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Black Yale Student Wants White Classmate Who Called Police on Her Held Accountable
Lolade Siyonbola, the black Yale student who had the police called on her by a white classmate for napping in a common room, said she wants the university to hold that classmate and others like her accountable. In an interview with Good Morning America (h/t Time magazine), Siyonbola spoke out about her run-in with Sarah…
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‘This Is America’ Is the No. 1 Song in America
Donald Glover’s “This Is America” was inescapable last week—whether it was the video itself (it’s been viewed over 109 million times since it debuted on May 6) or in the public discourse around the video (and, by extension, Glover, aka Childish Gambino, himself). Now “This Is America” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot…
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While Trump Congratulates Israel and Plugs Fox News, Here’s What’s Happening in Gaza
Shortly before 7 a.m. Monday, Donald Trump began his day on Twitter by plugging the opening of the new U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem this way: by plugging the event’s coverage on Fox News. Meanwhile, here’s what was happening on the Gaza Strip, where dozens of Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops as they protested the…
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NYPD Tried to Blame High Marijuana Arrest Rates for Black People on Higher Call Rates. Here’s Why That Doesn’t Add Up
The New York City Police Department has recently attempted to explain its disproportionate arrest rates of black and Hispanic people on weed charges by saying that more residents in majority-black and -Hispanic neighborhoods call the cops to complain about weed. If that explanation doesn’t pass the smell test to you, then you’re not the only…
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Is This the 1st Victim of COINTELPRO 2.0? Jailed ‘Black Identity Extremist’ Speaks Out
Last year, just nine days before white supremacists stormed Charlottesville, Va., the FBI released a report citing “black identity extremists” as a growing threat to law enforcement. In the report, first obtained by Foreign Policy, the FBI claimed that police attacks on black Americans could spur “premeditated, retaliatory lethal violence” against the police. Now The Guardian…
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Pulitzer Prize Board Will Review Junot Díaz Sexual-Misconduct Claims
Author Junot Díaz is stepping down from his role as chairman of the Pulitzer Prize board following allegations of sexual misconduct. The board says that it will investigate allegations of harassment against Díaz, who remains on the board. As The Guardian reports, the 49-year-old writer, himself a Pulitzer Prize winner, was elected Pulitzer Prize board…
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#RentingWhileBlack: Mother of 3 Loses Apartment Because She Didn’t Provide Her Landlord With an Ultrasound Photo
A single working mother of three is taking on a Florida housing complex after a property manager refused to renew her lease because she hadn’t given her landlord an ultrasound of the child she was carrying. As the Miami Herald reports, Tiesha Davis signed a rental agreement with Sorrento Rental Community in Miramar in September…
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North Carolina Dentists Apologize After Cosplaying in Native American, Japanese Clothing for ‘Whitening’ Service
Here’s the good news: This is a story involving white women that has nothing to do with calling the police on black people for horrendously trivial reasons! Here’s the not-so-good news: They’re still on their bullshit. As the Raleigh News and Observer reports, a team of three white North Carolina dentists had to apologize this…
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South Carolina Mom Disputes Cops’ Claim That 3-Year-Old Accidentally Shot Himself in the Head
The father of a 3-year-old boy who died last weekend under his care says that his son accidentally shot himself in the head with a loaded gun; the boy’s mother, however, believes differently. Arika Williams of Walterboro, S.C., is calling for an investigation into the death of her son, Aiden Martin. According to Live 5…
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This Is the Remix to Eviction: R. Kelly’s Music Booted From Spotify Playlists
As of Thursday, Spotify listeners will no longer be able to bump—or accidentally bump into—any R. Kelly tracks on the site’s playlists. The move is made possible by a new policy regarding public hate content and hateful conduct, which gives the company the right to choose not to promote artists it feels have caused harm.…
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