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In a Display of ‘Peak Caucasity,’ a White Man Claims He’s the Reason Another White Man Can Live in Brooklyn, NY
It’s only on depressing days that I need the Internet the most. Not because I obsessively Google phantom ailments (which I do), but because I need to be reminded that all of us—the collective us, not a race us—are better than we let on. It’s that Internet moment of “the kid with the ailment scores…
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Detroit Woman Given Ticket Because of HIV Status Reaches Settlement
A Detroit woman who filed a lawsuit against the city of Dearborn, Mich., after she was ticketed in 2012 for having HIV has reached a $40,000 settlement. According to the New York Daily News, the August 2012 incident, which was recorded on the police dash cam, shows Dearborn Police Officer David Lacey pulling over a…
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2 Men Dressed Like Super Fly and Rick James Walk Into a Bank and … Rob It
Police in Indianapolis are looking for two men who robbed a bank Saturday and were dressed up like two black icons: fictional drug dealer Youngblood Priest from Super Fly and funk singer Rick James. According to ABC 6, the two men reportedly robbed the Indiana Members Credit Union around 12:38 p.m. dressed all in black.…
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Cover Charge Racism: 3 Black Lawyers Charged to Enter Club While Whites Enter for Free; Wait Till You Read the Club’s Response
Three African-American friends were looking for a fun time when they went to a popular Texas nightclub; instead, they say, what they ended up getting was a shot of front-door racism as security asked them to pay a $20 cover charge while white partygoers were allowed to enter for free. Brandon Ball, 32, and his…
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Colo. Father Upset After Teacher Gives Bizarre Letter and Photo to Daughter, 7
A 7-year-old Colorado girl came home with a note from the teacher. The note, according to the girl’s father, used nicknames and included a photo of the male teacher sticking his tongue out. “As I read over the letter, it was concerning since it had the teacher’s face and he was using pet names to…
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Calif. Teen Who Was Violently Arrested by 9 Cops for Jaywalking Speaks
On Tuesday, cellphone video showing some five Stockton, Calif., police officers violently arresting a teen for jaywalking went viral on social media. Since then, demonstrations have been held in and around Northern California to protest the use of force against the teen, who says he did nothing wrong. Emilio Mayfield, 16, told CBS Sacramento that…
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Hockey Player P.K. Subban Donates $10,000,000 to Children’s Hospital
Montreal Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban is one of the most hated players in the NHL, and he is also one of the most generous. According to CBC News, Subban will donate $10 million to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation over the next seven years. The donation will be used to fund P.K.’s Hands, which will…
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Former Ole Miss Student Gets 6 Months in Jail for His Part in Hanging Noose Around Statue’s Neck
On Thursday a judge sentenced a former University of Mississippi student who admitted to placing a noose around the neck of a civil rights statue on campus to six months in jail. According to the Associated Press, Graeme Phillip Harris pleaded guilty to “a misdemeanor charge of using a threat of force to intimidate African-American…
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This Is What Happened When a Texas Officer and a Man He Arrested Saw Each Other 8 Years Later
The last time Edward “Doc” Amey saw Texas City, Texas, Police Officer Salvador Chapa, Amey was being arrested on a gun charge. That was eight years ago, back when Amey used to be a gangster, but recently he found God, and since then he’s been living a righteous life. He used to sell drugs; today…
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Seattle Cop Who Arrested an Elderly Man Using Golf Club as a Cane Is Fired for Racial Bias
On Tuesday the Seattle Police Department fired an officer who claimed that a 69-year-old man had swung a golf club at her that he was using as his walking stick. According to the Seattle Times, Officer Cynthia Whitlatch, 48, who is white, was adamant that William Wingate, who is African American, had taken a swing…
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