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In today’s NewsOne Top 5, we take a quick look at the stories trending on our site about the Charleston shooting, plus racist experiments

comments-ie. black kids should go back to public housing led to adult women fighting kids pic.twitter.com/5ZNSzZymzs@NewsRevo vid @k1dmars — Revolution News (@NewsRevo) June 7, 2015 When Miles Jai Thomas arrived at a teen birthday party Friday at the Craig Ranch North Community Pool in McKinney, Texas, the gates were open to everyone, he tells The […]

The six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray posted bond on Friday night, reports The Baltimore Sun. The six who have been charged are Officer Caesar R. Goodson Jr., 45; Officer William G. Porter, 25; Lt. Brian W. Rice, 41; Sgt. Alicia D. White, 30; Officer Edward M. Nero, 29; and […]

In the midst of protests and backlash against the Baltimore Police Department after the death of Freddie Gray, another witness video has emerged. The new video shows the police van stopped just a block from the arrest site, reports CNN. Police stopped to re-restrain Gray after he was heard screaming in pain. The original video shows Gray with […]

Director Spike Lee is slated to delve into Chicago’s violence problem in a new film that bears the controversial moniker, Chiraq — a term used to describe the city’s danger level to the war zone in Iraq, reports the Chicago Tribune. Earlier this week, The Wrap reported that Lee is making the film for Amazon Studios and […]

A group of teachers, principals, and administrators from Atlanta were found guilty this week of taking part in one of the nation’s biggest cheating scandals for their own personal gain. According to the New York Times, 11 teachers were convicted of racketeering, while some were charged with perjury and giving false statements to the police. The cheating scandal […]

A Georgia teen was sentenced to 40 years for an attack sparked by her friend’s online feud. Myzelle Chantal Armstrong (pictured) was sentenced to 4 years in prison and 36 years probation by a Cobb County, Georgia, judge for aggravated battery and aggravated assault. The The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the charges stem from an attack where she aided […]

Police investigating the slayings of seven women whose bodies were found in northwest Indiana over the weekend said Monday they believe it is the work of a serial killer, and that the suspect has indicated there could be more victims going back 20 years. Follow NewsOne’s coverage of the Northwest Indiana serial murders Criminal Profiler […]

It has been a rough year for the National Football League. A number of NFL stars are engulfed in legal problems stemming from child abuse accusations, domestic violence charges and aggravated assault allegations, all in the midst of Aaron Hernandez’s murder trial. NewsOne takes a quick look at some of the legal woes and criminal charges plaguing […]