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Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Appointing Reparations Task Force for Black Americans in California
I’ve had a lot of conversations with Black people who have a bit of a defeatist attitude when it comes to the subject of reparations. For them, the very idea of America paying monetary damages or some form of restitution to the descendants of slaves—people the country oppressed, tortured, forced unpaid labor on, separated from…
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NYPD Planned a Brutal Attack on Police Brutality Protesters in the Bronx in June: Report
Human Rights Watch, an organization that specializes in investigating and reporting civil rights abuses all over the world, released a report Wednesday that claims the New York Police Department trapped and then brutally attacked peaceful police violence protesters in a predominantly Black and Latino Bronx neighborhood on June 4. The report alleges that around 300…
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend Share Loss of Third Child During Pregnancy: 'We Love You, Jack'
In a painful and deeply personal message posted late Wednesday on Instagram, Chrissy Teigen shared that she and husband John Legend lost their third child, a son they had been calling “Jack.” The post came just days after Teigen revealed her worsening pregnancy complications. “We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you…
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University of Georgia Officials Don't Think the School Has a Major Racism Problem. Students Disagree
Last week, The Root reported that the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at the University of Georgia was suspended and is under investigation after a Black student exposed a group chat by frat members that devolved into a blatant display of racism, misogyny and homophobia. Well, it turns out that the Lambda Chi Alpha scandal may…
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Unredacted FBI Document Reveals Long-Standing Effort by White Supremacists to Infiltrate Law Enforcement
A recently unredacted FBI report revealed a long standing effort to infiltrate law enforcement by white supremacists. According to the Intercept, the report was released by Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, chair of the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, before a Tuesday hearing on the efforts of white supremacists to infiltrate local law…
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Debate Commission Working to Provide More Structure After Tuesday Night's Debacle. Here Are Some Suggestions
Following the shitshow masquerading as the first presidential debate Tuesday night, the Commission on Presidential Debates has promised format changes for the second debate. NBC News reports that the changes come as a result of President Donald Trump constantly flaunting the established rules. The result was a debate rife with interruptions and name-calling, with little…
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Proud Boys Celebrate Trump's Call to 'Stand Back and Stand By' During Tuesday's Debate
The Grand Wizard…sorry, president of the United States horrified a lot of people Tuesday night with his astoundingly atrocious debate performance. Not everyone was plunged into a pit of existential despair, though, as the Proud Boys were celebrating the co-sign President Trump gave them during the debate. NBC News reports that multiple social media accounts…
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Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron Requests Delay in Releasing Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Recordings, Citing Privacy Issues [Updated]
Earlier this week, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said he would not interfere with a judge’s order to release recordings of the grand jury proceedings in Breonna Taylor’s case to the court, as part of former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison’s case file. But according to a motion filed on Tuesday, Cameron is now seeking…