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To Protect Black People in Face Masks, Democratic Senators Request Racial Bias Training for Police
Listen—black people didn’t need a global pandemic to make us hyper-aware of our appearance and how we have to work a little harder to avoid being “suspicious-looking.” Hoodies, baggy pants and dark clothing are just a few things that have increased the likelihood of us being racially profiled. Now, statewide requirements to wear face coverings…
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Racist Carrollton High School Students Expelled After N-Word Cooking Video Goes Viral
Some students at Carrollton High School in Carrollton City, Georgia managed to get themselves expelled—despite class not being in session due to the ongoing national health emergency—because they hadn’t yet figured out that viral racism has consequences. Newsweek reports that one white male and one white female Carrolton student thought it was a good idea…
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The Teddy Riley vs. Babyface Instagram Battle Managed to Be Too Much and Too Little All at Once
Over 400,000 people tuned in Saturday night for what was supposed to be the much anticipated Instagram battle between two music giants but ended up being an awkward, clumsy, cringe-worthy non-spectacle that ended in the whole thing being called on account of clusterfuck and postponed….again. The live battle between Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and Teddy Riley,…
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WNBA Honors Gianna 'GiGi' Bryant and Teammates as Honorary 2020 Draft Picks
The WNBA paid tribute to Gianna “GiGi” Bryant in a big way during the organization’s annual draft Friday by making her and fellow Mamba Academy teammates Alyssa Altobelli and Payton Chester the first three honorary 2020 draft picks. “While it brings us pain not to see their dreams come to fruition, I’m grateful and proud…
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Rapsody's EVE Has Inspired Courses at Two Universities
Rapsody’s EVE is considered by some people to be the best hip-hop album of 2019 bar none (it’s me…I’m “some people”) and now, it has inspired courses at two universities. Doctoral student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tyler Bunzey announced via Instagram on Tuesday that the NC rapper’s third studio album,…
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'I Call These People the Modern-Day Rosa Parks': Conservative Shelter-In-Place Protesters Really Think They're Civil Rights Activists
Remember when Black Lives Matter protests were the scourge of the nation? How about when Colin Kaepernick started the trend of kneeling during the national anthem and conservative white America considered it a full-on assault against any and everyone who ever served in the U.S. military? Well, it turns out—and this will shock and surprise…
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Man Faces Charges After Attempting to Blow Up Jewish Nursing Home
Nursing homes around the country are struggling as they house one of the most vulnerable groups when it comes to COVID-19. Leave it to a potential white supremacist to only add to that struggle. The New York Times reports that 36-year-old John Michael Rathbun was charged with two counts of attempted arson in federal court.…
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Says Protestors Risk Extending Stay-At-Home Order
In one of the most counterproductive displays of political activism in recent history, a group of Michigan conservatives gathered on Wednesday to protest the state’s stay-at-home order. As you can predict, social distancing guidelines were not followed and this has led the Governor to respond. CBS News reports that Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Not-So-Black Twitter
I love white Twitter. Twitter offers a unique opportunity to those of us who never had the chance to bask in the glow of whiteness. Because of social media, we can get an up-close look at Karen-related outrage, Caucasian fragility and — the best of all — white tears. And sometimes, they clap back.So today’s…
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NASCAR's Only Black Driver Believes Racist Ass Kyle Larson Deserves a Second Chance…Sadly, I'm Fresh Out of Grace
As black folks throughout the world can attest, being the only one in the room not only comes with adversity, but a tremendous sense of responsibility. As such, we can find ourselves coerced into speaking or acting for our entire community, and in turn, mistakenly causing more harm to our own in the process. Earlier…