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2 CBS Execs Accused of Making Racist and Sexist Comments, Cultivating ‘A Hostile Work Environment’
Two CBS local television executives have been placed on administrative leave after the National Association of Black Journalists demanded they be fired because they are allegedly a couple of bigots who have “cultivated a hostile work environment” by making racist and sexist comments and by blocking the hiring and retaining of Black journalists for racist…
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Black Family That Was Handcuffed After Being Wrongfully Suspected of Riding in Stolen Vehicle Sues Aurora, Colo., Police
In August of last year, a Black family was stopped by police in Aurora, Colo. Four Black girls—children and teenagers, ages 6, 12, 14 and 17—were ordered out of their vehicle at gunpoint and made to lie on the ground while officers handcuffed the 12- and 17-year-olds while they screamed and cried in terror. The cops…
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Ohio Senator Who Suggested Black People Were More Vulnerable to COVID Because of Poor Hygiene Chosen to Lead State's Senate Health Panel
One thing about white people: If they don’t have anything else, they have the nerve. You might remember Republican Ohio State Sen. Stephen Huffman, who, last year, suggested that Black people are disproportionately vulnerable to COVID-19 infection because our hygiene practices are lacking in comparison to that of our white counterparts—who may or may not…
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California Target Apologizes After Black Teens Were Wrongfully Accused of Theft, Handcuffed and Detained
Racial profiling often seems like some kind of perverse rite of passage that young Black people have to go through in America (and likely, everywhere else in the world where Black people exist) as a part of growing up. A California Target has apologized after two Black teenagers were handcuffed and another was detained in…
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Capitol Rioters to Trump: 'I Literally Beg Your Pardon and You Just Gon' Do Me Like This?'
As America recovers from the act of domestic terrorism committed against the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, some participants have expressed regret for…*snickers*…I’m sorry, let me start again. It turns out not everyone who took part in the violence in D.C. is still proud of…*snickers again*…My apologies, guys, one more time from the top. Everyone…
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Nearly 1 in 5 Charged in Capitol Riot Are Current or Former Military Members: Report
You know what’s really wild—albeit not super surprising to Black people—about the siege on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month? Those who took part in it weren’t just idiotic civilians; some were idiots who are also largely considered to be this nation’s heroes. It’s bad enough that cops and government officials were among those who…
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Houston Cop Charged in Capitol Riot After Photos He Thought Were Deleted Placed Him in the Building
What do you call a person who commits a crime, lies about it, comes clean after getting caught in the lie and then makes up a lame excuse for committing the aforementioned crime? Would you call them a criminal? A hooligan? An undesirable member of society? Well, in this instance, the thing to call said…
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NYPD Commissioner Says Anti-Racism Protesters at MLK Day March That Turned Violent Were Trying to 'Destroy Our Way of Life'
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hundreds of demonstrators marched over New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge in honor of King’s legacy. The march—called the Black Liberation March—reportedly started out peaceful but ended in clashes between participants and police officers. Twenty-nine people were arrested, several officers reported suffering minor injuries, and, as usual, demonstrators and police disagree…
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Rand Paul Thinks Joe Biden Called Republicans Racists and Liars. He Didn’t, But If He Did, Where’s the Lie?
I’m going to begin with a confession: I didn’t watch much of President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Not because I wasn’t excited that not-Trump was officially being sworn into office, it’s just…Look, I was playing video games, OK? Whatever, I follow the news all day for a living. (I did watch one part of the inauguration…
