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Grand Jury Indicts Virginia Cop For Shooting Unarmed Black Man … Again
The above picture is not a glamour shot; it’s a group photo and it is historic. It is a photograph of every single prosecutor in America who has successfully indicted more than one case of an on-duty police shooting. One person. Stephanie Morales. On Nov. 1, a Portsmouth, Va., grand jury issued a true bill…
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Elementary School Staff Dresses Up as Mexicans and MAGA Border Wall for Halloween
As a small child, I had a Sabbath School (equivalent to Sunday School) teacher who wasn’t particularly great at settling down 20 to 30 unruly kids hopped up on Fruity Pebbles every Saturday. In fact, I only still remember one lesson from Sister Stevenson, but it was the only lesson most people will ever need.…
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Are White Men America's Biggest Terror Threat? We Checked
“We have to stop demonizing people and realize the biggest terror threat in this country is white men, most of them radicalized to the right, and we have to start doing something about them.” – Don Lemon, CNN text Despite the fact that the FBI and Homeland Security acknowledged that white supremacist groups had carried…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: One of the Good Ones
I am the threat. Look at these hands, all knuckle and fist potential. Look at this skin that yields to nothing, not even the sun. Even my hair refuses to behave. I am the defiler of white women’s purity. The thug. The thing to fear. The threat. And the only way to mitigate the perception…
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White Woman Calls the Cops on Black Woman for Canvassing In Wealthy Neighborhood
“Never judge a white person until you have walked a mile in their burnt Nikes.”-Ancient African Proverb Guys, I don’t think the practice of calling out white people for calling the police on black people is working as well as we wanted. Instead of white-shaming with nicknames like BBQ Becky or using hashtags like #ConvertingOxygenToCarbonDioxideWhileBlack,…
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Birthright Citizenship Explained Like You're a Racist 5-Year-Old
5-year-old racist: Hey, why is everyone talking about birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment? Me: Well, my little Caucasian friend, it’s because of racism. Oooh, I like racism! Tell me more! Well, once upon a time, in a kingdom not very far, far away, a group of white men passed the Naturalization Acts in 1790…
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America Suddenly Discovers White Supremacy
After a joint investigation by media outlets, government officials and people gifted with a rare superpower called “eyesight,” a small group of Americans have uncovered the existence of a previously unknown, widespread phenomenon that they are now calling “white supremacy.” Exactly one year before a gunman burst into a place of worship and opened fire…
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Definitive Proof That Republicans Don’t Want You to Vote
Republicans support voter suppression. While that might be evident to many people, some are not convinced by anecdotal evidence, such as Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s efforts to purge black voters from the rolls. Even testimonials from Republican advisers who say long lines are part of his party’s toolkit; academic studies showing people in…
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Why They Kneel: Boston, Buffalo and That Pesky N-Word
To examine the injustice and inequality that prompted some NFL players to protest during the national anthem, each week, for the remainder of the NFL season, The Root will explore the data behind racial disparities in the two cities represented in the National Football League’s premiere matchup—Monday Night Football. Tonight, the New England Patriots travel…
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Blackface Is a Choice: Friends Praise SC Bank Executive For MAGA Kanye Costume
A South Carolina bank executive and business leader recently heralded for his innovation in the field of finance is now receiving even more accolades for his work in the minstrel ministry after he donned blackface to go to a Halloween party dressed as Trump supporter, Kanye West. Banker Bryan Lenertz began his October being praised…
