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Michigan Woman Who Pulled Gun on Black Family Charged With Felonious Assault, Husband Fired From Job
In this moment in time when white people are losing their minds and pointing weapons at Black people willy-nilly (as well as verbally assaulting them, calling the cops on them, and otherwise threatening their lives and well-being) here is an example of exactly what needs to happen to stop this bullshit: consequences. Jillian Wuestenberg, the…
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Trial for George Floyd's Killers Set for March 2021, but Judge Warns It Could Be Moved From Minneapolis
The judge presiding over the trial of the four Minneapolis police officers involved in the death of George Floyd has threatened to have the case tried outside of the city if the lawyers involved continue to make “inappropriate” public statements. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill gave the warning at a pretrial hearing for Derek Chauvin,…
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Rambo Who Pointed Guns at Protestors in St. Louis Now Claims His Life Is Ruined, Hires 'Self-Proclaimed Expert' Lawyer
Mark McCloskey, one half of the husband-and-wife pair recently captured on video looking ridiculous while brandishing weapons at demonstrators passing by their St. Louis home, is now complaining that his “life has been ruined.” In an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday, McCloskey balked at the suggestion that he is now the face of…
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Chicago Police Announce Plans to Make Mass Street Arrests, Ask Courts to Hold People in Jail Over July 4th Weekend
Putting Black faces in high places will not be the solution to structural racism in the United States. And while drug-fueled gun violence in the oft-maligned city of Chicago is an objectively horrifying problem, violating the constitutional rights of young Black men isn’t the way to address it, either. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown apparently…
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Mahershala Ali to Play Legendary Black Boxer Jack Johnson in HBO Limited Series
Mahershala Ali has been tapped to play Jack Johnson, the world’s first Black heavyweight champion, for an upcoming limited series on HBO. According to a report from Variety, the Oscar-winning actor will star in a retelling of Johnson’s life that focuses heavily on the challenges he faced as a talented and outspoken Black athlete in…
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Black Mayor of Kansas City, Mo., Threatened With Lynching After Mandating Masks
If you were still skeptical that much of America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic—namely, people posturing against a disease, taking up AR-15’s in defense of the right to get haircuts, and angrily dismissing commonsense advice to wear masks—has more than a tinge of racism embedded in it, this news may or may not convince you.…
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Virgil Abloh Gets Clowned, Accused of Plagiarism for Half-Assed Design of Pop Smoke's Album Cover
Virgil Abloh keeps racking up Ls in 2020. First, his name became synonymous with “fifty” after he screenshot evidence of himself giving all of $50 to support protests against racial violence. Now, he’s ironically getting called out by troll king 50 Cent and the whole of Black Twitter for his lackluster design of deceased rapper…
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Mississippi Governor Grudgingly Says He'll Sign a Bill to Change the State's Confederate Flag
Lawmakers in Mississippi responded to increased pressure over the state’s distasteful flag—which boasts the battle emblem of the treasonous, slavery loving Confederacy—by passing a measure this weekend that makes it possible for the flag to be changed legislatively. On Saturday, two-thirds of the Mississippi House voted for a resolution to allow lawmakers to consider a…
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Trans Women of Color File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Discriminatory Rule Change
Two transgender women, one of them a Black Army veteran and lung cancer survivor, have filed suit against the Trump Administration challenging a recent rule change which strips away anti-discrimination protections in the Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit was filed on the behalf of Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker and Cecilia Gentili, a Latinx woman and health care…
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1 Person Killed, Another Injured After Shooter Fires on Breonna Taylor Protest in Louisville
Protestors who gathered in Jackson Square Park in Louisville, Kentucky to continue their calls for justice in the death of Breonna Taylor were set upon by gunfire on by an unknown assailant on Saturday night. A man who was shot died on the scene, while another person was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, reports AP.…
