living while black
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Arizona Man Arrested After Being Caught on Camera Telling Black Man He’s in a ‘No N-Word Zone’
Having lived in Arizona for the last 17 years, I can safely testify that Scottsdale is the fucking worst. I’m currently apartment hunting and I haven’t even looked in Scottsdale because it’s, empirically, The Worst™. Think I’m being hyperbolic? Well, a Scottsdale man was arrested this weekend after telling a Black man he was in…
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Review Finds Officer Was Justified in Handcuffing Black Miami Doctor in Front of His Own Home
There is a widely held belief that no matter what you’re doing, doing it while black automatically makes it a punishable offense. A police investigation in Miami has further backed that assertion. The New York Times reports that an internal investigation by the Miami Police Department found that Sgt. Mario Menegazzo was justified in handcuffing…
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#WhiteNoise: Garner, NC Cops Raided a Black Woman’s Home After Neighbor Complained of Her Playing 'Islamic Jihadist' Malcolm X Speeches
On Thursday a gang of police officers in Garner, N.C., raided Mikisa Thompson’s house in the middle of the night because she was allegedly playing Malcolm X’s speeches “too loudly.” Thompson, Indy Week reports, has been accused of playing “amplified speech being projected by some sound amplification device,” according to a search warrant issued by the…
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#PickingUpTrashWhileBlack: Colorado Cop Resigns After Drawing Gun on Man Cleaning His Yard
A white Boulder, Colorado, police officer has resigned after an internal affairs report denounced his threatening behavior—documented on video by a bystander—toward a black man picking up trash around his apartment building. Officials confirmed Thursday that John Smyly violated policy (not to mention common sense) when he drew his gun in an attempt to arrest…
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Transit Worker Put on Blast by DC Metro Snitch 'Humiliated' by the Attention, but Won't Face Disciplinary Action
The black Washington, D.C., transit worker who got put on blast by an irate commuter displeased by her decision to eat a little something before work was “embarrassed” and “humiliated” by the incident, but she won’t face disciplinary action. That’s what the worker’s union rep is telling reporters in the aftermath of last week’s tweetstorm…
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DC Metro Snitch May Lose Book Deal Because Karma Is Real AF [Updated]
Yesterday, The Root reported on Natasha Tynes, the DC Metro snitch who reported a black MWATA worker for (gasp!) eating on the train while in uniform. Once these Twitter streets were done with Natasha she found herself hit where it hurts the most: her pockets. Rare Bird, a publishing house and PR/marketing firm that clearly…
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You Got the Wrong Black Girl on the Right Day, Baby: Montana Woman Kicks Police Out of Her House; Black Twitter Rejoices
Knowledge is power, and clearly, Angela Whitehead of Billings, Montana, has plenty of both. Ms. Whitehead was minding her business in her own home, doing whatever it is she felt like, because it’s the privacy of her own home and she’s entitled to peace of mind and security. But when cops barged into her home…
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Kevin Sneed Acquitted of 'Attempted Murder' of Maryland Cop Who Jumped Into His Car [Corrected]
Kevin Sneed of Prince George’s County, Maryland, was pulled over for a broken taillight. He ended up with an attempted murder charge. But after a two-year battle, and with help from local advocacy groups, Sneed can continue being a freed man. Sometimes the justice system gets it right. According to NBC Washington 4, the officer…
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Durham, NC, Mom Arrested on Frontier Airlines After Complaining of Biohazard on Passenger Seats
Durham, North Carolina, resident Rosetta Swinney was on her way back from an Easter trip to Nevada with her young teen daughter when things went wrong. In simply trying to travel in peace and health, 53-year-old Swinney now must be defended in a courtroom. First, there was a flight delay in Las Vegas at McCarran…
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A Michigan Town Wants the Cops to Crack Down on the #BBQBeckys of the World — and We’re Here for It
You may remember #BBQBecky, the white woman who decided to call 911 on a group of black people who were simply barbecuing on a summer day in Oakland, Calif.? Or maybe you’ll recall #PoolPatrolPaula, the white woman who threatened to call 911 on three black teens for simply showing up at a public pool? Or…