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White Omaha Bar Owner Charged in Shooting Death of Black Protester Dies by Suicide, According to Attorneys
A white bar owner in Omaha, Neb., who was charged last week in connection with the shooting death of a Black protester in May, died Sunday by suicide, according to his attorneys. The Washington Post reports defense attorney Stu Dornan said in a news conference that his client, 38-year-old Jake Gardner, died “at his own…
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Michigan Protest for Black Family Targeted in Racist Attacks Interrupted by 'Back the Blue' Trump Supporters
On Saturday, organizers in Warren, Mich., put together what was supposed to be a simple protest on behalf of a Black family that had been the victim of a string of racially motivated attacks, but instead, the event ended up turning into a tense standoff between anti-racism protesters and “Back the Blue” Trump supporters who…
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Part of the Minneapolis Street Where George Floyd Was Killed Will be Named After Him…And I'm Not Sure How I Feel About That
On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council approved plans to name a stretch of the street where George Floyd was killed in his honor. According to the Associated Press, the street is named Chicago Avenue and will continue to go by that name, but the city will recognize the blocks between 37th and 39th streets as…
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Nashville School Seeks Rule Change After Muslim Student-Athlete Was Disqualified From Volleyball Match Over Hijab
Officials at Valor College Prep, a Nashville, Tenn., charter school, are calling on the National Federation of State High School Associations and the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association to ditch a uniform rule requiring permission to be granted for Muslim athletes to wear a hijab while participating in volleyball matches. The call comes after a…
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Mitch McConnell Is an Entire Hypocrite for Declaring That Trump's Nominee For RBG's SCOTUS Seat Will Get a Vote on the Senate Floor
Mitch McConnell really be out here thinking that because he has a droopy old emotionless Yertle the Turtle face we can’t all look him in the eye and see how perpetually full of shit he is. As the nation and the world continues to mourn the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—a thing…
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4 Louisiana Police Officers Charged in the Death of 44-Year-Old Black Man Who Suffered From Mental Health Issues
On April 5, 44-year-old Tommie McGlothen died while in police custody in Shreveport, La. In June, The Root reported that McGlothen’s family was originally told by police that he died of a heart attack, but cell phone video footage released that month showed something different. Now, four Shreveport police officers are charged with negligent homicide…
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Another Day, Another Dolezal: UW-Madison Student Admits They've Been Pulling a Krug and Apologizes for Faking Blackness
*DJ Khaled voice* AND ANOTHER ONE!!! Can you imagine the full-throated cackles you would get if you told Black people 50 years ago that by the year 2020, white people would be losing their jobs, credibility, social circles and self respect by pretending to be niggas? A white person who is not Rachel Dolezal or…
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Black Man Told by Cop He ‘Looks Suspicious’ Because He’s Wearing an Expensive Watch
White people often think Black people are lying or grossly exaggerating when we tell them that even the simplest things make us look suspicious to police officers (and white people in general, for that matter). Go ahead and try to tell your un-woke white friend about all the times you’ve been racially profiled and watch…
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16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Survivor Requests an Apology and Compensation From the State of Alabama
One of the most tragic moments in Black American history happened in 1963 when a group of cowardly Ku Klux Klan members bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., killing four Black girls who were no older than 14. It was also one of the most galvanizing moments of the civil rights movement.…
