“I think the comments articulated by Justice Scalia represent quite a different view than the priorities and values that President Obama has spent his career talking about,” said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. Earnest said that Obama, who graduated from Columbia University and Harvard Law School, has spent his career in the Senate and White House “opening the doors to a college education for every student in America.”
Source: White House rebukes Scalia comments | TheHill
It wasn’t until a black woman in her 50’s — identified in court papers as J.L. — came forward and told police what allegedly happened after Holtzclaw stopped her on June 18, 2014, that an investigation was launched. She told police that Holtzclaw forced her to get out of her car, strip, and perform oral sex on him. Holtzclaw’s defense attorney, Scott Adams, insisted the officer was innocent, and has resorted to a strategy that has resulted in acquittals for other cops accused of similar crimes — paint the accusers as drug-abusing liars.
Source: Daniel Holtzclaw Trial: Jury Weighing Case of Oklahoma City Cop Charged With Rapes – NBC News
Authorities in Winston-Salem said in a statement that 31-year-old Travis Nevelle Page became unresponsive after he was taken into custody Wednesday night following a brief struggle with officers. Page died at a hospital.
Source: 4 NC officers on leave after man dies in police custody – Salon.com
The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, was forced to suspend eight cadets on Thursday after photos of an apparent hazing ritual surfaced online showing the cadets donning all-white, with white pillowcases over their heads. “A social media posting, which I find offensive and disturbing, was brought to my attention this morning,” retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Rosa, the president of the college, said in a statement on Thursday announcing the immediate activation of suspension proceedings for at least eight cadets and investigation into the images.
Source: Citadel suspends eight cadets for wearing KKK-like white hoods to sing Christmas carols – Salon.com
Source: The 13 Women Who Accused A Cop Of Sexual Assault, In Their Own Words – BuzzFeed News
Yet these realities were too much for the administrators to handle. They were not ready to hear the truth. Hence, the report we furnished the institution was never publicly disseminated, as originally planned. Several students of color whom we interviewed contacted us months later asking where the report was because they never saw it.
Source: Colleges should stop paying money to ignore racial problems (essay) | Inside Higher Ed
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