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FBI Releases Hate Crime Statistics for 2016: Majority of Offenders Were White
On Monday the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program released its annual Hate Crime Statistics Report, which is a compilation of bias-motivated incidents that have been reported throughout the United States. The report provides information on the offenses, victims, offenders and locations of hate crimes. The latest report, which reflects bias-related incidents reported for the year…
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Elon Musk Says Black Employee Filing Lawsuit Should 'Be Thick-Skinned And Accept Apology'
Updated Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, 12:10 a.m. EST: For all of those who were in shock that a company like Tesla could have a racism problem, here’s an update that will surely blow your hair back. Justin T. Westbrook of our sister site Jalopnik reports that included in Vaughn’s complaint is the following quote from…
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WikiLeaks, Donald Trump Jr., Drama, Lies and Deception
Previously on White House Apprentice, Congress continued its many different investigations into just how the Russians interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. As part of those investigations, attorneys for Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, were required to turn over to congressional investigators secret direct messages that were passed back and forth on…
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Don’t (re)Touch My Hair: Photographer Apologizes for Photoshopping Lupita Nyong’o’s Hair on Magazine Cover
The photographer who “smoothed” actress Lupita Nyong’o’s hair for the cover of Grazia magazine has apologized, saying he made an “incredibly monumental mistake.” Photographer An Le, who was born in Saigon, Vietnam, but now lives in and runs a studio in New York City, added that changing Nyong’o’s hair was an “unbelievably damaging and hurtful…
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Twitter: Oops! Did We Accidentally Verify a White Nationalist? Our System Is Broken. We’ll Fix It—‘Soon’
Updated Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, 3:13 p.m. EST: Both Twitter Support and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey have responded to the controversy surrounding Jason Kessler’s account being verified by Twitter. On Thursday, the official Twitter Support account responded with the following: “Verification was meant to authenticate identity & voice but it is interpreted as an endorsement…
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Terry Crews Filed a Sexual Assault Report With the Los Angeles Police Department: Report
Terry Crews reportedly walked into a Los Angeles police station early Wednesday afternoon and filed a report about an alleged sexual assault, which could lead to an actual investigation into statements Crews made in early October about being sexually assaulted by a Hollywood executive at a party. On the heels of many women coming forward…
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Former President Barack Obama Showed Up for Jury Duty in Chicago on Wednesday Like the Model Citizen He Is
Former President Barack Obama caused quite the stir Wednesday when he did what every single regular citizen of the United States should do every time he or she receives the summons in the mail: He showed up. In Obama’s case, it was at the Daley Center in Chicago to report for Cook County jury duty.…
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Democrats Have Huge Election Night Victories With Big Wins in Va., NJ
There are new governors in Virginia and New Jersey; a new, progressive district attorney in Philadelphia who is committed to criminal-justice reform; and a transgender woman in Virginia who beat out a 26-year incumbent for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was re-elected for a second…
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Baltimore Police Van Driver Found Not Guilty of All 21 Administrative Charges in Death of Freddie Gray
Even in death, there is no real justice for Freddie Gray. Baltimore Police Officer Caesar Goodson Jr.—who was driving the van in which Gray suffered fatal spinal cord injuries in April 2015—was found not guilty Tuesday of all 21 administrative charges that were filed against him. As the Baltimore Sun notes, this verdict not only…
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Looks Like Omarosa Is Getting Too Big for Her Britches in the White House
We all know at least one person who got a really good job and immediately let it go to their head. Before they even got their first paycheck, they were already showing out, acting like they were running things and generally making a fool of themselves. In the Trump White House, that person is Omarosa…
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