How White Christian Nationalism Co-Opted Nicki Minaj
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The Great Black Real Estate Shuffle: How Our Moguls Bossed Up
Huge New Development in Case of Chicago Mom, Son Attacked by Students in Viral Video
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Arizona Man Confronts Black Lives Matter Protesters With a Gun, Doesn't Face Gun Charges
You know, for a group of people that love to talk about their First A amendment right to be an asshole, white folks really love intimidating those whose opinions don’t match theirs. Take for instance 51-year-old James Kleinhenz. He’s a Flagstaff man who, on Saturday, felt the need to verbally harass and then pull a…
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KFC Trinidad Getting Dragged for Celebrating Emancipation Day With a Chicken Drum-Black Fist Image Is So 2020
KFC Trinidad and Tobago is apologizing for its ill-advised decision to recognize Emancipation Day.
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Matt Dumba Becomes 1st NHL Player to Kneel During the National Anthem
I would be lying if I said I ever watch hockey, but this weekend something spectacular occurred. Matt Dumba, a Minnesota Wild defenseman of Filipino descent, became the first player in the NHL to take a knee during the national anthem. But he didn’t just take a knee, he delivered a soul-stirring speech while wearing…
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I Hope My Ancestors Were Goat Herders, Not Kings and Queens
Did Wakanda have housing projects? Payday lenders? A Wakandan Dollar General? These are questions I have whenever I watch Black Panther, and I’m sure there are comic book people who can provide answers. They are also dumb questions because Wakanda doesn’t exist, and whoever invented that nation could also invent a world where royalty can…
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‘The Aryan Nation Will Rule the World’: Florida White Supremacists Charged With Battery After Assaulting Server
Bruh… How is it that the state of Florida manages to collect so many of America’s craziest white people, why are those white people so often passionate racists, and why are those racists always Trump supporters? The last part of that question definitely answers itself, but still. On Friday, a white man covered in swastika…
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Ryan Breaux, Younger Brother of Frank Ocean, Reportedly Killed in Single-Vehicle Car Crash
Ryan Breaux, the 18-year-old brother of singer-songwriter Frank Ocean, was reportedly killed in a single-vehicle car crash on Sunday. According to CBS, Breaux and a friend named Ezekial “Zeek” Bishop were driving in California’s Westlake Village early on Sunday When their car reportedly hit a tree and “cut in half on impact.” When authorities arrived…
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Michigan Appeals Court Grants Release of Black Girl Who Was Detained After Not Doing Online Homework
A 15-year-old Black girl who was being detained in a juvenile facility in Detroit for failing to complete online schoolwork has been granted release by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The teenage girl in question, referred to as Grace to protect her privacy, had been held in detention at the Children’s Village center for 78…
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Protests Planned in St. Louis, Mo. After New Prosecutor Says He Won't Make Criminal Charges in Police Killing of Michael Brown
Protests are scheduled to happen in St. Louis, Missouri this Sunday in response to Prosecuting Attorney for the County, Wesley Bell’s recent announcement that he will not file criminal charges against former Police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. Two weeks of riots and unrest took place on the streets of…
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Hate Crime Against Black Woman
In 2018, a 57-year-old Black woman was walking to a subway station in Brooklyn when a white man began stabbing her and yelling racial slurs. CNN reports that on Wednesday, 34-year-old Aleksejs Saveljevs was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the attack. Saveljevs pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted assault as a hate crime, according…
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Four Guards at a Alabama Charged for Using Excessive Force on Inmate
Alabama’s prison system has come under scrutiny in recent months following a federal report that details widespread, systemic issues of abuse and a lack of proper oversight. As a result of the findings, four guards have been charged with using excessive force against an inmate. The New York Times reports that the charges stem from…