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'Keep Up These Racial Disparities': Protester Kicked Out of Courtroom for Blasting Judge Who Freed Armed White Nationalist
Authorities ushered a man out of a Vermont courtroom after he boldly interrupted court proceedings to condemn a judge for releasing an avowed white supremacist who keeps defying court orders banning him from buying guns. On July 22, self-proclaimed white nationalist Max Misch pleaded not guilty in a Bennington, Vt., Superior Court for violating the…
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Racist Shows Up to Harass Black Woman at Press Conference Announcing He Won't Be Charged For Harassing Black Woman
At a press conference, Monday, Vermont’s chief law enforcement officer almost completed one of the greatest performances of whitesplaining in recent history as he announced that he wouldn’t file charges against a white nationalist who allegedly stalked, harassed and terrified one of the state’s only black lawmakers. As Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan described the…
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It Ain’t Worth It: Only Black Woman in Vermont Statehouse Resigns After Sustained Racial Harassment
Only a month after announcing she would not be running for re-election due to ongoing racial intimidation, Ruqaiyah “Kiah” Morris, the only black woman in the Vermont House of Representatives, announced her immediate resignation on Tuesday. In the short but sweet Facebook post, Morris explained that she originally planned to complete her term, which ran…