Florida Dad Who Sat His 8-Month-Old in Street and Ran Him Over Learns His Fate
You Won’t Believe What Happened at Georgetown’s Game That Got the Coach Suspended
Nicki Minaj Just Proved Why So Many Black Celebrities Are Out of Touch
Halle Bailey’s Hairstylist Breaks Her Silence on Halo Photo Backlash
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Portland, Ore. Police Investigating White Suspect in Caucasian-Involved Shooting Death at Trump Rally
As a nod to the standards of white mainstream journalism, this story is reported in the language used to report crimes involving Black suspects, “officer-involved” shootings and protests against racial injustice. Police are investigating a military veteran’s involvement in what appears to be a white-on-white shooting death of a gang member participating in a protest…
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‘He Can Say It to Me, But I Can’t Say It to Him?’: White South Carolina Officer Suspended After Repeatedly Using N-Word
It’s about time we have a serious discussion about one particular wypipo proverb: “If they can say it, why can’t I?” A white South Carolina police officer has been suspended after he was recorded Saturday repeatedly using the n-word outside of a bar where he was called to enforce a state ordinance put in place…
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Lafayette, La., Where Police Recently Shot and Killed a Black Man, Says It Will Not Shelter Hurricane Evacuees Because of ‘Outside Agitators’
In the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, hundreds of thousands of people across the state of Louisiana are still without power or water. But those seeking shelter—either because they lack access to important resources or because they have no home to return to—will not find it in Lafayette, according to city officials. The city was largely…
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It's Fine to Just Cry, Too
I keep coming back to resilience. And how I hate how we consider it to be an essential and inherent and invaluable characteristic of Blackness. I hate it because it’s dehumanizing. Being born Black don’t make us any more resilient than anyone else. We ain’t stronger. We ain’t tougher. We’ve just been given more shit to…
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‘My Environment Has Been Harmed by This African Black Person’: El Segundo Karen’s Racist Rant Recorded
Anti-Blackness is a special brand of racism. It seems like everywhere in the world where Black people exist, non-Black people perceive us as a threat and will weaponize their irrational fear of us without hesitation. Non-white people of color are not immune to this behavior. In El Segundo, Calif., three Black women went for a…
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Family of Layleen Polanco Reaches History-Making $5.9 Million Settlement Over Solitary Confinement Death
The family of Layleen Polanco, a trans-Afro-Latina who died while in solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail last year, will receive a historic $5.9 million settlement—the largest New York City has ever paid out for a death in one of its city jails. In a statement to The City, family attorney David Shanies said the…
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‘Larger Than Life’ Georgetown Basketball Coach John Thompson Dead at 78
Friends and family of Hall of Famer John Thompson, the architect of the Georgetown Hoyas’ gilded age, say the legendary coach has died, reports WJLA TV. Thompson’s cause of death is unknown at this time. He was 78 years old. The first Black coach to win an NCAA championship, the 6’10” Thompson was a larger-than-life…
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Arkansas County Sheriff Recorded Ranting at Woman for Talking to a Black Person, Resigns After Outcry
A racist sheriff has resigned at the demand of his colleagues and community members in Arkansas County, after a recording of him dropping the n-word over and over again started making its rounds on Facebook. Sheriff Todd Wright was called to a quorum meeting of the county council on Friday to answer for an audio…
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White Man in Alaska Demonically Screams in the Face of Walmart Worker, 'You Have No Authority Over Me'
Y’all I am convinced there are demons walking around us. What else explains the terrifying monstrous behavior of a still unnamed white man who literally lost his shit in the face of workers at Walmart in Alaska this weekend? Videos posted on social media show the man yelling after seemingly being told he could not…
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Man Shot and Killed in Portland, Ore., Protests After Caravan of Trump Supporters Travel There to Rally
Violent confrontations between people protesting for racial justice and people who find the very concept offensive have been happening on the streets of Portland, Oregon—a hotbed of white supremacy—for most of the summer. Following up last weekend’s ‘Back the Blue’ rally, which ended in violence between far-right protestors and anti-racism protestors, clashes again took place…