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NC School Board Rejects Call to Ban Confederate Flags From School Properties
A North Carolina school board has decided to continue ignoring pleas from a local NAACP to ban Confederate flags from all school properties. According to the News & Observer, the Orange County Schools Board of Education rejected the ban at a meeting Monday, saying that it would instead establish an equity committee of the school…
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Van Jones’ Invite to the Cookout Is Looking Suspect After Recent Trump Comments
Van Jones will always be welcome at the cookout, but he might not always be entitled to a big red Solo cup of adult beverages if he keeps talking like this. On Tuesday the CNN pundit spouted some very anti-Van Jones commentary after Donald Trump’s faux State of the Union address. To be fair, Jones…
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Kellyanne Conway Apologizes to Black America for Her Lack of Home Training
A photo showing White House adviser Kellyanne Conway with her damn feet up on the couch in the Oval Office during a meeting Donald Trump had with HBCU leaders went viral Monday, and now Conway is offering an apology to those she may have offended. “I was very busy today and didn’t follow a lot…
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Ga. Teen Shot Dead by Homeowner After Girl Sneaks Him Into House
A Georgia community is left mourning for two families after a teenager was shot dead in Columbia County in an apparent misunderstanding. At 2:47 a.m. Saturday, 17-year-old Jordan Middleton went to a home in Grovetown, where the homeowner’s daughter sneaked him in, according to WJBF. The situation quickly turned sour after the 14-year-old girl’s dad…
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#WalterScott: Former Police Officer Michael Slager Cries Broke, Asks for Public Funding for His 2nd Murder Trial
Former North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Michael Slager, who is charged with the murder of unarmed black motorist Walter Scott after a routine traffic stop in April 2015, is asking for public funding to pay for his second trial. The Charleston Post and Courier reports that Slager appeared to qualify for a court-appointed lawyer earlier…
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Jeff Sessions Believes Increase in Violent Crime Is Result of Lack of Respect for Police Officers
Jeff Sessions gave his first speech as U.S. attorney general on Tuesday, and in it he tied a recent increase in violent crime to a lack of respect for police officers. He vowed that his Justice Department would be more supportive of local police departments and “not diminish their effectiveness.” The Washington Post reports that…
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Spray Paint Marks Howard University as ‘Trump Plantation’
This probably won’t end well. Twitter user @Italia_calino shared the image above on Tuesday morning, depicting sidewalks in Howard University’s Yard with the spray-painted message “Welcome to the Trump Plantation. Overseer: Wayne A. I. Frederick.” That message was not the only one marked on school premises, with others claiming that Frederick, the university’s president, doesn’t…
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Betsy DeVos Is a Stupid, Stupid Person
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is so out of her depth, it’s not even funny anymore; it’s embarrassing. And pretty much this is what everyone who didn’t vote for President Asshat expected. On Monday, after Asshat met with leaders of HBCUs, DeVos, who is so pro-school choice that she damn near hates conventional public education, issued…