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Viral Video Shows White Gun-Store Owner Calling Cops on Black Customer After Refusing to Sell Him Firearms
A Facebook video of a Virginia gun-shop owner refusing to sell to a black customer has gone viral after the owner of the business called police on a paying customer who tried to legally purchase a firearm. According to Chris Mason’s Facebook video, he walked into Hopkins Gun and Tackle, located in Arlington, Va., prepared…
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Trump Hints at ‘Major’ Announcement on North Korea, Trade Following Asia Trip
Well, it’s anyone’s guess what President Donald Trump has lurking up his sleeve since he hinted Sunday about a “major” announcement on trade, and even North Korea, upon his return from his 12-day, five-country tour of Asia. According to ABC News, Trump said that he would be making the statement from the White House on…
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Who Do You Think You’re Fooling? White Bank Robber Uses Blackface as His Disguise
So, blackface is clearly offensive. Not only when it’s used for “play” (e.g., ignorant college students putting on darkie makeup to dress up like they’re from the hood for Halloween), but also for “work”—like the work of a white bank robber. Beyond being offensive, using blackface in this context could be downright dangerous. The reason?…
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#JusticeForJason: Wis. DOJ Claims Jason Pero, 14, Called 911, Described Himself, Before Deputy Fatally Shot Him
Updated Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, 2:19 a.m. EST: On Saturday the Wisconsin Department of Justice released the initial findings of its investigation into the fatal police shooting of 14-year-old Jason Pero of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribe, which occurred Nov. 8. The Wisconsin DOJ claims that Jason called 911 at approximately…
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#WeKnowWhatYouDid: Signs Naming Accused Rapists Papered All Over Morehouse and Spelman Campuses
In what could arguably be one of black America’s best-kept dirty secrets, there have been years of whispers of rampant sexual assault and very little repercussion on the campuses of the Atlanta University Center Consortium, including Clark Atlanta, Spelman and Morehouse colleges. Last week, signs were put up all over the three three campuses, accusing…
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Sgt. La David Johnson, Soldier Killed in Niger, Was Bound and Executed: Report
The body of Sgt. La David Johnson, the U.S. soldier killed in Niger in the deadliest combat mission during President Donald Trump’s tenure, was found with his arms bound and a vicious head wound, which many view as evidence that he was executed. The Washington Post reports that 23-year-old Adamou Boubacar, a farmer and trader,…
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Brett Talley, Louis C.K., The Root 100 and the Whitest Week Ever
This week, while scrolling through Twitter, I ran across a video of author, explainer of blackness, and one of my picks to send in our delegation when the aliens arrive and ask black America to “take us to your leader,” Ta-Nehisi Coates. Coates was speaking at a high school when a student asked him to…
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Federal Court Orders Md. to Fix Its Lack of Investment in HBCUs
This week a federal judge ruled in favor of Maryland’s historically black colleges and universities in a decadeslong legal battle over disparities in higher education in the state. As the Washington Post reports, Judge Catherine C. Blake ordered Maryland to address its historic lack of investment in the state’s HBCUs. In her injunction, Blake barred…
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‘These Stories Are True’: Louis C.K. Responds to Reports of Sexual Abuse
Comedian Louis C.K. has released a statement confirming reports that he has sexually abused multiple women he worked with during his career. “I want to address the stories told to the New York Times by five women named Abby, Rebecca, Dana, Julia who felt able to name themselves and one who did not,” C.K. wrote…