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NYPD Tried to Blame High Marijuana Arrest Rates for Black People on Higher Call Rates. Here’s Why That Doesn’t Add Up
The New York City Police Department has recently attempted to explain its disproportionate arrest rates of black and Hispanic people on weed charges by saying that more residents in majority-black and -Hispanic neighborhoods call the cops to complain about weed. If that explanation doesn’t pass the smell test to you, then you’re not the only…
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Chadwick Boseman, aka ‘Blek Pentha,’ Encourages Howard University’s Class of 2018 to Always Seek Purpose
In addition to a slew of notable African-American alumni, including Toni Morrison, Zora Neale Hurston and Phylicia Rashad, Howard alum Chadwick Boseman—the only Black Panther we acknowledge—was the 2018 speaker at the Howard University 2018 Commencement Convocation. Bosemen, who starred in the record-breaking film Black Panther, graduated from Howard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts…
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Virginia Hotel Employee Angrily Calls Black Man a ‘Monkey’ in Dispute Over Room
The tide of wypipo terribleness keeps on flowing (will it ever ebb?). This time, a hotel employee in Virginia earned himself a straight shot to the unemployment line for showing his whitest ass in a dispute with an African-American customer in early May. A clerk at the Country Inn & Suites by Radisson in Newport…
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That’s Dr. Chano to You: Chance the Rapper Praises the Great Name of Beyoncé in Dillard Commencement Speech
Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, known to most as Chance the Rapper or Lil Chano, gave a rousing commencement address to the graduates of Dillard University in New Orleans on Saturday, a not ahistorical speech, charging the graduates to strive to surpass those who came before them. “The highest form of respect that we can pay to…
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White Wisconsin Police Officer Caught on Camera Punching Black Teen in the Face
On Friday afternoon, a Wauwatosa, Wis., police officer was caught on camera punching a young black man in the face in the parking lot of the Mayfair Mall. The police officer arrived on the scene after a report of disorderly teens. And though the video, shot by Tyrone Jackson, only shows 45 seconds of the…
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Video Released After Teen Tased and Killed by Michigan State Troopers Underscores Law Enforcement’s Utter Contempt for Black Americans
The incivility and cruelty of law enforcement against black citizens of the United States continues unabated. And it’s not just white officers who hate the black bodies they are sworn to serve and protect (as the case of Freddie Gray and plenty of others show). In a recent report by WXYZ-TV in Detroit, an investigator…
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#VintageShoppingWhileBlack: NYC Lawyer and Daughter Handcuffed After Being Accused of Stealing
Another day, another activity added to the list of things black people can’t do while being black. A black lawyer and her daughter were accused of shoplifting from a vintage store in New York City’s heavily gentrified Williamsburg neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn. The duo were not only accused of stealing but also handcuffed…
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‘I Quit’: Georgia Officer Resigns After Dragging 65-Year-Old Woman From Car During Traffic Stop [Updated]
Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2018, 10 a.m. EDT: The Alpharetta Police Department released a statement Friday saying that the officer at the center of a police stop where an elderly black woman was dragged from her car has resigned. Former Officer James Legg, who began his letter by saying, “I quit,” offered his side of…
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Watch Nashville, Tenn., Mayoral Candidate Tell Roomful of Black Voters Racial Profiling Is ‘Absolutely Necessary’
There are some things that make you feel so icky that they’re impossible to explain. I don’t know why my gag reflex is triggered every time I (ack!) think about (ack!) tongue-kissing Kellyanne Conway. Until I learned about trypophobia, an irrational fear of bumps or holes, I had no idea why those pictures of Erik…