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I Am Queen Mary, Denmark’s 1st Public Monument Honoring a Black Woman, Recalls a Fierce Rebel
Denmark just got its first public monument to a black woman, and what a phenomenal woman she was. On Saturday, two artists revealed a 23-foot statue inspired by Mary Thomas, a Caribbean woman who led a fiery 19th-century revolt against Danish colonial rule. Seated on a wicker throne, the statue stares solemnly ahead, her head…
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Fox News Runs Story About Teacher’s ‘Anti-Trump Rant,’ Neglects to Mention That Teacher Was Stating Facts
Fox News got its Holy Week knickers in a twist this weekend after a Georgia sixth-grader recorded her teacher saying that Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America great again,” was never meant to include racial minorities. In the real world, we call that facts. But over in Faux News land, it’s a cause for outrage.…
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Donald Trump Sounds Crazy at Easter Egg Roll, Tells Children the Military Is at a Level They’ve Never Seen Before
President Donald Trump is crazier than a shit-house rat. I don’t know what a shit house is or why shit-house rats are crazier than normal rats, but I do know that Trump is even crazier. On Monday, Trump dyed his body with orange Easter egg paint and greeted the children for the annual Easter Egg…
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Trump Invited Vladimir Putin to the White House; Expect the President to Change His Relationship Status on Facebook
The president has swiped right, and it looks like he’s ready to take his international Grindr relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin all the way, as reports are stating that Donald Trump has invited Putin to the White House. According to the Washington Post, during a phone call earlier this month in which Trump congratulated…
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South African Anti-Apartheid Activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Dies at 81
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, one of South Africa’s most prominent anti-apartheid activists and the former wife of South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela, died Monday at the age of 81. According to eNCA.com, the Mandela family spokesperson, Victor Dlamini, said in a statement that Madikizela-Mandela died peacefully at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg surrounded by her family…
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Ex-Georgia Cop Accused of Stealing $150,000 at Traffic Stops and Handing Money Over to Drug Dealers
It’s the kind of crime made for a TV drama. An ex-Georgia cop has been indicted by a grand jury on charges that while she was an officer, she performed fake traffic stops in order to steal money from drivers, and then split the goods with drug dealers she ran with. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports…
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Tennessee Store Clerk Charged With Murder in Shooting of Black Teen for Allegedly Stealing Beer
A Memphis, Tenn., store clerk is facing first-degree murder charges after authorities say he fatally shot a 17-year-old black boy he accused of stealing beer from the convenience store. WREG-TV reports that 28-year-old Anwar Ghazali, a clerk at Top Stop Shop, chased Dorian Harris after the teen allegedly stole a beer, shooting the teen from…
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Ethan Couch, ‘Affluenza Teen’ Who Killed 4 While Driving Drunk, Set to Be Released From Jail
The infamous “affluenza teen,” who killed four people in Texas while driving drunk in 2013 when he was 16, is scheduled to be released from jail Monday, a few days before his 21st birthday, after serving nearly two years in prison. About five years ago, Ethan Couch’s case made national headlines after his lawyers bizarrely…