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Time Magazine Names ‘the Silence Breakers’ Its Person of the Year
Time’s Person of the Year isn’t a single person but a movement. On Wednesday, the magazine announced that “the silence breakers”—the victims of sexual harassment and assault who have come forward to tell their stories—had earned the distinction of being its Person of the Year for 2017. Time Editor-in-Chief Edward Felsenthal told the Today show…
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Atlanta Anchor Sharon Reed Claps Back at Viewer Who Calls Her N-Word After Mayoral Election
Well, that didn’t take long, did it? Common sense dictates that a certain type of angry white voter would be in their feelings if Mary Norwood lost the Atlanta mayoral election and blew their chance at planting a flag in Chocolate Peach City. However, you figure they would have at least waited until the Associated…
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These Shirts Are Every Thought People of Color Have Refrained From Saying to White People
I recently recounted for some friends an incident that occurred on a Los Angeles train where a white woman sitting next to me could not resist the urge to try to touch my hair. She had not spoken a word to me after sitting next to me, but I could feel her burning a hole…
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Lubaina Himid Makes History as 1st Nonwhite Woman to Win Prestigious Turner Prize
Lubaina Himid is a visual artist whose drawings, paintings and installations reflect the African Diaspora, and on Tuesday she became the first nonwhite woman to win the prestigious Turner Prize, a British contemporary-art award. According to the New York Times, this year’s award was the first since 1991 to be open to artists over the…
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Tennessee High School Students Stage Walkout After Racist Messages That Reference ‘Stringing Up’ Black Students
Students at Haywood High School in Brownsville, Tenn., staged a walkout on Monday after it became public knowledge that black students were the target of racist threats made by other students. WREG-TV reports that a student at the school contacted the news station and detailed how members of the baseball team posted threatening, horrible messages…
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With Trump’s Endorsement, the Republican National Committee Is Sending Funds to an Accused Pedophile
Now that the president has come out and given his full endorsement to accused pedophile, and Alabama GOP Senate candidate, Roy Moore, the Republican National Committee is sending funds to help Moore’s campaign efforts in a closely contested race that will be decided next week. “The RNC is the political arm of the president and…
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69-Year-Old Man Had Plans to Shoot Up a Florida Mosque, Police Say
A Jacksonville, Fla., man has been thwarted in his plans to murder Muslims at the Islamic Center of Northeast Florida. Bernandino Bolatete, a 69-year-old Filipino immigrant, bought a silencer from an undercover officer and was arrested on a federal weapons violation last week. As Jacksonville News 4 reports, before buying the silencer, Bolatete had divulged his…
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Rep. John Conyers Steps Down Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations; Double Standards Win Again
After days of speculation, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) has decided to retire effective immediately, an announcement that he made live on The Mildred Gaddis Show in Detroit on Tuesday. Conyers insists that he is retiring because of his doctor’s advice that the 88-year-old—the longest-serving member of Congress—cannot handle the rigors of another campaign. According to…