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Wanna Be Starting Something? 5 Ways Kaepernick’s Protest Drum Beats On
Colin Kaepernick’s measured moral protest against police brutality continues to be a topic of national conversation, its fallout touching the culture in new and unexpected ways. The backup quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers says he will no longer stand for the national anthem until there is a “significant change” in racism in America, and…
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Making Democracy the Real Promise of Labor Day for All Workers
Labor Day is not a day off. It is a day on. A day to focus our collective efforts on the American dream of a safe place to live, work and raise a family in dignity. The democratic dream of fair opportunity is the promise of America I dreamed of when I fled from oppression…
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Donna Brazile: Stronger Together on Labor Day
After serving in the military overseas, my father returned home and worked in construction to support our family. But when an accident with a construction crane left him with a severely injured back, it took him a year and a half to recover—without workers’ compensation. As one of his nine children, I remember how badly…
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Georgetown University’s ‘Reparations’ Plan Is Worthless White Guilt Repackaged as Justice
Georgetown University owes the descendants of the enslaved Africans who built and sustained its institution all of its $1.5 billion endowment—and then some. On Sept. 1 the university formally announced plans to grapple with its history of being founded by slave owners and financed by slave labor, including the sale of 272 enslaved people in…
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Resurfaced Dunham Tweet Sparks Outrage: ‘I Dreamed I Molested an African-American Rodent’
Lena Dunham has apparently been failing at the art of “shut the f—k up” for a very long time. Unfortunately for her, the tweets never forget. In the wake of her conversation with girl crush Amy Schumer on topics including faux outrage over rape jokes, “grinding her ass” against Michael B. Jordan for 20 minutes,…
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2 More Miss. Universities Take Down State Flag
Mississippi State University and the Mississippi University for Women are the latest public universities in the Magnolia State that will not be flying the state flag on their campuses. The Mississippi state flag is the only one in the U.S. that shows the Confederate battle emblem in its upper left-hand corner. The Clarion Ledger reports…
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Lawrence Taylor Sideswipes Patrol Car in Bentley, Booked for DUI
NFL Pro Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was arrested in Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday afternoon and charged with driving under the influence. The former New York Giants linebacker was driving a 2010 Bentley on the Florida Turnpike when he allegedly hit a mobile home and sideswiped a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle. He was arrested…
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Serena Williams Breaks Navratilova’s Grand-Slam Record
Appearing in a bright and unique fashion ensemble (including hot-pink sleevelets), Serena Williams handily clinched a record-breaking win over Swede Johanna Larson at the U.S. Open on Saturday, 6-2, 6-1. The victory represented Williams 307th grand-slam title, more than any other woman in the sport, eclipsing Martina Navratilova. She is also now tied with Roger…
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Watch: Donald Trump Visits Black Church in Detroit With Omarosa and Dr. Ben Carson
African Americans seem to be the belle of the ball this election season, and so Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made his call to a mostly black Detroit congregation Saturday. The Detroit Free Press reports that Trump mostly stuck to a prepared script as he spoke at the Great Faith Ministries Church in the Motor…
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Bay Area Police Union Says Kaepernick’s Protest Is ‘Harassing Behavior’ and Threatens Strike
In what has to be the best story of the pot calling the kettle black, a Bay Area police union says that Colin Kaepernick’s quiet protest against the national anthem is “harassing behavior.” The head of the Santa Clara, Calif., police union wrote a letter Friday threatening to stop working San Francisco 49ers home games unless…
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