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Black NYC Deliveryman Who Was Given Noose by Butcher Says He’s Too Traumatized to Return to Work
A black deliveryman who was given a noose by a New York City butcher is claiming that the incident had such an impact on him that he is too shaken to go back to work. Victor Sheppard said that he is no longer comfortable going back to his job with meat distributor Mosner Family Brands…
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NYPD Officer Encourages Toddler to Use N-Word: Report
An off-duty New York City police officer was reportedly captured on video encouraging a toddler to use the n-word. According to the New York Daily News, Officer Delina Giraldo apparently recorded a video of herself encouraging her 2-year-old niece to use the racist word. In an Instagram video obtained by the Daily News, Giraldo asked,…
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Twitter Users Offer US Ambassador Nikki Haley Some Cheese With Her Whine
Poor U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. She had to work on the Fourth of July, and she wasn’t happy about it. Haley’s tweet was posted after North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile that scientists say could have reached Alaska. So there is that. Haley didn’t understand why keeping America safe had…
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2 Men—1 Black, 1 White—Commit Same Crime. Guess Which One Ended Up Dead?
Police aren’t racist. Critics of the Black Lives Matter movement believe this despite data from police departments in New York, Kansas City and San Francisco (pdf) showing that cops are more likely to stop black citizens. Those who make deities of anyone in uniform believe in the infallibility of the badge despite the numbers that…
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Hood Health Care: The Sweeter the Soda, the Sweeter the Tax
Black America, there are two health facts we should get straight. First, by demographics, we’re the most disproportionately dependent (pdf) on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program—or, as SNAP is more commonly known, food stamps. Second, soda is not our friend. And that goes for the beverage, the companies that make it and organizations like the…
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Trump Is Going to Tweet the US Into a War
Another day, another dumbass tweet from President Tiny Twitter Fingas. I know there are those who believe that the media shouldn’t follow the tweets of the dictator-in-chief. Those who believe that his tweets only move the focus away from his work or lack thereof, but let me assure you that his tweets are important, and…
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Gambian High School Robotics Team Denied US Visa for Global Contest
I guess the global robotics contest isn’t so “global” after all. The United States has reportedly denied five Gambian high school students visas, consequently prohibiting them from accompanying their invention to a prestigious international competition taking place in the U.S. According to Al-Jazeera, the Gambian students are the second team that was refused entry into…
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Va. Student Becomes 1st African-American Boy to Earn Valedictorian in School’s History
Jahlil Nickens, 18, who earned the honor of becoming his class valedictorian this spring, also made history as the first African-American boy to earn that honor in Lancaster High School’s history “From the time that Jahlil was little, we could tell that he was special. He has always excelled in his studies,” his mother, Tekecia…
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HIV-Positive Md. High School Track Coach Accused of Sexually Assaulting at Least 7 Male Students
A Charles County, Md., former school aide and track coach is facing multiple charges after being accused of molesting at least seven male students, the sheriff’s office confirmed. According to WUSA 9, Carlos Bell told investigators that he was HIV-positive, and evidence was recovered to confirm his status. The 30-year-old was arrested Friday on two…
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NYPD Officer Fatally Shot in ‘Unprovoked Direct Attack’ While Sitting in Patrol Car
A New York City police officer was shot and killed early Wednesday morning while sitting in a marked patrol car by a man who was later killed by responding officers. According to the Associated Press, Officer Miosotis Familia—a 12-year veteran with the 46th Precinct’s anti-crime unit in the Bronx—was with a partner at a mobile…