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Tenn. Teacher Suspended After Video Posted to Social Media Shows Hijab Being Removed From Student’s Head
Another day, another video leaked of ridiculous behavior in a school. This time, video circulating across the internet shows a student’s hijab being pulled off her head even as she tries to hide her face and readjust it. According to WSMV-TV, the video was posted to Snapchat with the caption “Pretty hair.” A second video…
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Seahawks’ Michael Bennett Stood for National Anthem Ahead of Veterans Day
Michael Bennett is proving, once and for all, that the NFL protests during the national anthem have nothing to do with veterans. The Seattle Seahawks defensive end stood for the national anthem Thursday for the first time this season, Bleacher Report notes. According to the sports site, Bennett told NBC that he stood to show…
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Lupita Nyong’o ‘Disappointed’ That Magazine ‘Smoothed’ Her Hair in Cover Photo
One of these days, y’all will finally learn to leave black women’s hair alone. But today is apparently not that day, and Grazia UK is facing criticism from actress and all-around queen Lupita Nyong’o after, she says, the magazine edited out her hair “to fit their notion of what beautiful hair looks like.” Nyong’o shared…
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Pastor Considers Demolishing Texas Church After Horrific Mass Shooting
The pastor of the Sutherland Springs, Texas, church where 26 people were killed in a horrific shooting rampage is considering tearing down the building and putting up a memorial in its place. According to Reuters, the pastor, Frank Pomeroy, whose 14-year-old daughter was killed in the massacre at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs,…
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3-Year-Old Boy Allergic to Dairy Dies After Preschool Gives Him Grilled Cheese Sandwich: Report
A New York City preschool has been shut down after it gave a grilled cheese sandwich to a 3-year-old student who was severely allergic to dairy. Little Elijah Silvera died as a result of the oversight, and now the Seventh Avenue Center for Family Services in Harlem will remain closed until the city’s Department of…
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NJ Students Facing Discipline After Wearing Confederate-Flag Clothing, Taunting Members of African American Culture Club
It’s been a tense Spirit Week at one New Jersey high school, where a group of students thought it was appropriate to wear Confederate-flag gear and use racial slurs just because their classmates were protesting racial inequality and racism they’ve experienced at the school. According to NJ.com, Gloucester County Institute of Technology administrators, faculty and…
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LiAngelo Ball, 2 Other UCLA Players Out on Bail After Arrest in China, but Will Not Play in Season-Opening Game
LiAngelo Ball, the younger brother of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Lonzo Ball, and two other UCLA men’s basketball players were released on bail early Wednesday morning after being arrested in Hangzhou, China, on shoplifting charges. According to ESPN, the three players, including freshman team members Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, are accused of stealing from…
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Kansas State University Black Student Union Demands That Charges Be Filed in Racist Graffiti ‘Prank’
Despite the fact that Riley County, Kan., police opted not to charge a black man who admitted to tagging his own car with horrifying, racist graffiti and sparking tensions across the community, the Kansas State University Black Student Union is not at all pleased and is demanding that the perpetrator face charges. Earlier this week,…
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LiAngelo Ball, 2 Other UCLA Players Arrested on Shoplifting Charges in China: Report
There’s dumb and then there’s dumb, and I’m not quite sure what I mean by that yet, except that apparently LiAngelo Ball and two other UCLA men’s basketball players may be both kinds of dumb, after reports of their being arrested in China on shoplifting charges just days before Friday’s season-opening game against Georgia Tech…
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Black Man Admits to Vandalizing His Car With Racist Graffiti in ‘Halloween Prank That Got Out of Hand’
A black Kansas man has admitted to tagging his own car with horrific, racist graffiti that disgusted residents and sparked racial tensions, calling the incident a “Halloween prank that got out of hand.” The car—which was parked in an apartment complex near Kansas State University—was covered in washable yellow paint with slurs like “Go Home…
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