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‘Slavery Has Never Been Properly Addressed’: Reparations Bill Reintroduced to Congress
On Juneteenth in 2019, lawmakers met with Black activists and scholars to discuss H.R. 40—a bill to create a reparations commission to examine the impact of slavery and the possibility of compensation for the descendants of enslaved Africans—during a hearing by the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. But way…
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Former NY Police Chief Says Cops Did Nothing 'Egregious' in Daniel Prude Death Because There Were No 'Strikes' or 'Punches'
On March 23, last year, police officers in Rochester, New York, confronted Daniel Prude after his brother had called them out of concern for Prude’s mental health and general wellbeing. Prude had been walking naked through the streets and rambling incoherently—but Prude complied with officers’ instructions. Police told him to get on the ground and…
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Legendary Boxer and Former Heavyweight Champ Leon Spinks Dies at 67
Boxing legend Leon Spinks—who is most well known for his 1978 upset victory in the ring against Muhammad Ali—died Friday after a long battle with prostate cancer and other ailments. On Feb. 15, 1978, in Las Vegas, Nevada, Spinks, an undersized heavyweight, became the undisputed heavyweight champion after going toe-to-toe with Ali for 15 rounds…
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Students Protest Firing of Arkansas Teacher Who Called Lawmakers Out for Being Fragile AF Over 1619 Project Curriculum
A Rogers, Arkansas, educator has been fired for committing the egregious offense of…calling out Republicans from his state for being the fragile white nationalists that they absolutely are. Specifically, the now-former teacher from the Arkansas Arts Academy was terminated for sending a justifiably angry email to state lawmakers who have proposed a bill barring funding…
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Judge Clears Capitol Rioter Who Said She'd 'Do it Again in a Heartbeat' to Travel to Mexico…Because America Loves White Terrorists
America has a long road ahead of it in sufficiently dealing with its domestic terrorism problem. And the biggest hurdle America faces is itself—because America still loves white people way too much. America is so in love with its own traditional image (white people) that it’s near-blind to terrorism and other criminality when the perpetrators…
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Dianne Durham, First Black Woman to Win a USA Gymnastics National Championship, Dies at 52
Before Dominique Dawes, Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas there was Dianne Durham. The first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship died in Chicago Thursday at age 52. According to the Associated Press, Durham’s husband, Tom Drahozal, said that she died of a “short illness” in a Chicago hospital with him and her…
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'QAnon Shaman' Moved to Virginia Jail So He Can Be Provided With Organic Foods
Maaaaan, to be white and a terrorist. Jacob Chansley, the QAnon Moron…I mean, Shaman, was moved to a Virginia jail Thursday after a federal judge ordered corrections officials to provide him with organic food. I know some of you are confused as to why legal officials in America—who would likely tell Muslim terrorists who stormed…
