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Pittsburgh Paper Expands Reporting Ban to Reporters Who Stood With Black Journalists Banned From Protest Coverage
When it comes to the recent, nationwide wave of Black Lives Matter protests, there is a clear demarcation line between who is on the right and who is on the wrong side of history. The owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have picked their side—and it ain’t the right one. According to Post-Gazette energy reporter Anya…
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Charlotte Hornets, Carolina Panthers End Partnerships With Security Firm After CEO Outs Himself as a Racist Ass Racist
I believe the old adage is “Freedom of speech doesn’t mean freedom from consequences.” In the latest edition of Musty Racists Exposed, the Charlotte Hornets, Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Knights, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the University of South Carolina have all decided to cut ties with a local security company after its CEO…
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Officer Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting Accused of Sexual Assault by 2 Women and Planting Drugs on a Suspect
It’s been nearly three months since Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by three police officers during a botched no-knock search-warrant attempt on March 13. Now, sexual assault allegations by two women against one of the officers involved in Taylor’s death have surfaced. People reports that on June 4, two women posted to social media about…
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Bonnie Pointer, One of the Founding Members of the Pointer Sisters, Dies at 69 From Cardiac Arrest
Patricia Eva “Bonnie” Pointer, one of the founding members of The Pointer Sisters has died. She was 69 years old. According to Variety, a representative confirmed that Bonnie’s cause of death was cardiac arrest. “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the fans of the Pointer Sisters that my sister Bonnie…
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Milwaukee Educators Call for Hate Crime Charges After White Attorney Spits on Teen Protest Leader
A 17-year-old high school student who was spat on by a white attorney during a Black Lives Matter protest in Milwaukee is calling for “prompt and appropriate” justice in his case. Eric Lucas, a junior at Shorewood High School and an organizer of the Saturday demonstration, spoke at a press conference about the incident on Monday.…
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Relax, Everyone. Sports Is a 'Colorblind Meritocracy' Because NBA Exec Bob Myers Says So
After ignoring our plight for decades, suddenly white people are tripping over themselves to prove that they actually give a shit about black folks. We’ve seen NFL quarterbacks exposed as either blatantly racist or denounced for racial insensitivity, companies like CrossFit have turned into dumpster fires and plenty of other instances where white folks seem…
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Gayle King to Host Justice for All, a CBS News Special on Racism and Police Brutality
In the aftermath of the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, many are looking for dialogue on how America got here (as if they didn’t already know). In order to help facilitate those conversations, Good Morning America anchor Gayle King will host CBS News’ special about racism and police brutality titled “Justice…
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Sorry to This Monument: Brits Give Statue of Prolific Slave Trader a Nice New Home at the Bottom of the Bristol Harbor
A statue of a prominent slave trader found its proper home on Sunday: at the bottom of a harbor. The overdue relocation came at the hands of Black Lives Matter protesters in the British town of Bristol. Videos of them toppling the statue, rolling it through the streets, and Jazzy Jeff-ing it into the Bristol…
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Due to a ‘Misclassification Error’ the Unemployment Rate Looks Like It’s Dropping Faster Than It Actually Is
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its official jobs report for May which reported the first drop in the unemployment rate since the pandemic began wreaking havoc on the U.S. economy. Just one problem: The number was off by 3 percentage points. According to the Washington Post, the BLS added a note to…