culture
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France’s Justice Minister Compared to Monkey
It’s the third time in about a month that France’s justice minister, Christiane Taubira, has been publicly ridiculed with racist gibes, causing backlash for the lack of respect afforded the foremost black politician. The far-right weekly magazine Minute published a cover declaring, “Crafty as a monkey, Taubira gets her banana back,” the Agence France-Presse reports. …
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What Happens When Whites Get an N-Word Pass
Since Kim Kardashian replaced her as America’s sex-tape superstar-turned-reality-show celebrity du jour, Paris Hilton has spent much of the last few years battling to remain relevant and to stop her descent into becoming a Hollywood punch line. But she recently earned ridicule for a surprising reason: her positive review of the film 12 Years a…
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KKK Targeted Black Neighborhood for New Recruits
New rule: When targeting potential members for expansion of the Ku Klux Klan, find out if the neighborhood that is being canvassed is predominantly black first. A KKK group in Florida targeted the New Smyrna Beach area, a mostly black neighborhood, with flyers, news channel WFTV reports. Tim Washington was headed to work when he…
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Ben Carson: Congressional Black Caucus Is ‘Racist’
If the Congressional Black Caucus does indeed have a policy that prevents nonblacks from becoming voting members of the organization, it is acting in a racist fashion, according to Dr. Ben Carson. The former neurosurgeon made his comments in an interview uploaded to YouTube, also adding, “If members of the Congressional Black Caucus would object…
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Instagram Photos of Fast-Food Heist Lead to Arrests
Turns out Instagram photos of food aren’t all boring, especially when they lead to multiple arrests. Three men and one juvenile have been arrested after they used a stolen credit card to purchase $120 worth of fast food and then posted photos of the feast on Instagram, the New York Daily News reports. Rocklin, Calif.,…
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Nelson Mandela's Granddaughter Bares All in New Book
It is safe to say that Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter, Zoleka Mandela, didn’t have a normal childhood. “By the time I was born, on 9 April 1980, my mother (Zindzi Mandela) knew how to strip and assemble an AK-47 in exactly thirty-eight seconds. She was twenty years old, trained in guerrilla warfare and already a full-fledged…
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Charges Dropped for 1 Suspect in Houston House-Party Shooting
On Monday, police announced that two young men had been charged in a shooting at a Houston house party that left two teenagers dead. On Tuesday, charges against one of the young men were dropped, and a community activist says the man is a hero. Harris County authorities dropped a deadly conduct charge against Willie…
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Why I Hate Being a Black Man
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Guardian newspaper. It appears with the writer’s permission. Every time I sit on a crowded street car, bus or subway train in Toronto, I know I will have an empty seat next to me. It’s like a broken record. Sometimes I don’t mind having the extra space, but…
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Ex-Girlfriend Sues for a Share of $338 Million
My fiancé calls my female best friend “Cut the Check.” Months ago we were at a lounge discussing the breakup of Dwyane Wade and his now ex-wife, who was accusing him of everything from giving her herpes to leaving her homeless. My bestie pointed out that not all celebrities have this problem—only the ones who…
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White Dad Wonders How to Raise His Biracial Kids
“My wife and I have been married one month (to the day) and been together for about four years before that, so naturally the subject of kids has come up. She is mostly black, and one-quarter Cherokee, while I’m as white as Wonderbread, with mostly Scottish and German ancestry. We’re excited to introduce our future…