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Colin Kaepernick Revives Calls for Release of Mumia Abu-Jamal: 'Mumia's Life and Legacy Must Matter'
For nearly 40 years, Mumia Abu-Jamal has been imprisoned for a crime he says he didn’t commit. On Monday, prison abolition activist and former San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick renewed calls for his release, saying if Black lives matter, “it means that Mumia’s life and legacy must matter.” Kaepernick, an NFL free agent who hasn’t…
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Michigan Republicans Are Now Trying to Rescind Their Vote to Certify Wayne County Election Results…and I’m Tired
I don’t hate anyone…but man, I hate Republicans. On Wednesday, The Root reported that two Republicans on the Wayne County Board of Canvassers in Michigan—Monica Palmer and William Hartmann—tried their best to stall the certifying of election results based on concerns about unbalanced precinct numbers where the number of votes recorded in poll books didn’t…
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Raphael Warnock, Truth and the 'Radical' Enemies of White Supremacy
On Sept. 15, 1965, Cartha “Deke” DeLoach, a top deputy in the Federal Bureau of Investigation, sat down to detail his strange day. DeLoach had just attended a planned meeting in the office of Sen. Strom Thurmond, a staunch segregationist who left the Dixiecrat Party to become a Republican exactly a year prior to…
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Bobby Brown's 28-Year-Old Son, Bobby Jr. Found Dead in Los Angeles
Robert Barisford “Bobby” Brown Jr., the son of R&B icon Bobby Brown, has died at the age of 28, according to TMZ. TMZ further reports: A source close to the family tells TMZ Bobby Jr. was found dead Wednesday in his home in the L.A. area. Police are still at the house, and our sources…
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'Act Like a White Person in a White Neighborhood,' Racist AF Karen Tells Black Family in California Suburbs
In today’s episode of Uh…Karen, I’m Pretty Sure You Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud, an altercation that occurred in Northern California’s Discovery Bay between a Black family and a racist AF white woman was recorded and posted to social media. The video shows an elderly white woman—who the family identified as Adana Dean,…
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Milwaukee Cop Who Shot 17-Year-Old Alvin Cole Earlier This Year Resigns
A Milwaukee cop responsible for fatally shooting three people over the last five years while on duty has resigned. The Associated Press reports that Joseph Mensah has signed a separation agreement with the Wauwatosa Common Council on Tuesday night. As a result of that agreement, Mensah’s last day with the department will be Nov. 30.…
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Good News: Trump's Twitter Days May Be Numbered After January 20
Hallelujah! Trump could soon be booted off of Twitter as well as out of the White House. At a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that the policy exceptions allowing Trump to incite violence, proliferate racism, and promote white supremacy on his platform will end as soon Trump’s…
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For White Men Who Have Considered Genocide When Patriarchy and Privilege Are Not Enuf
The cacophony of celebratory sounds that rang out last week in reaction to Joe Biden’s win was based on a sundry of emotions—ranging from relief at ending a racist regime dominated by white men who were fanatical about protecting their own wealth and privilege to jubilance over a historic win for Kamala Harris, the first woman…
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Penn. Judge Resigns the Day Before His Misconduct Trial Over Alleged Racist Comments Was Set to Start
The only thing worse than a racist is a cowardly racist. Yeah, I know: All racists are cowards. But every once in a while we get to see a racist tuck their tail between their legs and run just before they’re officially confronted with their racist behavior. Such appears to be the case for now-former…
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American Medical Association's New Policy Acknowledges What We All Should Know by Now: Racism Is a Public Health Threat
The American Medical Association (AMA), the largest association of physicians in the United States, this week revealed it has developed a new policy identifying racism as a threat to public health in America. After denouncing systemic racism this summer, and identifying violent police interactions as threatening to the health of those in Black and Brown…