Why Black People Dress up On Easter
The GOP is losing its Black voices as Trump fails to turn Endorsements into Black votes
Why A League of Voting Rights Group Are Challenging Trump’s Latest Executive Order on Mail-in Ballots
The Easter Speech Is The Original Masterclass of Black Excellence
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San Francisco’s CAREN Act One-Step Away From Becoming Law and Holding Karens Accountable for Racist 911 Calls
Imagine an America where you can call the authorities on a Karen for calling the authorities on you just for existing while Black. San Francisco, Calif., may very well be on its way to that reality—or at least one where Karens and their Ken counterparts will be held accountable for their racism. In July, The…
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#EndSARS: Nigerians Say Government Forces Surrounded, Fatally Shot Unarmed Protesters Demonstrating Against Police Brutality
Despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by the government, hundreds of young Nigerians gathered in Lagos Tuesday afternoon to continue protesting against police violence in the country. As they had been doing for weeks, they waved Nigerian flags, danced to Afrobeats and carried signs with the slogan “#EndSARSNow.” The Nigerian military threatened last week to take…
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Op-Ed: With Healthcare at Stake, Stacey Abrams Explains 'What the South Must Do'
When we vote, it may seem like we are voting for a candidate, but that is not entirely accurate. We are voting for the positions that the candidate supports and the types of policies they will enact based on those positions. This is true no matter where we live, and looking at this year’s election…
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Marine General Gets Job, Uses N-Word, Loses Job in Just 3 Months
A Marine general has been removed from his post after using the N-word during a training session. NBC News reports Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Neary, the commanding general of the Marine Corps Forces in Europe and Africa, was relieved of his post on Monday as an investigation was launched into his use of the slur.…
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Right-Wing Videos With Titles Like ‘The Ferguson Lie’ Taught at Ohio High School
A public high school in Ohio has been giving students extra credit for watching videos from PragerU, an organization that features such intellectual titans as *checks notes* Ben Shapiro and Candace Owens. Yeah, that’s gonna be a big “YUCK,” for me, b. Not a normal yuck either, a Pusha-T yuck. A “yuuugh,” if you will.…
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Iowa Judge Drops Charges Against Black Man Stopped for Jaywalking by Cop Who Waved for Him to Cross the Street
Charges have been dropped against a Black man who was arrested in Iowa City, Iowa, last year after he was stopped by a police officer for jaywalking. Based on police body camera footage, a federal judge decided that what the arresting officer purported to be a legitimate stop was really a clear case of racial…
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Judge Rules Against Daniel Cameron, Will Allow Breonna Taylor Grand Jurors to Talk About Indictment Process
A Kentucky judge has sided with an anonymous grand juror, ruling that members of the grand jury can speak freely about proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case because it ultimately serves “the interest of all citizens to have confidence in the integrity of the justice system.” Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron had fought to keep…
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'2 Great, Courageous Americans': Eric Trump Tweets Fake Photo of Ice Cube and 50 Cent Wearing 'Trump' Hats
Eric Trump… *clears throat* Boooooy, if you don’t get yo’ goofy, dumb, pale Dopey Smurf-looking, bologna-smelling, “I’ll tell my Dad”-face, Opie Taylor all grown up, extra mayo-on-the-side ass, “I was in the ultra-white line when God was handing out lips”-face, wet dog kissing on the mouth, never seen a washcloth in your life, clapping on…
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Gov. Ralph Northam Calls for Investigation Into Virginia Military Institute’s ‘Clear and Appalling Culture of Ongoing Structural Racism’
After months of Black current and former students at Virginia Military Institute speaking up about rampant racism at the institution, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered an investigation into the school’s culture. The investigation was announced in a letter signed by the commonwealth’s top lawmakers, including Northam, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, and Attorney General Mark…
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I Too Have Pulled Out Some Peanuts During a Zoom Work Call, and I Don't Get Why Everyone's Mad at Jeffrey Toobin
It was a month ago, I think. Maybe two. Maybe last week. Time is a flat circle. I was on a Zoom call with either the people I don’t need to actually see in order to effectively communicate with them—which is most people. Like eight billion people. Or the people I might actually need to…