Source: Drew Anthony / facebook Last month, after Texas teen Karmelo Anthony was convicted of murder in the 2025 death of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet, and then sentenced to 35 years in prison before the ink on the verdict was dry, we reported that Anthony got himself a new team of appellate, civil […]
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Source: Collin County jail / Karmelo Anthony appeal: Teen gains new legal team as appeal process begins. A powerful team of appellate, civil rights, and criminal defense attorneys has joined the effort to represent Karmelo Anthony, who was recently sentenced to 35 years in prison following his murder conviction in the 2025 death of 17-year-old […]
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Racist stereotypes about Black people and watermelon have deep roots in post-Civil War era racism. Jeff Metcalf intentionally fuses criminality and racist caricature to dehumanize a Black teenager, Karmelo Anthony. Grieving white parents do not get a pass to express racism under the guise of ‘grief’. Source: Fox News / Screenshot Tell me something . […]
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Source: Drew Anthony / facebook In May 1916, in Waco, Texas, 17-year-old Jesse Washington was convicted of murder and rape during a one-hour trial in which his feckless attorney offered no defense. The courtroom had already done its work and named him guilty after deliberating for only four minutes. But Washington’s conviction and death sentence […]
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Source: The Dallas Morning News/Hearst Newspapers / Getty Ever since the story of Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf emerged in the news cycle, after the former stabbed the latter resulting in his death in Frisco, Texas, last year, we have endured a predictable yet still despicable level of anti-Black racism, which, incidentally, we also have […]
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The planned site for the arch, across from the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial, is only 3,000 feet away from Reagan National Airport, on a flight path within the airport’s main approach and departure corridor. Because it’s so close to the airport, a preliminary review by the Federal Aviation Administration said the arch would […]
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Batson challenge alleges juror exclusion due to race, but judge accepted prosecutors’ race-neutral reasons Source: unknown / other The trial of Karmelo Anthony ended on June 9 when a Collin County jury found the 19-year-old guilty of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf in 2025. The jury sentenced Anthony to 35 years in prison. Before jurors […]
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Possibility of video evidence may be a game-changer, as defense argues Anthony acted in self-defense. Source: Collin County jail / Collin County jail Jury selection is underway in one of the most closely watched criminal trials in Texas, as 18-year-old Karmelo Anthony prepares to face a jury nearly 14 months after the fatal stabbing of […]
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One of the most enduring stereotypes of Black people is that we’re inherently criminal – a perception that has ruined the lives of so many young Black men. This week’s Decoded breaks down why the stereotype exists, who perpetuates it, and the real-world consequences it’s had for Black people. The perception that Black people are […]
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