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Black Teen Forced Into Noose Over White Girl: Cops

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:01:00 CST

Three Chicago teenagers have been arrested after placing a noose around a black student's neck at knifepoint because of his relationship with a white girl, according to law enforcement authorities. “I feel they were serious, and that if I didn’t get out of the house when I did, I might...

Noose Discovered at 1 World Trade Center

Rob Quinn — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:57:20 CST

Port Authority police launched a hate crime investigation after construction workers returning from their Christmas break found a noose hanging from the 64th floor of 1 World Trade Center. It's not clear whether there had been any tension among workers at the skyscraper formerly known as Freedom Tower, the New...

Haunted House Worker Found Caught in Noose

Rob Quinn — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:45:16 CDT

The horror wasn't all make-believe at St. Louis-area haunted house Creepyworld Thursday night. A 17-year-old worker at the attraction is in critical condition after being found hanging from a noose that was being used as a prop, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The young woman, whose job was to scare...

Black Man Finds Noose on Work Locker

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:59:20 CST

Gregory Seabrook filed a race discrimination complaint against the Fire Department of New York City in December—and on Thursday, he found a nearly three-foot-long noose in front of his work locker. "There's an ominous message behind it," says his lawyer, who adds that the "elaborately constructed" noose was tied...

Another Noose Found at UC San Diego

Emily Rauhala — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:18:27 CDT

For the second time this year, an object resembling a noose was found at UC San Diego, raising concerns about racism on campus. The crudely fashioned rope loop was found near a performing arts venue, reports the Los Angeles Times . In February, a similar object was found in a campus...

Racial Slurs, Image of Noose Faxed to Clyburn

Emily Rauhala — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 06:40:03 CDT

House Majority Whip James Clyburn was sent racist messages after Sunday's health reform vote. Clyburn, a veteran of the civil rights movement, told Keith Olbermann, "If you look at some of the faxes that I got today, racial slurs, nooses on gallows, and I'm telling you, some very vicious language....

Fired 'Noose' Prof Sues Columbia for $200M

Ambreen Ali — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:12:19 CDT

The Columbia University professor fired for plagiarism shortly after a noose was found hanging on her office door is suing her former school for $200 million. Madonna Constantine’s reputation was ruined by the “baseless” allegation, her lawyer tells CNN. The black professor has previously charged that the noose incident is...

Kentucky Men Busted for Hanging Obama Effigy

Rob Quinn — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:10:13 CDT

Two men have been charged with disorderly conduct for hanging an effigy of Barack Obama from a tree on University of Kentucky property earlier this week, the Louisville Courier-Journal reports. The men, one of them a student, also face charges for breaking into a fraternity house and taking items used...

Palin Effigy Sparks Uproar

Peter Fearon — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:15:15 CDT

An effigy of Sarah Palin hanging from a noose outside a West Hollywood house has triggered a community furor, reports the Los Angeles Times . The effigy is part of a grim Halloween display which also shows a John McCain mannequin surrounded by flames and skeletons . Complaints calling the display a...