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  • La. Sheriff Furious at New Laws Allowing for Release of ‘Good,’ Nonviolent Inmates Because ‘We Use Them to Wash Cars’

    In case you ever wondered about the way (some) correctional officers see their inmates, I lead you no further than to Caddo Parish, La., Sheriff Steve Prator, who is ranting and raging mad about new criminal-justice reform laws that will go into effect next month—because it will mean getting rid of cheap labor. But don’t…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    October 12, 2017
  • White Restaurant Manager Accused of Enslaving Mentally Disabled Black Man for 5 Years Charged With Forced Labor

    A white South Carolina restaurant manager accused of tormenting and enslaving a mentally disabled black employee for five years is now facing charges of forced labor, a felony that carries up to 20 years in prison. According to the Post and Courier, the U.S. attorney’s office formally announced the charges against 52-year-old Bobby Paul Edwards…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    October 12, 2017
  • Black Doll Found Hanging From Locker Room in Pa. High School; Officials Call It a ‘Foolish Prank’

    The superintendent of a Chester County, Pa., high school is calling the discovery of a black baby doll hanged in a locker room a “foolish prank,” rather than anything to do with race. Right, because that’s how it always works out. According to NBC 10, the news station was sent a photo of the doll…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    October 12, 2017
  • Pa. College Football Quarterback Kicked Off Team After Kneeling During National Anthem

    As the NFL protests continue and teams and the association at large continue to argue about how to deal with players kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and black oppression, school football players—across high schools and colleges alike—are also showing their solidarity and their own morality by choosing to take a knee.…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    October 11, 2017
  • Dumbass Racist Who Got Doused With Soup After Screaming Racial Slurs on NYC Subway Train Says He’s ‘Not That Sorry’

    A New York City idiot who got soup dumped on him after he decided it was a good idea to go on a racist rant on the L train in New York City says he was “making a point” and that he is “not that sorry.” Video of the incident showed the man, identified as…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    October 11, 2017
  • NYPD Cop Arraigned on 67-Count Indictment After Being Arrested and Charged With Having Sex, Recording Encounters With Underage Girl 

    A New York City cop is facing some serious charges after being arrested for having sex with an underage girl and recording their encounters, according to officials. The disgraced officer, Raul Olmeda, was arraigned on a 67-count indictment and is currently being held on $250,000 bond, the New York Daily News reports. New York City…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    October 11, 2017
  • KKK Starts Targeting High Schools, Goes Recruiting in Parking Lot Outside NC School Football Game 

    The Ku Klux Klan targeted a high school football game this weekend in North Carolina, putting recruitment flyers on vehicles at the Friday-night game at Gray’s Creek High School. According to the Fayetteville Observer, a leader of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan confirmed that someone from the hate group put flyers…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    October 11, 2017
  • Tenn. Man Says He Was Fired From Job After Not Standing During National Anthem at Weekend Event 

    I, as much as anyone, am fully aware that freedom of speech and expression is not equal to freedom from consequences. That being said, I do have some questions about employers who look to discipline employees for refusing to stand for the national anthem. One Tennessee man probably has more than a few questions himself…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    October 10, 2017
  • Snapchat Showing Ill. High School Student in Blackface Sparks Outrage

    Another day, another high school student causing outrage because he or she thought it was a great idea to be on Snapchat in blackface. According to the Chicago Tribune, the photo of the student at Oak Park and River Forest High School stirred up tensions and controversy after it showed the student in blackface with…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    October 10, 2017
  • Deandre Harris Is Now Wanted in Connection With the Same Attack at a White Supremacist Rally Where He Was Seriously Injured, Because America 

    Deandre Harris, a 20-year-old black man who was viciously attacked by white supremacists at the Charlottesville, Va., white supremacist rally almost two months ago, is now a wanted man after a local magistrate issued a warrant for his arrest in connection with the same Aug. 12 incident that left him bloody and wounded. Harris, according…

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    Breanna Edwards






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    October 10, 2017
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