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A Noose—No, 2 Nooses—Grow in Brooklyn
Not trying to be flip, but what can you say when lynching paraphernalia is being spread around the United States like Whole Foods in the hood? Last week, two more nooses were found in Brooklyn, N.Y., and this, of course, raises concerns about safety. “Nooses have been found, which obviously signify … lynching,” said Brooklyn…
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Uber Driver Kicks Not-Racist White People Out of Car for Being Racist
Now that “I’m not racist” has become the new “God knows my heart,” perhaps we should stop referring to people as racists, and instead say they were acting like racists. For instance, Donald Trump acted like a racist when he big-upped the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis during a presidential press conference. Or, better yet,…
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Racist Manspreading Douchebag on Subway Caught After Attacking Black Woman: Report
A 38-year-old man who allegedly sat on a woman’s thigh—then accused her of going on a “Kanye West” rant before assaulting her after she had the gall to ask him to move—was arrested by New York City police officers this past weekend. According to the New York Daily News, the man was apprehended thanks to…
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Tenn. University President Hosted Dinner for African-American Students Featuring Cotton-Stalk Centerpieces and ‘Black Meals’
One would assume that in order to be the president of an institute of higher education, the bare-minimum requirement would be some level of common sense (and diversity training). But alas, it seems as if that wasn’t the case at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn., where the president has come under fire for hosting a…
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St. Louis Police Chant ‘Whose Streets? Our Streets’ While Making Arrests During Continuing Protests Sunday: Report
Well, in case you had any doubt, or were curious as to what police officers make of citizens attempting to assert their rights to peacefully assemble and protest the seemingly inexplicable killings of unarmed black men that go unpunished, here you have it. Police apparently thought it was appropriate to chant “Whose streets? Our streets”…
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White Man in Custody in Possible Connection to 2 Random, ‘Racially Motivated’ Killings in La.
A 23-year-old white man was arrested Saturday for a possible connection to two random but linked slayings of pedestrians, which police say were most likely racially motivated. Baton Rouge, La., police arrested Kenneth Gleason, 23, on numerous counts of drug possession Saturday night, but say they don’t have enough evidence to charge him with the…
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David Clarke Came for Colin Kaepernick and Was Summarily Put in His Place; He Also Has to Rewrite His Thesis
Former Sheriff “Stuck on Stupid” David Clarke continues to make news, but not for anything good. Most recently, the former Milwaukee County sheriff and black Trump booster tried his hand at disrespecting Colin Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback who many believe is being blackballed by the NFL and team owners for kneeling during the playing…
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St. Louis Continues to Protest Acquittal of Police Officer in Murder Case; U2, Ed Sheeran Cancel Concerts There
St. Louis is not having it. For the second night in a row, protesters took to the streets in righteous anger over yet another acquittal of a police officer charged with first-degree murder in the death of yet another African American. CNN reports that nine people were arrested Saturday night and at least 33 people…
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Hit With Ethics Complaint After Calling for Jemele Hill to Be Fired
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the apologist mouthpiece for the Trump administration, is being hit with an ethics complaint for her words against ESPN’s Jemele Hill. The Democratic Coalition, a super PAC clear in its disdain for the current president, filed an ethics complaint against the current White House press secretary, who said that a tweet from…