Race Matters
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Black College Student Pummeled in Alleged Racist Attack, Called the N-Word, Hundreds Protest in His Honor…and He Doesn’t Want to Press Charges
Full disclaimer: I’ve heard of some n-word nonsense in my time but this has me scratching my head. On Friday, two white students—identified as Matthew Frazier and Matthew Rawlings—at the University of Arizona were arrested for assaulting a black student on Tuesday. The racially charged incident led to hundreds to protest in Tucson. The attack…
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To Hell With Y’all: Charlottesville Judge Rules Confederate Statues Will Stay
Well, it was a good idea while it lasted. I’m referring to the removal of public monuments of known racists. But the law—in that comfortable cradle of great virtue the world knows as Charlottesville, Va.,—has prevailed. And it’s the celebration of racist business as usual. On Wednesday, a judge in the fair, ahem, city ruled…
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The Online Abuse of Black Women Persists, and It Needs to Be Checked
It can be tempting to think that social media is a veneer providing some level of protection from problematic face-to-face interactions. But on a platform known to constantly spew hostility and hatred towards black women and women of color, it is anything but. From research and analysis, we know Twitter can be a breeding ground…
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PayPal Suspends KKK Account Amid Criticism for Not Doing It Sooner
Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records once had a female rapper who released an album titled A.M.I.L. — an acronym for All Money Is Legal. That’s the code of the streets. And apparently the code of the sheets—and perhaps PayPal. If it wasn’t for pesky protestors, it would’ve been business as usual for the cash app giant. The…
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‘Because of Our Christian Race…’ Mississippi Venue Won’t Do Gay or Mixed Race Weddings
A video allegedly showing an employee of an event venue saying they won’t host “gay weddings” or “mixed race” nuptials because of her religion has gone viral, sparking an uproar on social media. And take one guess where it was located. Mississippi, goddamn! On Saturday, LaKambria Welch shared a video on Facebook showing a woman…
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A Dog’s Mess: Black Man Suing American Airlines for Being Kicked Off Plane So Pooch Could Fly First Class [Updated]
Snoop Dogg may have been prophetic when he said it was a doggy dogg world way back yonder, that is, in 1993. A black man had to find that out the hard way earlier this year. And it wasn’t Michael Vick this go-round. A Central Texas man is calling out American Airlines for booting him…
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Philadelphia Starbucks in ‘Isis’ Flap Over Man’s Islamic Name
You would think that Starbucks would have its @#$% together by now. Or at least its staffers. But not so much. Earlier this week, Niquel Johnson said he visited a Philadelphia outpost of the coffee chain—one he’s frequented before—and after using his name when placing his order, he was treated like he should be on…
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North Carolina Man Avoids Jail Time, Sentenced to 'Racial Justice Workshop' After Brutally Punching 11-Year-Old Black Girl
A North Carolina man who was arrested in January for brutally punching an 11-year-old black girl has been convicted of two misdemeanors. From the Asheville Citizen-Times: David Steven Bell pleaded guilty of misdemeanor assault on a child under the age of 12, as well as one misdemeanor count of assault on a female for pushing…
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White News Anchor Keeps Job After Comparing Black Co-Anchor to a Gorilla: ‘He Kinda Looks Like You’
In the long list of things to never say to a black person, right before, “No, you can’t have more napkins” you’ll find comparing us to a primate right up there. Yet despite this longstanding edict, KOCO anchor Alex Housden decided to risk life and limb by uttering the following: During a segment about a…
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Black Man Files $500,000 Lawsuit Against Portland Bar That Denied Him Entry for Wearing 'Too Many' Necklaces
You haven’t lived until you’ve been barred from entering an establishment because of its decidedly anti-black dress code. But instead of suffering in silence, one would-be patron of a Portland, Ore., bar opted to clap back with a lawsuit. From Oregon Live: An African American man has filed a $500,000 lawsuit against one of the…