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Federal Prosecutors Want to Charge Cop Who Put Eric Garner in Choke Hold
Prosecutors in the Department of Justice have recommended federal civil rights charges against the police officer whose arms just happened to be wrapped around Eric Garner’s neck when he died on a Staten Island, N.Y., sidewalk in 2014, but some officials within the Justice Department are reportedly hesitant to do so. After the state of…
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Who Put ‘It’s OK to Be White’ Cards in Diapers at Target?
In March, Target customers in different parts of the country began finding cards emblazoned with the phrase, “It’s OK to be white” in boxes of diapers purchased from the retail giant. According to the Anti-Defamation League, the first card was found inside a box of store-brand diapers bought in Washington, D.C. The opposite side of…
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Trump’s Advisers Have Tried to Teach Him How the Post Office Works but He Won’t Believe It
If you’re reading this, you’re smarter than Donald Trump. Even if you have a friend who snorts condoms while eating Tide Pod soup, you don’t know anyone as dumb as our 45th president. Hidden in a Wall Street Journal article about Trump’s war with Amazon.com was a gem of a story illustrating the fact that…
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105 Nigerian Girls Are Missing Because Donald Trump Is a Racist Idiot
Almost a week after Boko Haram extremists kidnapped more than 100 girls, the young women remain missing, leaving parents in the northern Nigerian town distraught and angry. Many fear that the girls abducted from Government Girls Science and Tech College in Dapchi, Yobe state, Nigeria, on Monday, will become child brides for the Boko Haram…
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An Open Letter to White People Who Are Upset Because Black Panther Is So Racist
Dear Chads and Beckys, I admit that I have been reluctant to write this letter. It has nothing to do with my dislike for you or your people. In fact, some of my best friends are white. Well … one of my best friends is white. OK, I’ll be honest, all of my best friends…
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Racist Republican Running Against Paul Ryan Banned From Twitter
The Republican candidate vying for Speaker of the House Paul Ryan’s congressional seat was kicked off wypipo Twitter Monday for posting a racist meme about actress and Prince Harry’s bride-to-be, Meghan Markle. You know how some white people are low-key racist? Well, Paul Nehlen is known for being high-key, shout-at-the-top-of-his-lungs racist. The “alt-right” candidate from…
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Let There Be No Mistake: If You’re Outspoken and Black or Muslim, ‘They’ Are Definitely Watching You
Because I am predisposed to take everything with a grain of salt and was born with the inability to have delusions of grandeur, when friends and acquaintances tell me, “You know they are watching you,” I usually dismiss it with the same relative inattention I pay to accusations of reverse racism or white oppression. After…
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NFL Star Faces Felony Robbery Charges Over $15 Phone Charger
A Baltimore Ravens player was arrested and jailed Thursday after an Uber driver accused the NFL star of masterminding a whirlwind heist of a $15 cellphone charger. The criminal plot began Jan. 13 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., a city known for its glamour and wealth. Defensive back Marlon Humphrey was there allegedly visiting the University of…
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Video of Hero Cop Body-Slamming Unarmed, Handcuffed Teenage Girl Somehow Angers People
Citizens and community leaders are applauding the selfless actions of a California police officer following the cop’s heroic takedown of an unarmed, already restrained teenage girl after the girl threatened the safety and well-being of an entire school body by standing still and talking. According to a Los Angeles Times report, an instructor at Helix…
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‘Dumb Black Asses’ and ‘You Stupid Monkeys’ Signs Posted at University of South Carolina for MLK Day
Black students at the University of South Carolina received a warm welcome on the first day of classes when students discovered racist signs posted on a campus bulletin board. According to the Post and Courier, senior journalism student Leland Williams Jr. said that a group of minority students found out about the signs around 9…
