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  • #Flint: An Update and a Reminder That It Has Been 1,196 Days Since the Mich. City Had Clean Drinking Water

    The people of Flint, Mich., still do not have clean water in their taps, but what they do have is a three-and-a-half-year legacy of bureaucratic bullshit and red tape, lead poisoning, outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease, sick babies and children, and a whole lot of back-and-forth between the city and the state over who is going…

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  • Don’t Go to Mo., It’s Dangerous for Black People: NAACP Issues Travel Advisory

    The state of Missouri has earned the dubious distinction of being the first-ever state to have a travel advisory issued against it by the NAACP, the warning issued because of a recent string of both directly and indirectly state-sanctioned racist and discriminatory incidents. The Kansas City Star reports that the advisory was circulated in June…

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  • Are We Returning to Jim Crow?

    When Donald Trump campaigned on the slogan “Make America great again,” many of us saw it for what it was: coded language for taking the mask—or the hood, as it were—off of white supremacy. Since his inauguration, Trump, and those in his administration, have shown that they mean to make good on their promise to…

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  • Cop Shares Racist Facebook Post, Will Resign After Public Outcry

    An officer with the Estherwood, La., Police Department came under fire Monday after he shared a racist post on Facebook. After deflecting and attempting to defend the post several times, the officer has reportedly decided to tender his resignation to the department Tuesday night. KATC first reported on the situation Monday, indicating that it would…

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  • #NoConfederate: Let HBO Know Their Tone-Deaf Show Has Got To Go

    By now you have heard about Confederate, the ill-advised, wildly-panned before it has even aired, and heavily-denounced HBO show that is the brainchild of Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. It is an alternate reality where slavery was never outlawed and still continues in the modern era. They’ve admitted that it’s possible…

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  • Michelle Obama Teams Up With Spotify to Help Students Prepare for College

    Former first lady Michelle Obama showed that her investment in the future of young people in our country is a real commitment by attending the Beating the Odds Summit at Washington, D.C.’s Dunbar High School on Thursday. Obama, as well as executives from Spotify—including Troy Carter, vice president of creator services, and Danielle Lee, VP…

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  • DC Cop Under Investigation for Wearing Shirt With KKK Symbol While on Duty

    An officer with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., has been accused of wearing a shirt with a racist symbol on it while he was on duty, and he has now been placed on “noncontact status” pending the department’s investigation into the incident. Law4BlackLives, a group of lawyers who support the Black Lives Matter…

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  • Unlawful Detention and Tasing Claim on Behalf of Black Man Ends With $110,000 Settlement

    Another day, another video showing law-enforcement officers abusing their powers against a black man—but this time the case ends with the city of Aurora, Colo., agreeing to pay $110,000 to settle a claim brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado on behalf of Darsean Kelley, who was unlawfully stopped, detained and tased by…

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  • Another Day, Another Video Showing Black People Being Harassed by Law Enforcement

    A video that captured an encounter between a Houston-area college student and a constable has now gone viral and has resulted in an internal-affairs complaint being filed against the deputy, alleging harassment, constitutional violations, excessive force and abuse of power. Lee Merritt, the Philadelphia-based attorney representing 20-year-old Marlin Gipson; his 22-year-old brother, Marcus Gipson; and…

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  • Melanin Illustrated: The Sisters of the Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Go Viral With Beach Photo Shoot

    The sisters of the Beta Alpha chapter of Delta Sigma Theta found a unique way to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their joining the sorority at Florida A&M University in the spring of 2007: a beach photo shoot dubbed “Melanin Illustrated,” designed to celebrate and honor black beauty. The tight-knit group of 56 women, ranging…

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