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Dwyane Wade is a professional NBA player who plays for the Miami Heat. He was born on January 17, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois to Dwyane Sr. and Jolinda Wade. His parents separated when he was very young and Wade and his older sister Tragil initially went to live with their mother. She was financially
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Rayshard Brooks killer Garrett Rolfe could be charged today
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It Was an 'Emotional Time': Massachusetts Officer Charged with Assault to Intimidate After Reportedly Threatening Son's 14-Year-Old Friend Over His Support of BLM
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Man ‘Killed By Minneapolis Police’ Is Identified As Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Steps In
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White woman who called police on a black man bird-watching in Central Park has been fired
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Louisiana State Troopers Bragged About Beating Black Man in Group Text
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Shocking video apparently shows Minneapolis police cause man’s...
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COVID-19 School Closures Are Costing Black Parents
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Prince Nxumalo is in demand at a KwaZulu-Natal side ... AmaZulu maybe?
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Judge Rejects Widow's Plea to Keep Rayshard Brooks' Killer Behind Bars, Grants Former Officer $500,000 Bond
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Tom Joyner Feeling “Good” After Having Mini-Stroke
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Colorado Gov. Appoints Special Prosecutor To Reopen Probe Of Elijah McClain Death
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Investigate Not Just Ahmad’s Death, But the System That Let His Killers Escape
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