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Soundtrack of the #Woke
As the country marches to the twilight of 2016, an already dreary year is hit with a storm that puts Hurricane Matthew to shame. The fog of discordant hatred ushered in by Donald Trump’s election to the presidency of the United States seems like an appropriate stamp on 11 months marred by unchecked police shootings…
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Forget About a Safety Pin; This Button Says a Lot More
What beats a safety pin as a sign of solidarity? Well, wearing a button that says you’ll catch a beatdown if you catch a person being a bigot. Writer and editor Margaret Killjoy is the genius behind the buttons that read, “I will do my best to [f—k] up any bigot who [f—ks]’ with you.” The $1…
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Oprah Winfrey Responds to Twitter Backlash Over 'Hope' Tweet
As the world was still trying to cope with Infected Boil becoming president-elect, Oprah Winfrey tried to offer a few words of hope on social media. But that didn’t work out too well for her. Winfrey posted a photo to Twitter of President-elect Dead Slug meeting with President Barack Obama: Needless to say, people went…
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Another Mistrial After an Unarmed Black Man Is Killed: Sam Dubose Case Proves We Must Force Justice
The mistrial of former University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing in the shooting death of Sam Dubose is the latest reminder that in the eyes of many, black lives don’t matter. On Saturday, Judge Megan Shanahan declared a mistrial after a jury of six white men, four white women and two black women failed…
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Wanda Sykes to Booing Audience After Calling President-Elect Racist: 'F–k You!'
Wanda Sykes performed at Boston’s TD Garden Saturday night, and once she started talking about President-elect Bleeding Gums, the crowd wasn’t too pleased. During her set, Sykes basically told the truth about the dude, and how his election hadn’t marked the first time that the U.S. had chosen a “racist, sexist homophobic president.” “He’s just…
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For Black People Who Have to Work With White People in the Age of Trump
Listen, I know this has been a tough few days. The morning after election night, you probably went to work shocked, stunned and disappointed in America, like when George Zimmerman was acquitted for killing Trayvon Martin, or the first time you heard of the Luther Burger. Such is life for black people in America. It’s…
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Trump's America: Social Media Users Share Stories About Being Harassed by Trump Supporters
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Donald Trump has been the officially declared president-elect for a little over 24 hours now. And amid the uncertainty and shock from those who had supported Trump’s Democratic opponent (or just generally decent people), some of Trump’s supporters have been adding fuel…
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What a Trump Presidency Means to Civil Rights
Last night, America’s “silent majority” defied political scientists, expert pollsters and what many would regard as common decency in electing Donald Trump president. When faced with a choice between arguably the most qualified presidential candidate we’ve seen in the modern era of electoral politics and … well, a bigot, America felt safer with the latter.…
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Protests Erupt Across Calif. Following Donald Trump's Presidential Projection
Californians took to the streets early Wednesday morning after Donald Trump was projected to be the president-elect of the United States, ABC News reports. According to the report, although protesters gathered elsewhere in the nation, including in Washington, D.C., the West Coast seemed to have the most activity because of the late hour at which…
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Black Lives Matter Told 'N–gers Go Home' After Chicago Cops Fatally Shoot Black Man: Report
Hours after an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a young black man, Blue Lives Matter protesters clashed with Black Lives Matter activists near the scene of the shooting, DNAinfo Chicago reports. According to the report, after the shooting, Black Lives Matter activists went to check on the family of the man who was…