Online

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Jonathan Franklin
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2 Memphis Fire Department employees are 'relieved of duty' after ... - NPR

Nichols died on Jan. 10, three days after he was stopped by Memphis police for reckless driving. Five Memphis police officers have been fired following an investigation into Nichols’ death.
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Stanford University investigates swastikas and Hitler image left on...

News of the instance of antisemitism is one of several hate incidents reported on Stanford’s campus this academic year.
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Man sentenced to 3 1/2 years for burning a cross to intimidate a .....

Axel Cox said he chose to burn the cross in front of his Black neighbors because of their race, saying he “intended to scare them into moving out of the neighborhood.”
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As hazing lawsuits mount against Northwestern, experts hope for a ....

With allegations of hazing within several sports programs at Northwestern University, experts say that other U.S. universities should use this time to change their own cultures.
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Tuohy family responds to Michael Oher's allegations of his false .....

In court documents filed in a Tennessee probate court, Oher alleged that the Tuohys convinced him to sign documents that agreed to a conservatorship in 2004.
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WJBE Knoxville prevails in FCC case that sought to strip its ... - NPR

Since 2022, WJBE has battled with the FCC over its owner, Joe Armstrong, being able to own a radio station following his conviction in 2016 for making a false statement on his tax return.
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California governor signs law barring schoolbook bans based on ... ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom called the new measure “long overdue,” saying that the banning binge of diversity materials has to come to an end.

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'Boopac Shakur' death: Michigan man known for luring pedophiles ......

Robert Wayne Lee, known online as “Boopac Shakur,” was killed during an argument in a Michigan restaurant. So far, there is no evidence the confrontation was a planned sting by Lee, police said.
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California creates nation's first 'Ebony Alert' to find missing Bla...

The alert system will use electronic highway signs and encourage the use of TV, radio, social media and other platforms to spread information about the missing person.
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A Black Texas student suspended for his hairstyle is shifted to an ...

Darryl George, a junior at Barbers Hill High School, who was suspended for wearing a natural hairstyle, will be placed in a disciplinary alternative education program through Nov. 29.
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Va. police investigate after pig mask, 'I Can't Breathe' shirt foun...

The three words “I Can’t Breathe” refer to what some<strong> </strong>police brutality victims, like George Floyd, Eric Garner and Manuel Ellis, said before their untimely deaths at the hands of law enforcement.