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President Vladimir TrumPutin Defends Jeff Sessions: ‘It’s a Total Witch Hunt’
President Vladmir TrumPutin doubled down on his Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday because he is in bed with the Russians too, claiming that Sessions, who never admitted to meeting with the Russian ambassador to the U.S.—twice—during the 2016 presidential campaign did nothing wrong. “Jeff Sessions is an honest man. He did not say anything…
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Conn. High School Principal Apologizes After Students Chant ‘Trump’ at Opposing Team During Basketball Game
What is it with schoolchildren and chanting “Trump” nowadays at sports-team matches? I mean, aside from the obvious answer that they’re racist little punks. I’m really trying to understand here. Anyway, today’s apologizer in chief is a principal of a Connecticut high school who is extending his regrets after students made “Trump” chants during a…
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Someone Painted Over Racial Slur Conn. Interracial Couple Refused to Remove
It seems as if someone in a Stamford, Conn., neighborhood could not stand to constantly be reminded that racists live among the neighbors. The racial slur that was spray-painted across an interracial couple’s garage door in January was painted over this week by an unidentified party. According to the New York Times, sometime between late…
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Who in TrumPutin’s White House Hasn’t Met With Russians?
At this point, Donald Trump’s White House would probably make out better submitting a list of folks who haven’t spoken with the Russians. Turns out that since news has broken of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey I. Kislyak, the White House is now offering that President Vladimir TrumPutin’s son-in-law and now…
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Chicago Grandmother Found Guilty in Brutal Murder of 8-Year-Old Granddaughter
A Chicago woman was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday for the brutal, gruesome killing of her 8-year-old granddaughter, who was tied up and deprived of food and water for days. According to the Associated Press, 55-year-old Helen Ford now faces life in prison without parole for the 2013 murder of Gizzell Ford, which, after the…
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Report: 32 ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bills Have Been Introduced in 14 States This Year
Since the beginning of the year, there have been 32 bills introduced in 14 states proposing that members of law enforcement be included in hate crime protections, the same type of protections granted to people of color, religious minorities and members of the LGBTQ community, according to an analysis of state legislatures. The Huffington Post,…
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SXSW Talks in Circles Just to Say, ‘Yes, if You Perform Anywhere Else, We Can Call Immigration’
South by Southwest responded to criticism Thursday that its artist agreements for its music festival included language that indicated it reserved the right to call immigration authorities on any international artist(s) who performed at an event or venue outside of the festival’s own showcases. Early Thursday, Told Slant frontman Felix Walworth tweeted a screenshot of…
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Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Inquiry in Press Conference That Displays His Lawyer Double-Talk Skills
On Wednesday night it was revealed that Jeff Sessions had contact with the Russian ambassador to the United States during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, a fact that Sessions denied during his Senate confirmation hearing for the position of U.S. attorney general. On Thursday, Sessions announced that he would recuse himself from any investigations related to…
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Morehouse College President: We Got Played
There is an old African proverb that has been passed down from the ancestors through generations of black people that goes like this: “Never trust anyone who lets people put their feet on the couch.” After meeting with the Trump administration for two days and reviewing Cheddar Bob’s executive order on HBCUs, Morehouse College President…