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Trump Is the Cesar Millan of Racist Dog Whistling: Claims Democrat in Va. Governors Race Is ‘Fighting for’ MS-13
It’s one thing to put a presidential stamp on a candidate running for office in a swing state, and another to claim that a Democratic gubernatorial candidate supports a murderous gang. Such is life in a Donald Trump presidency. In fact, I’m convinced that Trump’s way of striking back at the mainstream media, which he’s…
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Teacher Suspended After 6-Year-Old Black Boy Is Physically Assaulted at NY Charter School; Mother Searches for Answers
An elementary school gym teacher at Rochester Exploration Elementary Charter School for Science & Technology in upstate New York has been suspended amid allegations that he pushed a 6-year-old student so forcefully to the ground last week, one of the child’s front teeth came out and the other one had to be pulled. According to…
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Trump Met With Top Military Leaders and Teased the Threat of War Because He’s an Asshole
Sometimes, unexpected guests show up at funerals. And sometimes those guests get on the microphone and say ungodly things or start singing, like this woman: And look, I get it; it’s funny. But at some point it’s someone’s job to get this woman off the mic. Seriously, Congress, it’s time to be that person. It’s…
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Professor Targeted With Racist Signs After Promoting Class About Dismantling White Supremacy
The director of the African-American-studies program at the University of Montana has been targeted for teaching a new class: “White Supremacy History/Defeat.” Professor Tobin Miller Shearer says that a flyer he put up detailing the new class was recently replaced by a sign that advertises a new, made-up class: “Black Nationalism History/Defeat.” The Missoulian reports…
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Video Shows Utah Police Fatally Shooting Black Man Who Was Attempting to Flee; District Attorney Says Shooting Was Justified
Recently released bodycam footage shows Utah police fatally shooting a man from behind as he attempts to run away from officers, once again sparking tensions between the black community and police officers, and sparking accusations of racial profiling and police brutality. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill has cleared a Salt Lake City police…
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Ga. Teacher Told 6th-Graders to Create a ‘Colorful’ Nazi Mascot as Homework Assignment
Who comes up with these ideas? With whom do they hash these out or look them over? Because any reasonable person could have seen this one coming from a mile away. Nonetheless, a Gwinnett County, Ga., schoolteacher is under scrutiny after thinking it was a great idea to give sixth-graders a homework assignment that tasked…
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Federal Judge Looking to Toss Out 2nd Lawsuit Against Black Lives Matter, DeRay Mckesson
A federal judge in Louisiana is looking to dismiss a second lawsuit that was filed against Black Lives Matter and some of its leaders, unless prosecutors can actually prove why he shouldn’t. According to the Associated Press, this particular lawsuit was filed back in July on behalf of a sheriff’s deputy who was injured after…
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Your President Doesn’t Understand the 1st Amendment or What the Senate Intelligence Committee Does
Early Thursday morning, your president got on Twitter and demonstrated to the American people that he doesn’t understand how the First Amendment works, and he has no clue what the function of the Senate Intelligence Committee is. Donald Trump wrote, “Why isn’t the Senate Intel Committee looking into the Fake News Networks in OUR country…
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High School Football Players Say Opposing Fans, Referee Call Them N-Word for Kneeling During Anthem
When students from a majority-black Louisiana school decided to kneel while the national anthem played at a predominantly white high school’s homecoming football game, opposing fans, and even a referee, booed the students and used racial slurs, according to multiple people in attendance. If you’ve ever wondered “Where they do that at?” when you hear…