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Ferguson, Mo., Activists Are Dying and It’s Time to Ask Questions
The most iconic photo of the Ferguson, Mo., protests, if not the entire Black Lives Matter movement, is of Edward Crawford defiantly throwing a tear gas canister back at riot police. And now he’s dead. Crawford was found shot to death Thursday night in his car, just like activist Darren Seals in 2016 and protester…
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Jordan Edwards’ Family: ‘We Are Not Ready to Make a Martyr of Our Son’
In a statement to The Root, Jordan Edwards’ family makes it clear that, though they appreciate the immense support, they need time to mourn their son privately before they can accept him becoming another hashtag representing all of the young black people who have been slain by law enforcement. Read the Edwards family’s statement below:…
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Calif. High School Students Sue School District for Suspending Them Over Liking Racist Instagram Posts
A California school district is being hit with a lawsuit after suspending four students for liking and commenting on racist Instagram posts. The students claim that the punishment violates their First Amendment and due process rights. The Washington Post reports that the four plaintiffs are among more than a dozen students at Albany High School…
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Curt Schilling Says Adam Jones Is Lying About Boston Fans Using the N-Word
When Baltimore Orioles baseball player Adam Jones accused Boston Red Sox fans of calling him the n-word and throwing peanuts at him during a Monday game at Fenway Stadium, game attendees corroborated his story. Other athletes said that they have been called the word numerous times playing in Boston. The next day, stadium officials ejected…
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Trump Just Made the Christian Right the Most Powerful Political Group in America
Many groups were afraid that Donald Trump’s newly signed executive order would be an attack on LGBT groups and other minorities whose lives and beliefs fall outside of traditional religious thinking. Even the ACLU exhaled when it saw the actual wording today. Although it has been lost in the butt-hurt wake of the fiasco that…
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#StayWoke: The White House Just Fired the 1st Black Female Chief Usher
Angella Reid, the first woman and only the second African American to be the chief usher at the White House, has been fired. White House residence staff learned of the firing Friday morning, the Washington Post reports. “We are very grateful for her service and wish her the very best,” a White House official told…
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Ivanka Trump Dancing With Her Sons Might be the Worst Thing on the Internet
Look, the video is cute. We get it. No matter how deplorable Ivanka Trump, aka Lil’ Trumpet, is, she’s still a mom, and a mom dancing with her sons after “work” is cute. But make no mistake: This is 100 percent staged cuteness. Like the thirst traps that video models set on Instagram, this is…
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‘That’s Racist as Shit’: Students Confront White La. Schoolteacher Who Insists on Using N-Word
Students at Ben Franklin High School—named Louisiana’s top public high school—ended up having to school a white teacher earlier this week after he apparently thought it was cool to just flagrantly use the n-word because, as he put it, it was a “commoditized word.” I know, I know. I’m rolling my eyes, too. Anyway, according…
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Edward Crawford: Ferguson, Mo., Activist in Iconic Photo Found Dead From Gunshot Wound
Edward Crawford, 27, a Ferguson, Mo., protester and activist, was found in his car dead from a gunshot wound. Reports are not clear on whether the shooting took place Thursday night or early Friday morning. Police investigators are calling it self-inflicted, but they say they have not yet determined whether they believe it to have…
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Ga. Cop Steps in to Help Family of 7 After Responding to Call About 12-Year-Old Trying to Shoplift a Pair of $2 Shoes for Her Younger Sister
An Atlanta police officer was not looking for any recognition or praise when he decided to help out the family of a 12-year-old girl who was caught shoplifting earlier this year. But he’s getting it anyway. As the story goes, Officer Che Milton was in his first week on the job when he got a…