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How many times must we go over this? Painting yourself space-alien green during Halloween is fine, but dressing up like Kanye West in full blackface is a no-go. Shouldn’t happen. Ever. Nevertheless, an Alabama teacher is under fire after he and his wife dressed like the rapper and his wife, Kim Kardashian, complete with black…

Baltimore City Councilman Nick Mosby announced Sunday that he is throwing his hat into the mayoral ring. Mosby, the husband of Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, is “pushing for a more transparent and accountable government,” WBAL-TV reports. He added that if elected, he would demand from day one that all officers wear body cameras.…

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino is facing backlash over his comments at a police-brutality protest over the weekend. New York City’s police union is calling on New Yorkers to boycott the Academy Award-winning director’s movies, the New York Daily News reports. “It’s no surprise that someone who makes a living glorifying crime and violence is a cop-hater,…

Several St. Louis religious leaders say they believe racism is the motive for seven church burnings throughout the area since the beginning of October. According to the Christian Post, police say they believe that a person or group of people have targeted the churches, which vary in denomination. Authorities have yet to declare the burnings…

GOP presidential hopeful Ben Carson is comparing yet another public policy he rejects to slavery. This time, it’s a woman’s right to have an abortion. The retired neurosurgeon told NBC’s Chuck Todd Sunday that abortion should be outlawed, with almost no exceptions—equating women who abort their pregnancies to “slave owners,” the Washington Post reports. “During…

Donald Trump sees no need to apologize to Ben Carson for comments he made yesterday about Carson’s religion, according to ABC News. The Republican presidential hopeful noted at a rally in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday that he is a Presbyterian—a denomination that he described as “down the middle of the road.” He then made a…

FBI Director James B. Comey thinks the “Ferguson effect” is impeding law-enforcement efforts. He says that closer scrutiny of police officers makes them less aggressive and that this probably contributes to an increase in violent crime, according to the New York Times. Comey, speaking Friday at the University of Chicago Law School, lends credence to the…

In a nearly unanimous decision, the University of Mississippi Faculty Senate voted to remove the state’s flag from campus, according to WMC-TV.   The 41-1 vote late Thursday supports an earlier decision by the Student Body Senate also to take down the state flag, whose design includes the controversial Confederate battle flag. In the more…

Fort Worth, Texas, swore in its first black police chief Tuesday at a ceremony packed with the city’s top leaders, WFAA reports. He takes over at a challenging time. Fitzgerald replaces Jeff Halstead, who retired in January amid federal discrimination lawsuits filed by several black police officers. Black Lives Matter called for a rally in…

The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating Russell Simmons’ prepaid debit card after a glitch blocked user access for nearly two weeks, according to Rolling Stone. Richard Cordray, director of the agency, said Friday that he spoke to RushCard CEO Rick Savard to explain that the bureau “is prepared to use all appropriate tools at our…