Manhattan architect Rex Heuermann recently confessed to the Gilgo Beach murders, admitting to killing eight women, including one no one previously knew about. The murders occurred between 1993 and 2010, but they gained national attention in 2010 and 2011. All of the women were found on Gilgo Beach in Long Island.

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said Heuermann confessed to the murders of Valerie Mack, 24, Jessica Taylor, 20, Megan Waterman, 22, Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25, Amber Lynn Costello, 27, Sandra Costilla, 28 and Karen Vergata. She was unknown. The women’s bodies were discovered in December 2010, bound with belts or tape and wrapped…

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Trump depicted President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama as apes during Black History Month

Trump depicted Obama and First Lady as apes

President Trump posted a video of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, which is an outrageous and often well-received depiction of Black people.  The depiction of Black people during Black History Month as apes has been a long-standing trope used to justify slavery, racial segregation, and racial hatred. I am certain many Whites, Asians, Hispanics, and some Blacks believe they were descended from apes. Trump knows…

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Jesse Jackson Jr. is not going back to Washington

Jesse Jackson Jr.

The outpouring of grief following Jesse Jackson Sr.’s death wasn’t enough to help his son reclaim his seat in Congress.Cook County Commissioner Donna Miller won the Democratic primary for U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly’s seat in the 2nd Congressional District in Illinois, handing a defeat to former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr, who was trying to…

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Rev. Jesse Jackson has died

Rev. Jesse Jackson, an icon of the civil rights movement, a top aide to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and a two-time U.S. presidential candidate, has died following a misunderstood illness. He was 84. His death was disclosed on Feb. 17. Rev. Jackson was suffering from a brain disorder, according to an article published…

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Trump depicted President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama as apes during Black History Month

Trump depicted Obama and First Lady as apes

President Trump posted a video of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, which is an outrageous and often well-received depiction of Black people. The depiction of Black people during Black History Month as apes has been a long-standing trope used to justify slavery, racial segregation, and racial hatred. I am certain many Whites, Asians, Hispanics, and some Blacks believe they were descended from apes.Trump knows his audience.A…

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