Race Matters
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#ServingYourNeighborhoodWhileBlack: Calif. Safeway Calls Cops on Black Woman Donating to the Homeless, Accuses Her of Shoplifting
Imagine you are out and about, doing some good, helping your community and your fellow man when you get the cops called on you, accusing you of being a thief. Well, that’s exactly what happened to Erika Martin earlier this month as she was trying to help out a homeless man at a Safeway in…
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Polite White People Are (Still) Useless
Earlier today, the New York Times published a piece where Margaret Renkl, a very nice white lady, instructed other very nice white ladies and gentlemen on how to be nicer to their racist brethren. If you’ve ever thought to yourself, Self, how can I be more magnanimous to racists?, “How to Talk to a Racist”…
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Black Lives Matter to Counter Protest 'White Civil Rights Rally' in DC
The Washington D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter is planning to counter protest the stupidly-named “White Civil Rights Rally” scheduled to be held near the White House at Lafayette Park on Aug. 12, which is also the anniversary of the deadly white supremacist rally that was held in Charlottesville, Va. According to Fox5DC, Shut It…
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White Fox News Guest: 'There's Nothing Worse Than Being Called A Racist'
In the latest edition of ‘Dumb Takes on Racism by a Fox News Guest,’ New York State Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor said there’s nothing worse than being called a racist when discussing NFL players’ protests during the National Anthem. Interviewing Lalor during the July 27 edition of Fox News’ Fox & Friends was Jillian Mele,…
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Ving Rhames Recalls Being Held at Gunpoint by Police at His Home After A Neighbor Called in a Break-In by a 'Large Black Man'
Money doesn’t protect you from racism and actor Ving Rhames made that clear during his interview with SiriusXM’s The Clay Cane Show Friday. When asked about how racism impacts his life, Rhames discussed an incident in which his neighbor called the cops on him because she thought he was a robber. “This happened this year.…
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How to Use Your White Privilege the Right Way
When bigotry abounds, it’s easy to get frustrated and want to give up (particularly on white people), but every now and then, someone steps up and demonstrates how one can use white privilege the right way—to right the wrongs of racism and demand that white people to do better. Celebs like Anne Hathaway, Matt McGorry…
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Latino Man Says He Was Brutally Beaten by 2 New Orleans Cops for Wearing Camo: 'He Kept Telling Me…I Was a Fake American'
New Orleans Police have arrested two of their own for allegedly jumping a Latino man early Tuesday morning outside a bar. According to the victim, Jorge Gomez, the officers targeted him because they “didn’t like the way I was dressing.” As the New Orleans Advocate reports, Gomez, 36, was wearing camouflage at the time of…
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White Driver Follows Black Man to His House, Calls Him the N-Word in Road Rage Incident
An Ohio state contractor, drowning in economic anxiety and outrage after he thought he had been cut off, actually took it upon himself to follow a black man to his home, pull up at the man’s driveway and call him a “nigger,” repeatedly. What in the entire nonsense is this? The video starts with the…
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Teacher Who Made a Noose Symbol Toward Black Kid Won't Face Charges; DA's Office Said It Wasn't a Hate Crime
I’m beginning to think that schools aren’t safe for black students. A little while ago a white teacher in California made a noose from an exercise rope and put it around his neck, taunting a black student. He told the student, “stay away from me.” It was a joke in the teachers’ eyes but the…
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#CouponingWhileBlack (Again): Dollar General Employee Calls Cops on Black Woman Using Digital Coupons
Like most of us, Madonna Wilburn loves a good deal. That’s partly why she’s an avid couponer. As the social studies and special education teacher told Yahoo Lifestyle, using coupons is a “way of life” for her, and she enjoys the problem-solving and math skills it involves. So it’s no surprise that when she tried…