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Peter Vecsey Is White People
The writing staff of The Root is an eclectic mix of people of color from disparate backgrounds who hold myriad opinions so varied that discussion on any subject is liable to erupt into heated debate. We have spent hours arguing about whether okra is a vegetable or a delivery system for Satan’s backwashed phlegm. We…
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FBI Releases Hate Crime Statistics for 2016: Majority of Offenders Were White
On Monday the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program released its annual Hate Crime Statistics Report, which is a compilation of bias-motivated incidents that have been reported throughout the United States. The report provides information on the offenses, victims, offenders and locations of hate crimes. The latest report, which reflects bias-related incidents reported for the year…
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Elon Musk Says Black Employee Filing Lawsuit Should 'Be Thick-Skinned And Accept Apology'
Updated Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, 12:10 a.m. EST: For all of those who were in shock that a company like Tesla could have a racism problem, here’s an update that will surely blow your hair back. Justin T. Westbrook of our sister site Jalopnik reports that included in Vaughn’s complaint is the following quote from…
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WikiLeaks, Donald Trump Jr., Drama, Lies and Deception
Previously on White House Apprentice, Congress continued its many different investigations into just how the Russians interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. As part of those investigations, attorneys for Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, were required to turn over to congressional investigators secret direct messages that were passed back and forth on…
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Today in White Nonsense: Woman Claims She’s ‘Transracial,’ Identifies as Filipino
Dear white people: Why are you like this? A white transgender woman from New Orleans has come out to a Tampa Bay TV station to claim that she is “transracial.” Ja Du says she now considers herself to be a Filipino. Ahhh, right, because that’s what 2017 needed: more shades of white nonsense. And why…
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Barbie Shero Doll, Inspired by Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad, Becomes 1st Barbie to Wear a Hijab
Ibtihaj Muhammad at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics became the first American athlete to ever wear a hijab while competing. Muhammad secured a bronze medal fencing with Team USA at the 2016 Games. Now the first-class athlete can tick off another “first” on her bucket list, since she has become the inspiration for Barbie’s newest…
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Whitefish, Candidates for the Scammer Hall of Fame, Billed Puerto Rico More Than 7 Times What They Actually Paid Their Workers: Report
A new report from the New York Times has uncovered the startling gap between what Whitefish Energy, the small energy company that was charged with rebuilding Puerto Rico’s devastated power grid, charged for its workers and what it actually paid. The Times spoke to six electrical workers from Kissimmee, Fla., who are currently working on…
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The Curious Case of the Black Male Escort Found Dead Inside a Wealthy Democratic Donor’s Home
On July 27, 2017, 26-year-old Gemmel Moore was found in the bathroom of a West Hollywood, Calif., apartment belonging to Ed Buck, 62. Moore was young, black and poor. Buck was white, wealthy and powerful. That’s all we know. Moore’s family is searching for answers. Buck has not spoken publicly about the incident. Police have…
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Keith Ellison, the Man Who Saw Trump’s Presidency Coming, Has Some Bold Predictions for Democrats in 2018
In 2015, when Donald Trump’s presidency was punchline and not reality, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) warned a panel on ABC’s This Week that Trump could very well be president. “All I want to say is that anybody … who’s terrified of the possibility of President Trump better vote, better get active, better get involved, because…