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  • White Woman Calls Cops on Black Real Estate Investor Inspecting House Next Door

    It’s news to no one that the Rebeccas and Karens of the world will not cease until they call cops on every single black person in this country for the most minuscule of perceived infractions. In the past month alone we’ve had incidents of police being called on black people for napping while black, cooking…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    May 15, 2018
  • California Cop Who Shot and Killed Diante Yarber Was Previously Charged With Hate Crime, Lawyers Say 

    A Barstow, Calif., police officer accused of being involved in the fatal shooting of driver Diante Yarber, a young father of three, was convicted of a hate crime back in 2010 but was somehow allowed to return to the police force, attorneys representing Yarber’s family and his passengers say. Not only was the officer allowed back…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    April 24, 2018
  • Man Wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat and Shirt Wanted for  Attacking Hispanic Man in NYC Subway Station: Report

    New York City police are searching for a black man accused of attacking a Hispanic man inside a Manhattan subway station. The man in question was apparently wearing a Donald Trump-branded “Make America Great Again” hat and shirt when he got into an argument with a man around 8:15 p.m. Friday while on board a…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    April 24, 2018
  • It’s Prom Season, Which Means the Racist Promposals Have Begun

    For some reason, it appears to be really hard to celebrate special occasions (or, let’s be honest, everyday life) without the whites somehow making it racist. Christmas? Just say hi to Zwarte Piet. Halloween? Let’s not even get started—otherwise we’re going to be here for a minute. And then there’s prom. It is still unclear…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    April 23, 2018
  • Syracuse University Suspends Frat Over Videos Showing ‘Extremely Racist’ Behavior

    It’s a day ending in “y,” so there’s yet another fraternity that is showing its whole entire (racist) ass to the universe, this time in video form. On Wednesday, Syracuse University decided to suspend its chapter of Theta Tau after online videos showed members of the frat engaged in behaviors that school Chancellor Kent Syverud…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    April 19, 2018
  • Jennifer Hart Was Drunk When She Drove Family, Including Adopted Children, Off a California Cliff: Report 

    California Patrol Capt. Bruce Carpenter confirmed Friday that the woman who drove her family off a cliff in California last month was drunk. Toxicology tests revealed that Jennifer Hart, who was driving the family SUV when it careered off a cliff in Northern California, had a blood alcohol level of .102, the Associated Press reports.…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    April 13, 2018
  • Accused Parkland, Fla., School Shooter Wants to Donate Inheritance to Victims, Lawyers Say

    After the shooting and killing of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the accused gunman now wants to donate his six-figure inheritance to the victims to help “heal the community.” A lawyer for accused Parkland, Fla., gunman Nikolas Cruz said that any of the money that his client receives would go to the…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    April 12, 2018
  • ‘Get Up! It’s Jesus’ Day!’ Mother Arrested After Allegedly Using Stun Gun to Wake Up Son for Easter Service 

    One Arizona teen received, quite literally, a shock after his mother allegedly woke him up for Easter church service using a stun gun. ABC News reports that Sharron Dobbins, 40, was arrested after she “contact-tased her teenage son in the leg” in order to wake him up, Phoenix police said. The overzealous mother unabashedly admits…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    April 3, 2018
  • South African Government to Hold National Funeral in Honor of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela

    The South African government has formally announced plans to honor Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, one of the country’s most prominent anti-apartheid icons, with an official state funeral. Madikizela-Mandela will be laid to rest during a national funeral on April 14, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed, with a national memorial service to be held three days prior,…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    April 3, 2018
  • Authorities Acknowledge That Car Crash That Killed Hart Family May Have Been Intentional 

    It’s been about a week since an SUV—believed to be carrying all eight members of a Washington state family—plummeted over a cliff in Mendocino County, Calif., and authorities are now apparently close to getting at least some answers about what happened to Devonte Hart and his family. It is now believed that the fatal incident…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    April 2, 2018
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