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Florida Police Chief Told Cops to Pin Crimes on Black Teens, Adults to Boost Crime Stats: Report
A former police chief in a Southern Florida suburb has been indicted for pressuring his officers to pin crimes on any African American with “somewhat of a record” to keep the crime stats in his jurisdiction perfect. The Miami Herald reports that Raimundo Atesiano created a culture in the Biscayne Park Police Department that targeted…
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Papa John Schnatter Says He Was 'Pushed' To Use the N-Word That Ended His Career
Embattled pizza chain founder John “Papa John” Schnatter says that he used the word “nigger” on a company conference call because he was working with an agency that was “promoting that vocabulary.” In the days since Schnatter admitted to the racist mea culpa, his reputation and that of the Louisville, Ky.,-based company has slid into…
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Trump Administration Bullies Poor Countries Into Disavowing Breast-Feeding, Stands With Formula Companies: Report
The Trump administration has threatened so-called third world nations into backing off an international resolution supporting breastfeeding—universally touted by experts as the best nutritional option for infants—standing with formula companies who are losing market share in the U.S. On Sunday, the New York Times reported that the administration sought to amend a pro-breastfeeding resolution at…
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White Couple Who Called Police on 12-Year-Old Mowing Lawn Called Them Again on the 4th of July Because They Felt ‘Threatened’
Some people just need their ass whupped to be fined for wasting precious taxpayer money on mundane foolishness. And one Ohio family, who seem to think the police are their personal black people removers, once again called cops on their African-American neighbor, less than two weeks after doing so because the 12-year-old mowed a part…
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Trump Creates ‘Denaturalization’ Task Force to Pursue Deportation Against Thousands of U.S. Citizens
There’s government pork and then there’s just swine. Our posturing president, who is wasting colossal amounts of money to appeal to his rabidly anti-immigrant base, would be the latter. In June, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services quietly announced a new task force that will investigate “bad” naturalization cases, wherein the agency will hire…
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#RidingWhileBlack: Former Teen Vogue Editor Says an Uber Driver Assaulted, Called 911 on Her
This is America. For scores of black women here—there is always gendered and/or racial violence lurking around the corner. Fortunately, some black women, like former Teen Vogue editor and current media maven Elaine Welteroth, have a huge platform and friends in high places. And because Welteroth does have those things, perhaps her story will inspire…
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Rachel Dolezal Booked and Released From Jail on Welfare Fraud Charges
Rachel Dolezal, the white woman who cosplayed as a black woman until she was busted, has been formally indicted for welfare fraud and had to report to the Spokane County jail on Monday for processing. As reported earlier by The Root, Dolezal, who changed her name to Nkechi Amare Diallo in 2016, faces up to…
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White Boy Scout Leader to Black Kid: It’s OK That You Were Called the N-Word. ‘I’ve Seen a Lot Worse’
One Boy Scouts of America leader might have let this whole “master” thing go to his Alabamian head. (Fun fact: Did you know that free black people were banned from the state of Alabama after 1834?) And if what is being alleged is true, he might need to get Djangoed up out of the organization.…
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Poll: One-Third of Americans, Nearly Half of Black People Think We’re Headed for Another Civil War
If there’s one thing the Trump presidency has shown us (besides the fact that white male mediocrity continues to win), it’s that what was once cloaked in darkness will come to light. To be specific: The country’s basest, most vile and selfish instincts are now front and center, and though there are many opposed to…
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#TrustBlackWomen: California Congresswoman Mulls Bid for House Leadership
Given the (second) nadir that this country now finds itself in, it might be time to make some drastic changes to the current state of things—especially in the leadership of the sluggish and Trump-enabling U.S. Congress. Given that the man poised to take House leadership for the Democrats summarily got his ass whipped in New…
