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N-Word Homework Assignment At Kentucky High School Sparks…

A Kentucky high school principal apologized for one of his teachers' homework assignments that repeatedly used the N-word. It was…
10.13.16
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Kentucky School’s Natural Hairstyles Ban Stirs Outrage

A Kentucky mother vented on Twitter about a new school policy that banned natural hairstyles. It went viral, and the…
09.16.16
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Watch: Kentucky Judge Slams Jailer For Sending Woman…

Kentucky judge demands to know why jail officials sent a female inmate to her courtroom without proper attire. The woman…
08.01.16
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Why The President & First Lady Will Miss…

The President and First Lady wrote a letter that will be given to Ali's family by White House Senior Advisor,…
06.19.19
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NEWS ROUNDUP: Memorial Services Set For Muhammad Ali…AND…

As the world continues to mourn the loss of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, his loved ones are making plans to…
06.06.16
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Kentucky Voters Elect First Black Woman In Nearly…

Kentucky voters elected the first Black woman in nearly 20 years to serve in the state legislature. The Democrat won…
05.19.16
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Sanders’ Oregon Win Extends Democratic Presidential Primary

During a victory speech Tuesday in California, Sanders told supporters he planned to stay in the race "'til the last…
04.29.21
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Report: 16-Year-Old Gynnya McMillen Died Of Irregular Heartbeat…

The death of Gynnya McMillen, 16, in a Kentucky detention center earlier this year sparked anger among civil rights activists…
03.30.16
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Trump Supporters Spark Outrage Over Assault Of Black…

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and his supporters were roundly criticized and condemned as racists after a video surfaced of…
04.25.16
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Kentucky Student’s Portrait Comparing KKK To Police Shakes…

An English student’s comparison of a Ku Klux Klan member to a police officer in a school assignment rocked a Kentucky…
02.26.16
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Detention Center Employee Connected To Black Kentucky Teen’s…

Reginald Windham, a longtime employee of the Lincoln Village Juvenile Detention Center, amassed a record of misconduct, including charges of…
04.29.21
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Questions Raised After 16-Year-Old Kentucky Girl Dies In…

Gynnya McMillen was discovered unconscious at the Lincoln Village Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Elizabethtown, Ky.
01.19.16
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Watch: Racist Taunts Black Kentucky Judge After Hearing

Adam Satterly earned 60 days behind bars for the outburst.
04.29.21
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Kentucky Sheriff Defends Officer Who Handcuffed 8-Year-Old Boy…

A video of a Kentucky officer restraining an 8-year-old boy in handcuffs for over 15 minutes is the focus of…
08.05.15
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“I’m Not Gonna Let Her Quit:” Viral Photo…

In a much-needed break from negativity about police encounters with African-Americans, a Louisville, Ky. officer is winning widespread praise after…
03.23.15
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Louisville Policeman Arrested For Punching One Teen And…

Jonathan Hardin (pictured) was reportedly fired from his post as a school resource officer at the Olmstead Academy North in Louisville,…
04.17.21
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Intoxicated Ex-Cop Acquitted Of Wanton Endangerment In Shooting…

A Louisville court cleared former officer Chauncey Carthan (pictured center) of wanton endangerment charges Thursday, almost three years after he drunkenly shot…
04.17.21
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Ky. Students: They’d Rather Starve Than Eat First…

Students in one rural Kentucky county are up in arms about the National School Lunch Program‘s healthy lunchtime offerings that are being…
06.19.19
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Teen Yells ‘Bingo’ At Crowded Hall And Gets…

There is one word in the English language that will forever make Austin Whaley (pictured) shake in his boots when…
06.19.19
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Kentucky Church Overturns Ban On Interracial Couples

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — An eastern Kentucky church under a firestorm of criticism since members voted to bar mixed-race couples from…
06.19.19