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South Carolina Restaurant Closed After Musician Says White Owner Promised to Keep the ‘Nigs’ in Their Place
The white owner of a popular Columbia, S.C., restaurant picked the wrong white man to confide in. Main Street Public House is now closed as the business investigates racist comments one of its owners, Jimmy Latulipe, allegedly made to a white musician he was trying to book. As The State reports, Don Merckle, who manages…
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Terry Crews Gives Powerful, Personal Testimony on Toxic Masculinity for ‘Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill
In his distinctive voice, actor Terry Crews gave resounding, powerful testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday regarding the “Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights.” In his six-minute statement, Crews shared very personal, moving and even profound words, speaking about the “cult” of toxic masculinity, how it informed his life, how…
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Paul Ryan Forgets That He’s Garbage, Calls on Maxine Waters to Apologize
Speaker of the House, and spineless lackey, Paul Ryan had the audacity to speak against black America’s favorite aunt, Maxine Waters, claiming that she needs to apologize for calling for the continued harassment of members of the Trump administration whenever they are in public. Lackey Ryan took a break from holding on to President Donald…
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The Comeuppance Continues: At Least 6 Businesses Cut Ties With #PermitPatty After Viral Video
Sometimes it can seem difficult to get real, actual justice from the criminal-justice system, but some good old internet justice is trying to make up for it with swift, brutal and efficient precision. And #PermitPatty, the infamous white woman who called the police on an 8-year-old black girl selling water, is the latest to feel…
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Sonia Sotomayor Reads the Supreme Court’s Travel-Ban Decision for Filth
In a 5-4 decision delivered Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court upheld Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting Muslim-majority countries. In doing so, the majority wrote off the president’s own anti-Muslim statements—comments he’s been making since 2011, which ramped up during his presidential campaign. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing the majority opinion in Trump v. Hawaii (pdf), claimed…
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Teens Who Laughed at, Mocked, Failed to Help Florida Man Who Drowned Will Not Face Charges
The group of teenagers who callously recorded and taunted a drowning man as he pleaded for help will not face charges after all, even after the police chief recommended that the state attorney prosecute them under a statute that requires a person with knowledge of a death to notify a medical examiner. According to ABC…
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#GoingToTheMoviesWhileBlack: Parents Say Movie-Theater Manager Called Cops on Them After They Tried to Retrieve Kids From Cinema
People are still out here calling the cops on black folks for the most asinine of reasons, even if those black folks (parents, in this situation) are simply trying to go get their kids from a movie theater. This is what happened at one West Philly Cinemark over the weekend. A black family had gone…
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God’s Favorite Intern, the One Who Cursed at the President, Is Suspended
During President Donald Trump’s visit to the Capitol last week, an intern for Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) shouted, “Mr. President, fuck you!” and God smiled. Unfortunately, as an intern, you cannot shout such things, and Hassan’s staff has suspended the courageous young woman for a week and will limit her access in the Capitol for…
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What in the Florida? Video Shows Man Riding on the Hood of Speeding Car on I-95
Florida gon’ Florida. And a recent video from the good ol’ Sunshine State—more specifically South Florida—captured the most curious (and terrifying) sight: a man holding on to the hood of a car speeding down Interstate 95 while casually on his phone. WPLG-TV Local 10 viewer Daniel Midah captured the shocking video Sunday night on I-95…