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Texas Lawmaker Who Called 2 Black Prosecutors Racial Slurs Refuses to Resign
Today in peak “I’m not racist but,” a Texas lawmaker who brazenly used the n-word to describe two black prosecutors is refusing to resign, all while insisting he’s for the fair treatment of all Americans. #SureJan. According to NBC News, in a City Hall meeting earlier this week, Brownsville, Texas, City Commissioner-at-Large Cesar De Leon…
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Texas Politician Kinda Apologizes After He’s Caught on Tape Using the N-Word
A Texas politician has apologized after social media users shared audio clips of him using the n-word in a racist rant. But his half-assed mea culpa was not to the people about whom he said the words. He also didn’t say he was sorry for using the words. He apologized for people finding out about…
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NYC Rollerblader With Dreams of Becoming Doctor Killed in Hit-and-Run
A Brooklyn, N.Y., 21-year-old who had dreams of becoming a doctor was killed Saturday by an alleged hit-and-run driver in the New York City borough. Michael Joefield was a premed student at Medgar Evers College and worked as a florist in his spare time, his girlfriend said, according to the New York Post. “He was…