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Kanye West, Candace Owens and the Conservative Sunken Place
As an underage college freshman, I was forced to live in an off-campus dormitory with adult supervision. Although I was one of only two black residents in the housing unit, one of the selling points of living in this dorm was their monthly offerings of entertainment as an alternative to college drunkfests. In one particular…
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It’s Prom Season, Which Means the Racist Promposals Have Begun
For some reason, it appears to be really hard to celebrate special occasions (or, let’s be honest, everyday life) without the whites somehow making it racist. Christmas? Just say hi to Zwarte Piet. Halloween? Let’s not even get started—otherwise we’re going to be here for a minute. And then there’s prom. It is still unclear…
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29-Year-Old James Shaw Jr. Hailed as Hero for Stopping Tennessee Waffle House Shooting
James Shaw Jr. is a lot of things, an electrician, a father … and, as of now, a bonafide hero after he wrestled a gun away from an active shooter at a Tennessee Waffle House, putting an end to the gunman’s massacre. The early-morning Sunday shooting left four dead and several others injured. As The…
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Nude Gunman Kills 4 at Waffle House in Tennessee; Still on the Run: Police
Police in Tennessee say they are on the hunt for a man named Travis Reinking in the killing of four people at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tenn., early Sunday morning. Authorities say that Reinking, 29, of Illinois, allegedly killed two people outside the restaurant and shot and killed two more, including a cook, inside…
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Colin Kaepernick Speaks Truth to Power, Refers to Police Killings of People of Color as ‘Lawful Lynchings’
Colin Kaepernick (you may have heard of him) recently received the 2018 Ambassador of Conscience Award from Amnesty International. The ceremony was held Saturday night in Amsterdam. During his speech, Kaepernick called it like we all see it, referring to the police killings of black and brown people as “lawful lynchings.” Kaepernick, who has been…
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Trump Considers ‘Full Pardon’ of Boxer Jack Johnson After Sylvester Stallone Phone Call; Call Him Again, Sly
Listen, if all it takes is a phone call from a famous person to get things done in Washington, D.C., can we hand some talking points and PowerPoint slides to celebrities with common sense? According to your president and his Twitter fingers, Sylvester Stallone called him and shared with him the story of early-20th-century heavyweight…
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Neo-Nazi Who Went by ‘Tyrone’ Doxxed Out of Marines in Alleged Connection to Unite the Right Rally
I think one of the scariest parts of exposed racists is that they tend to have critical positions in society, like firefighter or middle school teacher or, I don’t know, police officer—you know, jobs where their judgment may have serious consequences for the black people with whom they may come in contact. The latest example…
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Could You List the ‘Positive Aspects’ of Slavery? A Teacher Asked 8th-Graders to Do So
Students at a Texas charter school recently received a homework assignment that asked them to list both the “positive aspects” and the “negative aspects” of slavery. Eighth-grade students at Great Hearts Monte Vista Charter School in San Antonio were given a worksheet titled, “The Life of Slaves: A Balanced View.” A mother posted the worksheet…