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Bus Driver Tells Passengers They Must Be US Citizens in Order to Board
As attention turns toward the government-created humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border, immigration officials are slowly encroaching into other parts of American life. Over Memorial Day weekend, under the gaze of a Border Patrol agent, a bus driver in Maine told passengers that they needed to be U.S. citizens in order to ride the Concord…
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Watch This White Woman Explain to a Black Woman Why Slavery Wasn’t So Bad
After using census reports and cherry-picked facts, a resident of Cobb County, Ga., recently surpassed the record held by Roseanne Barr and Rachel Dolezal on the Becky-ometer, a scientific tool used to measure the caucasity of white women. In a June 12 meeting of the Cobb County Commission, East Cobb County resident Mary Stevens used…
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Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Named ‘National Treasure,’ Is to Be Restored for Future Use
The childhood home where famed singer and civil rights icon Nina Simone was born has suffered through failed restoration attempts over the years and currently sits in terrible shape, complete with crumbling ceilings and sagging floorboards. However, the structure’s seemingly inevitable fate—to crumble away with time—has come to an end. Four black artists are bringing…
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Philly Rallies Behind Meek Mill as Rapper Awaits Judge’s Decision on Possible Retrial
Meek Mill is seeking justice, and his city is behind him. Fans gathered in droves Monday outside the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice in Philadelphia, where Judge Genece Brinkley heard arguments about granting the 31-year-old rapper a new trial on gun- and drug-related charges he faced when he was 19. The rapper’s lawyers…
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5 Philadelphia Starbucks Locations Called Cops on Customers About Once Per Month: Report
When a barista at a Philadelphia Starbucks infamously called the cops on two black men sitting there minding their own business, the incident revealed how one employee’s racism could sully the reputation of an entire business. But just because Holly Hylton called 911 doesn’t mean Starbucks is racist or in bed with the Philadelphia Police…
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Dunkin’ Donuts Sign Asks Customers to Report Employees Heard Shouting in Languages Other Than English
A Baltimore Dunkin’ Donuts is the latest coffee shop to come under scrutiny after a sign was seen requesting that customers report staff heard shouting in any language besides English. According to WBAL-TV, the general manager of the store posted the sign at the Dunkin’ Donuts on 41st Street, where it drew widespread attention on…
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GOP Senate Candidate Who Dressed as a Blackface ‘Rapper’ Issues Half-Assed Apology, Points Out His Black Friends
Hal Patton is the current mayor of Edwardsville, Ill. He’s also a GOP state Senate candidate, and he’s an asshole who either doesn’t understand why blackface is bad or doesn’t care. A Halloween photo of Patton dressed as a “rapper” is making the rounds. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, the photo was taken some 10…
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Ex-ESPN Reporter Ed Werder Cries the Whitest Male Tears Over Sports Illustrated Job Posting
Ex-ESPN reporter Ed Werder is a white man. As both a sports reporter and a white man, Werder, and all those like him, make up some 90 percent of sports journalism, so when Sports Illustrated tweeted out that they had a spot for an entry-level news writer position, SI senior writer Charlotte Wilder saw this…
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Psychiatrist Accused of Treating Depression With Good Old-Fashioned Ass Whoopings
Because current scientific literature does not recognize “go get my belt” as a viable psychological treatment, a black Memphis, Tenn., psychiatrist has been forced to temporarily close her office after an investigation determined that she used whips on multiple patients. According to The Tennessean, the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners suspended the license (pdf) of…