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Charleston, SC, Apologizes for Its Role During the Slave Trade in City Council Resolution
On Tuesday, as Juneteenth—the holiday marking the end of slavery—was observed, the City Council of Charleston, S.C., decided to adopt a resolution apologizing for the city’s role in the slave trade. The city was once a key seaport in the slave trade, a location where some 40 percent of enslaved people first set foot on…
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‘Wite Pride’: Black Lives Matter Activist’s Truck Vandalized With Swastikas, Racial Slurs
A Clio, Mich., activist woke up Tuesday morning to find his vehicle horribly vandalized. The Detroit Free Press reports that Hubert Roberts, a Black Lives Matter activist, was planning some community outreach as usual and hoping to take two boys to get haircuts when those plans were abruptly canceled as he walked out to his…
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Richmond, Va., Elementary School, Once Named After Confederate Leader, Renamed in Honor of Obama
Richmond, Va., has gotten rid of the city’s only school named after a Confederate leader (sorta), and has renamed the building for the nation’s first black president. Yes, #LetTheConfederacyStayInThePastWhereItBelongs2018. According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the city’s school board voted 6-1 on Monday night to rename the J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School the Barack Obama Elementary School.…
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Ohio Sheriff Indicted on Federal Charges After Pocketing Nearly $100,000 in Bribes From Drug Dealers
A former Ohio sheriff who allegedly made himself rich after pocketing almost $100,000 in bribes from drug dealers and others while in office has been indicted on several federal charges. Samuel Crish, 54, of Delphos, Ohio, is facing charges of bribery, extortion and making false statements, the Associated Press reports. Crish wrung the hefty sum…
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Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named ‘National Treasure,’ Is to Be Restored for Future Use
The childhood home where famed singer and civil rights icon Nina Simone was born has suffered through failed restoration attempts over the years and currently sits in terrible shape, complete with crumbling ceilings and sagging floorboards. However, the structure’s seemingly inevitable fate—to crumble away with time—has come to an end. Four black artists are bringing…
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Dunkin’ Donuts Sign Asks Customers to Report Employees Heard Shouting in Languages Other Than English
A Baltimore Dunkin’ Donuts is the latest coffee shop to come under scrutiny after a sign was seen requesting that customers report staff heard shouting in any language besides English. According to WBAL-TV, the general manager of the store posted the sign at the Dunkin’ Donuts on 41st Street, where it drew widespread attention on…
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‘White Men Built These Streets’: Seattle Man Arrested After Going on Racist, Expletive-Filled Rant Against Black Man
A white man was arrested after being caught on camera hurling racial slurs and other expletives in a racist rant directed at a black man in Seattle. Keoke Silvano, who is Filipino, recorded the encounter on cellphone footage as a way to protect the man. “Just as a photographer, my instinct is to document. So…
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Meghan Markle’s Dad Claims Prince Harry Told Him to ‘Give Donald Trump a Chance’
One would think that once Meghan Markle had officially married Prince Harry and started to form a routine, her white relatives would take a chill pill, simmer down, stop embarrassing her and crawl back into the messy closet from whence they came. Alas, apparently that is not the case, at least not with Thomas Markle,…
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Texas Deputy Accused of Sexually Assaulting 4-Year-Old Girl, Threatening to Deport Victim’s Undocumented Mother
A Bexar County, Texas, sheriff’s deputy is being accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl while threatening the girl’s mother with deportation in order to get her to stay quiet about the abuse, authorities revealed Sunday. Jose Nunez, who has worked with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Department for 10 years, was arrested early Sunday,…
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Black Lives Matter Activist Plans to File Lawsuit After NYC Cops Allegedly Beat Him, Threw Bicycle at Him During Protest
A Black Lives Matter protester is reportedly filing a $5 million lawsuit against New York City bicycle cops who he claims beat him during a wrongful arrest back in March. According to the New York Daily News, Walter “Hawk” Newsome was crowded by five cops. Video of the incident apparently shows one officer viciously punching…
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