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White Power Symbol Discovered After Fire Destroys Historic Civil Rights Center
Days after a mysterious fire destroyed decades of invaluable archives and artifacts at The Highlander Research and Education Center in Tennessee, a subsequent investigation has uncovered a white power symbol that could indicate the most likely motive behind the fire. “As most of you know, a devastating fire burned down our main office early Friday…
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Kamala Harris Welcomes Dreamers to Work in Congress With New Bill
Kamala Harris is playing no games when it comes to immigration reform. On Wednesday, the former California state attorney general will join Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-Nev.) in introducing legislation that would make Dreamers eligible to work as staffers or interns in Congress. Currently the approximately 700,000 participants in the program can…
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Pot Meet Kettle: Trump Takes Dig at Biden's Alleged Inappropriate Conduct
President Pussy Grab got jokes. Despite the fact that he’s been accused of sexual misconduct by more than a dozen women—most recently in February when a former campaign staffer accused him of kissing her against her will—Melania’s baby daddy collected some cheap laughs at our embattled former vice president Joe Biden’s expense at a fundraiser…
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Black Woman Brutalized in Assault Is Somehow Charged with Criminal Mischief
On March 21, a video surfaced in which bartender Austin Shuffield, 30, and L’Daijohnique Lee, 24, were involved in a heated dispute in Deep Ellum—a suburb in Dallas. Lee had been driving the wrong way, and in turn, was blocking the exit behind a barbershop and bar where Shuffield served drinks. Shuffield got out of…
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Second Woman Comes Forward, Accuses Joe Biden of Inappropriate Behavior
A Connecticut woman has come forward to accuse Joe Biden of touching her inappropriately and rubbing noses with her at a 2009 political fundraiser, making her the second woman to accuse the former Vice President of unwanted physical contact as he deliberates whether to join a crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race. “It wasn’t sexual, but…
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Cha-Ching! Kamala Harris Has Raised $12 Million Thus Far for Presidential Bid
Nearly three months removed from announcing her candidacy for president, it looks like Sen. Kamala Harris’ campaign is off to a strong start. On Tuesday, her campaign announced that she raised $12 million during the first fundraising quarter of the 2020 campaign season. “A nationwide network of hundreds of thousands of grassroots supporters has stepped…
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Trump Dismisses Census as 'Meaningless' Without Citizenship Question
Every ten years, this sorta kinda important thing called the U.S. Constitution mandates that we take a head count of every resident in the United States—yes, even our exes. So, with the 2020 Census around the corner, now would be an opportune time to reiterate its importance. How congressional seats are allocated? That’s determined by…
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For Students in Dublin, Ga., Armed Teachers Aren't an Anomaly, They're an Expectation
Between meager wages, overcrowded classrooms, limited funding, and a host of other headaches, teachers have plenty on their plates. But as if they don’t already have enough to worry about—because educating our children has somehow become an afterthought in the equation—the onus has now fallen on our educators to serve as sentries. Donald Trump has…
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Diddy, Issa Rae and More Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Nipsey Hussle
On Sunday, Grammy-nominated rapper, community philanthropist and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside of his Los Angeles clothing store. As a Los Angeles resident, I can’t even begin to describe what he meant to this city. But a host of friends, fans and collaborators of South Central’s own have taken to social media…
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Black Teens Denied Employment at Six Flags Due to 'Extreme Hairstyles' That Aren't Extreme At All
A pair of black teenagers in Arlington, Texas, have become the latest victims of hair discrimination at Six Flags Over Texas. After spending his childhood visiting the amusement park, 16-year-old Brandon Kobe Pierce decided to apply for his first job there with the encouragement of his family. “We encouraged him to go to Six Flags,”…
