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National University Group Launches Investigation of Structural Racism at University of North Carolina

American Association of University Professors is looking into ‘egregious violations’ after the fiasco over the hiring of journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.

By

Okla Jones

Published

October 4, 2021
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$100,000 Donation Launches Breonna Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund

The endowment, donated by Thrive Causemetics, will go to nursing students at the University of Louisville.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

October 4, 2021
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Black Therapist Found Noose at Her Home After Reporting Racism at Her Job, Lawsuit Says

Takiya Lawson-McCants says one of her colleagues used slurs, boasted about her hometown being a sundown town and that Black children could get lynched there.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

October 4, 2021
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2 White Reporters Suspended After They Wear Afro Wigs On Live Television

The KATV news director was also fired following the incident.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

October 4, 2021
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FDNY Suspends 9 Firefighters for Sharing Racist Memes on Their Phones

Black New York firefighters say the department has long had a problem with racist behavior behind the scenes.

By

J.L. Cook

Published

October 3, 2021
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Viral Photo Shows White Kansas High Schoolers Posing with Racist Homecoming Proposal Sign

The mother of one of the students says that a Black student made the sign, which ... doesn't explain why her daughter posed in the photo anyway.

By

J.L. Cook

Published

October 2, 2021
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New York Students Stage School Walkout in Protest of District’s Response to Racist Incidents

The incidents include racist social media posts, text message exchanges and a video of a student with an airsoft gun that he says he carries to “Kill N-words.”

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

September 30, 2021
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Racist Social Media Star Who Called for a Race War Cries in Court as He’s Sentenced to Prison on Firearms Charges

Paul Nicholas Miller found out the hard way that this is not a game.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

September 30, 2021
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Massachusetts High School Football Game Ends After Brawl Over Racial Slurs

Head coach Willie McGinnes says his players and an assistant coach were called the n-word at a game on Sept. 17.

By

Rachel Pilgrim

Published

September 29, 2021
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Blacks Are Still Getting Arrested at Higher Rates for Marijuana Possession, Even in States Where It’s Legal

Weed legalization was supposed to help curb arrests of Black people.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

September 29, 2021