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Durham, Washington, D.C., Become Latest Cities to Call for Reparations for Black Residents
Despite its long history as part of abolitionist discourse, reparations for African Americans have, for many years, been considered a “fringe” idea in mainstream politics. But in 2020, more places across the country are considering what reparations would look like on the local, state and federal level, as the need to redress hundreds of years…
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A Liberal North Carolina Town Has Unanimously Voted to Give Its Black Residents Reparations
Phew, 2020 sure is something different. In a unanimous decision, Asheville, N.C.’s City Council has voted to give reparations to its Black residents. The historic 7-0 vote was reached on Tuesday night, reports the Citizen Times, a USA Today affiliate. The measure comes with a public apology for the city’s participation in enslaving Africans and…
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Racists Have Finally Gone Too Far: Tina Turner Mural Defaced With ‘Swastika’
Police in Asheville, N.C., are investigating a truly heinous crime. The most abominable of offenses. The most dastardly of evil deeds. Some Nazi bigot vandal has spray-painted an off-brand “swastika” over a mural of none other than legendary “Queen Of Rock and Roll” Tina Turner. That’s right, some cowardly, bologna smelling, stiff line-dancing, clapping 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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Walking While Black: Bodycam Footage Shows Brutal Beating of North Carolina Man Over Alleged Jaywalking, Trespassing
The incident occurred in August of last year, but it was only earlier this week, on Wednesday, that police bodycam footage was obtained by the Citizen Times showing the brutal beating of Johnnie Jermaine Rush at the hands of Asheville, N.C., Police Officer Chris Hickman. In the video, Hickman can be seen punching Rush multiple…