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Baltimore Orioles’ Adam Jones Receives Huge Standing Ovation 1 Day After Being Called the N-Word at Fenway Park
One day after being subjected to racial taunts—being called the n-word and having peanuts thrown at him—Baltimore Orioles star Adam Jones received a huge standing ovation. The gesture Tuesday at Boston’s Fenway Park, though sweet, does nothing to address the virulent racism that Jones—one of baseball’s most respected players—faced when he stepped out on the…
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NY College Mistakes Black Student Carrying a Glue Gun for an ‘Active Shooter’
Colgate University, an upstate New York college, went into a lockdown Monday night after reports of an “active shooter” on campus. That “active shooter” turned out to be a black student who was carrying a glue gun for an art project. Well, that’s not suspicious at all. At any rate, the New York Daily News…
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April Ryan Named 2017 NABJ Journalist of the Year
It’s been an interesting year to be veteran White House reporter April Ryan. Between back-and-forths with President Donald Trump and his press secretary, Sean Spicer, and her generally excellent work, Ryan’s name has been in the spotlight pretty much since this administration made itself comfy in the White House. And now, in what is sure…
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Black Lawmakers to Boycott Regional Conference Over Miss. State Flag
The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus announced earlier this week that it will take a pass on the Southern Legislative Conference, which will be held in Biloxi this summer, in protest against the Confederate battle emblem that is still emblazoned on the state flag. As the Associated Press notes, all eight of Mississippi’s public universities, and…
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Black Cultural Center Opening at UW-Madison 1 Year After Racist Incidents, Protests
A year after a rash of racist incidents and student protests spread across its campus, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is opening a center for black students Wednesday in an effort to show better support for the black community on campus. The Black Cultural Center will be located inside UW-Madison’s Red Gym, which is already home…
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#JxnRising: Chokwe Antar Lumumba Wins Jackson, Miss., Mayoral Primary Race, Looks Forward to June General Election
The votes are in. Winning over 55 percent of the vote against eight other candidates, attorney Chokwe Antar Lumumba, 34—son of the late Jackson, Miss., Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and community activist Nubia Lumumba—has won the Jackson Democratic mayoral primary race. Lumumba’s leading opposition, Hinds County Supervisor Robert Graham and five-term state Sen. John Horhn (D-Jackson),…
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#Flint: Mich. Legislature Approves $100,000,000 in Federal Funding to Replace Lead Pipes
The people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water for just over three years now. While they’ve been forced to use bottled water for everything from cooking to bathing, government bureaucrats who are supposed to be working for them have allowed petty bipartisan skirmishes to prevent real solutions to the lead-contamination problem from being…
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Police Officer Roy Oliver Fired for Fatally Shooting 15-Year-Old Jordan Edwards
Balch Springs, Texas, Police Officer Roy Oliver was fired Tuesday after fatally shooting 15-year-old Jordan Edwards Saturday night as the teen was leaving a party, the Dallas News reports. Jordan’s family released the following statement: We are grateful the decision has been made to terminate the officer responsible for Jordan’s murder. Over the past 24…
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Former SC Cop Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Fatal Shooting of Walter Scott
Updated Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 6:52 p.m. EDT: Michael Slager pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating Walter Scott’s civil rights. “We hope that Michael’s acceptance of responsibility will help the Scott family as they continue to grieve their loss,” said Andrew Savage, Slager’s defense attorney. There’s only one thing: Slager has not accepted responsibility. NPR reports…