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Did Trump Actually Apologize for Spreading Racist, Hateful Nonsense?
The short answer is nah, fam—regardless of what other headlines might tell you. While in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday for its annual global economic forum, President Donald Trump gave a sort-of apology for retweeting a far-right British group’s videos supposedly showing Islamist violence. In conversation with Piers Morgan (in what sounds like the pastiest, molted…
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4th Arrest Made in Brutal Attack on Deandre Harris
A fourth suspect has been arrested in the brutal attack of Deandre Harris, who was seriously injured while protesting the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in August. Tyler Watkins Davis, 49, is facing charges of malicious wounding in the incident last year. Officers with the Clay County, Fla., Sheriff’s Department arrested Davis in…
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#NetNeutrality Explained as if It Were Burgers, and Other Random FCC Repeal Updates
There are some news topics I cover that are especially near and dear to my heart. Net neutrality is one of them. The existence of an open internet is essential to our ability to communicate and exchange ideas. The repeal threatens that, and makes it inevitable that internet service providers will have control over both…
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The Guggenheim Shaded the Trumps; Instead of a Painting, Museum Offered Them a Solid-Gold Toilet
The level of shade in this move feels epic. After the White House asked to borrow a Vincent van Gogh painting to be placed in the president and his captive the first lady’s private living area, the Guggenheim Museum in New York City politely denied that request but offered them a solid-gold usable toilet instead.…
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Students at Wisconsin High School Find ‘White’ and ‘Colored’ Signs at Water Fountain
Some Wisconsin residents are crying “racism” after students at a local high school discovered signs above a water fountain, with one designating it for “White” alongside a sign for “Colored,” while many of the African-American students are calling the incident by a far more derogatory name: “A typical Tuesday at Franklin High School.” Franklin…
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Everything You Need to Know About Institutional Racism Happened This Week
When one is explaining white supremacy, it is sometimes useful to have an understanding of the historical effects of policies and practices such as redlining, Jim Crow laws, implicit segregation, the criminal-injustice system and individual racism. It is impossible to comprehend the far-reaching effects of the all-American tradition of racism without a holistic examination. Or…
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Head of Senate Committee Wants to Release Transcripts of Interviews With Trump Jr. and Others Involved in Russian-Lawyer Meeting
Well, what do you know? It looks as if the Senate Judiciary Committee, which conducted interviews with everyone involved in a 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer at Trump Tower in New York City—with the alleged aim of getting damaging information about Hillary Clinton—would like to make those interviews public, and I’m all here for…
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We Need to Talk About How Schools Handle Racist Harassment Against Students
Just how many times must a student tell you that your school has a race problem before you believe her? Earlier this month, a senior at Elk Grove High School came forward to the Sacramento Bee about experiencing repeated racial harassment at her high school. The school had recently garnered national attention because one of…
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Florida Elementary School Teacher Sends Home Spelling List With Racial Slur; Barely Bothers to Apologize, Mom Says
It’s a day ending in “y,” so naturally someone did something racist at a school in this country. Today we turn to a Sanford, Fla., elementary school where a teacher didn’t bother to spell-check the take-home spelling list for students, so in place of the word “bigger” was the word “nigger.” When Terry Day, the…