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Latino Man Says He Was Brutally Beaten by 2 New Orleans Cops for Wearing Camo: 'He Kept Telling Me…I Was a Fake American'
New Orleans Police have arrested two of their own for allegedly jumping a Latino man early Tuesday morning outside a bar. According to the victim, Jorge Gomez, the officers targeted him because they “didn’t like the way I was dressing.” As the New Orleans Advocate reports, Gomez, 36, was wearing camouflage at the time of…
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Wells Fargo Employees Call Cops on 78-Year-Old Black Woman After Refusing to Cash Her Check
An elderly Florida woman has filed a lawsuit accusing Wells Fargo of discrimination after bank employees called the police on her for simply trying to cash a check. According to the Miami New Times, Barbara Carroll, a 78-year-old black woman who holds a Ph.D., attempted to cash a check in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on November…
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#CouponingWhileBlack (Again): Dollar General Employee Calls Cops on Black Woman Using Digital Coupons
Like most of us, Madonna Wilburn loves a good deal. That’s partly why she’s an avid couponer. As the social studies and special education teacher told Yahoo Lifestyle, using coupons is a “way of life” for her, and she enjoys the problem-solving and math skills it involves. So it’s no surprise that when she tried…
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Black Journalist Groups Call Out TV Station for Airing Photo of Stabbing Victim Nia Wilson Appearing to Hold a Gun
Several prominent black media groups have slammed a local Bay Area news station for running a photo of Nia Wilson—the 18-year-old black woman stabbed to death at an Oakland BART station—that they say is unethical. The photo in question aired on KTVU Fox 2 on a noon newscast on July 23—not even 24 hours after…
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Trump Tries to Offset Damage From Tariffs With Welfare for White People
In an attempt to appease the rural, white casualties of his widely-decried trade war, President Donald Trump announced billions of dollars in federal aid to farmers, many of whom make up his base of proud Americans who hate big government, welfare and “those people” who are always asking for a handout. According to the Washington…
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We Listened to R. Kelly's New 19-Minute Song, 'I Admit,' So You Don't Have to
Early Monday morning, a new R. Kelly track, “I Admit” dropped on SoundCloud, where the singer addresses the allegations that he runs a sex cult; reveals he was sexually abused as a child and waxes on at length about his dire financial and legal straits. But don’t be fooled: Despite being set up as a…
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#OwningABusinessWhileBlack: San Francisco Man Gets Accused of Breaking into His Own Shop
It was the kind of shop that fits right into the San Francisco landscape: Gourmonade, a small, high-end lemonade shop which recently opened in San Francisco’s Mission District. But the shop’s black owner, Vicktor Stevenson, says he’s been dogged by racist acts against him and the shop even before he opened. The worst of these…
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'Stop Fingering Me Though, Bruh!' Cop Sued For Turning Police Pat-Down Into Prostate Exam
A Washington, D.C., resident has filed a lawsuit against a Metropolitan DC police officer alleging that the cop violated this citizen’s constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure during an impromptu stop, frisk and rectal examination. According to court documents filed on behalf of M.B. Cottingham by the American Civil Liberties Union, Cottingham was celebrating…