california
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White Football Coach Accused of Using a Noose as a ‘Joke’ to Intimidate a Black Student Gets Paid Leave
A San Jose, Calif., high school teacher and assistant football coach has been placed on leave—but will still be collecting a paycheck—after an incident during which he allegedly simulated a noose to intimidate the lone black student among a group of football players. The Mercury News, citing police, reports that the Santa Teresa High School…
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‘This Is Not Your Country’: Motorist Recorded Mocking Korean-American Veteran Won’t Be Charged in Road Rage Incident
A female motorist in Fremont, Calif., who launched into a mocking, racist tirade against a Korean-American Air Force veteran won’t be charged in an incident that is being labeled by authorities as “road rage” on the part of both parties. James Ahn, a Fremont resident who is originally from Seoul, told the Mercury News that…
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Trump Called Undocumented Immigrants ‘Animals,’ and That’s Exactly What He Meant
On Wednesday during a White House meeting with mayors, sheriffs and other local leaders from California who oppose the state’s “sanctuary” immigration policies, President Donald Trump referred to some people who cross the borders illegally as “animals,” and that’s exactly what he meant. “We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in—and…
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#ShoppingWhileBlack: California Woman Accuses Macy’s of Racial Profiling After Being Accused of Stealing
Another day, another shakedown just for being black. At least that’s what Conteh Moore believes she experienced while shopping at Macy’s in the Westfield Oakridge Mall in San Jose, Calif. According to NBC Bay Area, Moore was browsing the Macy’s on May 8 when a sales associate accused her of stealing a bottle of cologne.…
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Hold Up … Did Whitey McWhiteMan Just Tell Auntie Maxine to ‘Stop Talking About Discrimination’?
Although I have spent 99.9 percent of my years as a black male, during the course of my lifetime, I can remember a few rare occurrences when I had brief out-of-body experiences. For instance, one day I stepped onto the screened-in porch on the back of my house and came face-to-face with a fully grown…
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1 of 3 Filmmakers #BlackWhileAirbnb-ing Is Bob Marley’s Granddaughter; Plans to Sue Police Over Excessive Stop [Updated]
Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2018, 11:15 a.m. EDT: It turns out that one of the three filmmakers who were recently stopped by a swarm of police cars for checking out of an Airbnb is the granddaughter of the late, great reggae singer and prophet Bob Marley. The woman in the photo above has been identified…
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California Store Clerk Calls Cops on Black Man Who Asked for Refund; Black Man Gets Beaten Bloody
The Merced, Calif., Police Department has launched an internal investigation after a black man was brutally beaten and injured while in custody. William Colbert’s arrest photo shows the 39-year-old’s face bloodied and bruised and one of his eyes swollen shut. “I have spoken with Mr. Colbert and collected all the statements about what he said…
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New Footage Shows Cops Thought Stephon Clark Was Playing Dead, Waited Almost 5 Minutes to Help Him
New footage from the police killing of Stephon Clark shows Sacramento, Calif., cops waited more than five minutes to help Clark after shooting him in his grandmother’s backyard. More than 15 hours of material make up the newly released clips. The Daily Beast reports that police can be shown muting their cameras on the recording…
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I Went to UC Berkeley and Apparently Saw More Black People Than Anybody Ever Has There
I recently got back from attending a race and policy symposium sponsored by the Students of Color in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. I had the distinct pleasure of being the keynote speaker for their conference, titled, “Reclaiming Our Time: The Importance of Identity in Policymaking.” I…