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SF Giants Co-Owner Disavows Racist Congressional Ad Featuring Black Women
San Francisco Giants co-owner Charles Johnson is now trying whitesplain his support of a super-PAC which ran a terribly offensive radio ad during a tight congressional race in Arkansas. The ad, which ran in support of Republican Rep. French Hill in his race against Clarke Tucker, a Democrat, is so bad that even the candidates…
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#FightFor15: Richest Man Alive Deigns to Pay His Amazon (and Whole Foods) Minions $15 an Hour
Although that headline is indeed snarky, at this point, we’ll take it how we can get it. Jeff Bezos, who is indeed, the richest person alive on earth, announced on Tuesday that Amazon is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour for all US employees, including part-time and temporary workers, a boon for those…
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It Ain’t Worth It: Only Black Woman in Vermont Statehouse Resigns After Sustained Racial Harassment
Only a month after announcing she would not be running for re-election due to ongoing racial intimidation, Ruqaiyah “Kiah” Morris, the only black woman in the Vermont House of Representatives, announced her immediate resignation on Tuesday. In the short but sweet Facebook post, Morris explained that she originally planned to complete her term, which ran…
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GirlTrek Takes Over The Root’s Instagram in Celebration of Black Women Coming Together in the Rocky Mountains for a #StressProtest
GirlTrek, the largest national public health nonprofit and movement for black women and girls, continues to offer a balm in a world that clearly still doesn’t recognize the beauty, badness and innovative brilliance of black women. More than 400 black women from around the country will gather in the Rocky Mountains for a weekend dedicated…
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11 Republican Congressmen File Articles of Impeachment Against Rod Rosenstein, Proving That U.S. Democracy Is Indeed on Its Deathbed
Eleven House Republicans have taken their hypocritical, self-serving indignation to the floor once again, in a clear effort to try to get rid of the man who may make their leader’s presidency go bye-bye. On Wednesday, North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows and Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan filed articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod…
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O Canada! White Canuck Detains, Calls Police on Black Man He Deems an ‘Illegal Alien’
Well, it looks like one of the things our largest trading partner is importing from the USA is good old xenophobic racism. In a recent video in which a white man can be seen berating a person of color, saying the man is an “illegal alien,” if you blink, you might think that the incident…
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Wait—Did Mr. All-American Tom Brady Tell Oprah He Has ‘Respect’ for Players Taking a Knee?
I begrudgingly have to admit that Tom Brady, the New England Patriots quarterback I love to hate, is now less hated in the cockles of my heart because of a recent comment Mr. All-American made about the NFL protests. The pretty boy, who was at least at one time friendly with President Donald Trump—but who…
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#HouseHuntingWhileBlack: Ex-NFL Player Arrested in California After ‘Overreactive’ Neighbor Calls Police
An ex-NFL player who was looking to help his mother-in-law find a new home was not only stopped but also arrested by police in Southern California. Kellen Winslow Jr., 34, who was chosen in the first round of the NFL draft in 2004 and played for several pro teams, was arrested Thursday afternoon in the…
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Restaurants Boycott Brooklyn, NY, Army Base After Guard Called ICE on Deliveryman
After Pablo Villavicencio, a 35-year-old immigrant from Ecuador, was detained and then turned over to immigration agents after delivering pizza to a Brooklyn, N.Y., military base last week, many restaurants and delivery services in the area began a boycott of the Army garrison. This act serves not only as a form of protection for those…
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Food Truck Worker Hurls Bottle, Racial Epithet at Black Woman After She Tries to Pay With Change: Report
The disrespect of black folk continues. And it continues to be captured on video. A black woman in Oregon was allegedly called out of her name and assaulted by a food truck owner, all because she tried to pay for her food with change. According to Willamette Week, Carlotta Washington says she was called a…
