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Black Men Seen as Larger, More Threatening Than White Men of Similar Size: Study
This probably comes as no surprise to some of you given how, in general, black men are portrayed in media as violent and threatening. However, a new study published by the American Psychological Association Monday is adding credibility to the claim, noting that people do indeed have a tendency to perceive black men as larger…
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NJ Elementary School Faces Backlash Over Slave-Auction Poster Assignment
Yes, you read that right. A New Jersey elementary school is facing heat after attention was brought to a mandatory fifth-grade assignment that asked students to draw “examples of an event that would occur during [your] assigned colonial time period, including a poster for a lecture, speech, protest or slave auction.” The posters were seen…
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Video of Vallejo, Calif., Police Officer Beating Suspect Sparks Outrage
Disturbing video of a Vallejo, Calif., police officer has surfaced, showing the cop repeatedly striking a suspect—first with his fist and then with a baton—as an outraged crowd looks on, yelling in the background. According to KRON, the incident occurred Friday afternoon after police responded to a call about a man acting erratically at…
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Community Calls for Boycott of Beauty Supply Store After Owner Is Seen on Video Kicking, Choking Black Woman
A community is outraged about cellphone footage going viral on social media that shows a Charlotte, N.C., beauty supply store owner constraining a black woman in a choke hold after accusing her of stealing. Community leaders and customers are now calling for a boycott of the store. According to WBTV, the incident started when Sung…
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Missing Autistic Teen Kennedi High Located, Being Reunited With Family
Updated Monday, March 13, 2017, 11:30 a.m. EDT: The Baltimore Police Department has reported that Kennedi High, an autistic 16-year-old girl who went missing last week, has been located and is being reunited with her family. Earlier: On Sunday the Baltimore Police Department enlisted the public’s help in the desperate search for an autistic 16-year-old…
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Protests Rock Ferguson, Mo., After New Footage of Michael Brown Emerges
Ferguson, Mo., was once again rocked by protests a day after new footage from the day of Michael Brown’s death was revealed to the public in the documentary Stranger Fruit. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, word of the video Sunday night drew a group of some 100 protesters, which led to the closing of…
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Fla. Man Tried to Burn Down Convenience Store to ‘Run the Arabs Out of Our Country’: Police
A Florida man attempted to burn down a convenience store, admitting, apparently, to local authorities that he thought the owner was Muslim and that he wanted to “run the Arabs out of our country,” the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. As it turns out, the store owners were actually Indian, making the incident the…
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‘Go Back to the Fields of Ala.’: NC Middle School Students Chant ‘KKK’ in Viral Video
Somebody’s sweet little cherub who would never say a bad thing is at it again. This time, middle school students are caught up in racist controversy after they were seen on a now-viral video chanting “KKK” and making derogatory statements against different ethnic and racial groups. The incident once again rocks the Wake County, N.C.,…
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Ore. Man Screams ‘Arab, You Need to Leave,’ Bashes Restaurant Employee Over the Head With Pipe
Another day, another racist white guy attacking an innocent person for no reason other than existing. Earlier this week, officers arrested Jason Kendall, 52, for allegedly attacking a man working at a Middle Eastern restaurant with a pipe and telling his victim to “Go back to your country, terrorist,” according to court documents. KOIN reports…
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NC Cop Pleads Guilty to Statutory Rape After Impregnating 13-Year-Old Girl He Was Mentoring
A Lowell, N.C., police officer was sentenced to at least 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl who ended up pregnant because of the cop’s sick advances. According to WCNC-TV, James Blair, 51, will also register as a lifetime sex offender and is prohibited from having any…
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