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Apparently, White People Need 'Grace' and 'Empathy' From Black People
My uncle be lying. When I was a kid, my uncle James, whom we called “Junior,” owned a Rottweiler named Duchess. Duchess was huge, well-trained and house-broken but my mother and sisters were all afraid of dogs, so it was usually my responsibility to feed and care for Duchess whenever my uncle was out of…
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Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris to Visit Early Primary States Later This Month
After announcing her decision to run for president in front of 20,000 of her closest friends in her hometown of Oakland, Calif., Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris will visit all four early primary states over the next month to meet voters and share her vision for the country. The former California attorney general will campaign in…
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Iowa Caucus? Nah, Iowa Baucus — Cardi B Invited to Speak at Democratic Reception in Des Moines
Cardi’s political run may be extended beyond social media, if Iowa has anything to say about it. The “Money” rapper has been invited by Democrats of the state known for its presidential primary season caucus to speak at “a reception of her choice,” the Des Moines Register reports. Polk County Democrats figured, hey, while Cardi…
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News You Can Choose: Iowa Bar Cancels MLK-Themed Keg Party
Note: To read the story of how an Iowa bar callously disrespected the legacy and the name of Martin Luther King Jr., please read the plain type. To read the story about how an Iowa bar came to its senses and apologized for its offensive, racist actions, follow the story in bold type. As America…
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Rep. Steve King Being Pressured to Resign for Being Rep. Steve King
Rep. Steve King, a Republican from Iowa, has broken down the fourth wall of Republicanism, which states: never, ever, under any circumstances go full white nationalist. Never. Once the hatred, bigotry, and racism seeps out, it becomes hard to try and put it back in the can. It’s not like anyone hasn’t known that King…
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Rep. Steve King Is Not a White Nationalist or a White Supremacist, He’s Just a White Man
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is a horrible congressman but he’s a white man. Even better, he’s a white man who holds white nationalist and white supremacist beliefs and he wants to know when those terms became offensive … because only a white nationalist or a white supremacist would. “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization—how did…
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Iowa Teacher Who Wore Blackface Cries Whitest Tears Ever
Blaming her decision to wear blackface on ignorance and the media while offering up her own albino child as an excuse, a recently-released statement from the attorney of an Iowa teacher has earned her a potential nomination in the White Tears category of this year’s Wypipo Awards. Megan Luloff, a teacher at Walcott Elementary in…
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Iowa Teacher Under Investigation For Wearing Blackface to Halloween Party
It’s almost Halloween, the time of year when sadists pretend that candy corn is not Satan’s butt plug and masochists terrorize their taste buds with pumpkin flavors, which is essentially sweet potatoes with low self-esteem. It is also the season when white people think it would be cute to cover their faces in shoe polish…
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Iowa Man Says He Was Racially Profiled by Old Navy Employees Who Didn’t Believe He Purchased the Jacket He Walked Into the Store Wearing
A black man from Iowa is accusing employees at the West Des Moines Old Navy of racial profiling after he says they didn’t believe that he had already purchased the jacket he walked into the store wearing. James Conley III shared a picture and four videos on his Facebook page Tuesday evening, expressing his frustration…
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Iowa Cheerleader Quits Team After School Says Students Cannot Kneel During Anthem
A Buena Vista University cheerleader resigned from her squad last week after the school instituted a policy mandating that players and cheerleaders stand during the national anthem. Sophomore Alyssa Parker, who had been on both the football and basketball cheer teams since her freshman year, was one of nine cheerleaders who knelt during the national…