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Black Public Figures Are Being Silenced for Calling Out White Supremacy
Blackness is a box. Its sides are close enough that if you spread your arms out far enough, you can touch them with both hands. While its ceiling may be tall, if you fly high enough or long enough, you will eventually crash into it. It is an inescapable boundary that every black person in…
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A Couple of Thoughts for the White Man From Detroit Who Hates Black People Protesting the National Anthem
A metro-Detroit business owner is catching some serious heat for a racist Facebook post in which he used the n-word to call out a black couple protesting the national anthem at a Detroit Lions game. In the post, David Doptis—who, according to WXYZ Detroit, owns a business called Restaurant Liquidation Auctions in Pontiac, Mich.—attached a…
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UC Berkeley Says It Will Investigate Viral Video of Police Officer Who Seized Money From Hot Dog Vendor
The University of California, Berkeley, is investigating the behavior of a campus police officer who confronted a bacon-hot-dog vendor and confiscated his earnings this past weekend. Video of the UCPD bicycle cop and the vendor had gone viral. According to the Los Angeles Times, the video was taken by Martin Flores, a Berkeley alumnus who…
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‘We Are Allowed to Punch, Kick’: Ohio Police Attempt to Justify Brutal Beating of Unarmed Black Man
It’s another day ending in y, and another group of police officers—this time in Columbus, Ohio—were caught on cellphone footage repeatedly punching and kicking an unarmed black man during an arrest inside a local market. However, although the suspect, identified as 31-year-old Timothy Davis, is seen in his booking photo with multiple bruises and marks…
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Meet the White Nationalist Fraternity Coming to a College Near You
Apparently, racist organizations have the same philosophy as Alabama football and R. Kelly: “Get them while they’re young.” One of the newest players in the league of white supremacist groups has been spotted on campuses around the country, calling itself a “fraternal organization,” attempting to solicit white college students into its ranks, because you know…
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Was Ted Cruz on Late-Night Twitter Liking Porn?
I never thought that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and I had anything in common, and we still don’t, but old freak-ass Cruz has made himself more human by liking a porn video on Twitter. On Monday, Cruz’s official Twitter account was caught “liking” an X-rated porn video. In truth, I don’t know if Cruz or…
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Vandalism of Statue of the World’s Most Notorious Colonizer Will Be Investigated as a Hate Crime
A statue of Christopher Columbus in New York City’s Central Park was vandalized early this morning—an act that the New York City Police Department says it’s investigating as a hate crime, according to the New York City Alerts Twitter account. A statue depicting the Italian explorer, who has been credited in this country with “discovering”…
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Hope Hicks Officially Named White House Communications Director; Here’s Why She Won’t Get Fired
It’s official: Hope Hicks, the interim White House communications director following the ouster of Anthony Scaramucci, aka Scaramucci Mane, has officially been given the position, and I think she might be in it for the long haul. According to Politico, Hicks, 28, was initially hesitant to take the position permanently and demanded that “interim” be…
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Iraqi-American Family Arrested After Going to the Bank to Deposit Large Check From Home Sale
Another day, another person of color arrested for going about regular-day activities … like banking, because why the hell not? An Iraqi-American family is outraged after three members were detained by police, all because they were attempting to deposit a large check that was acquired through the sale of their home. Something that should have…