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Roy Moore Believes He’s the Victim of a ‘Political Conspiracy,’ Sues His Accusers
Roy Moore, the former chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama, just cannot seem to let go of the fact that he lost his bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate to Doug Jones in a special election on Dec. 12. After previously refusing to concede his loss in the hope that there…
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Congressional Black Caucus to Host Twitter Town Hall on Community Policing and Police Accountability
On Tuesday, May 8, the Congressional Black Caucus will be hosting a Twitter town hall focused on community policing and police accountability, during which members will be responding to questions and comments from constituents, celebrities, activists and advocates alike. In the wake of the recent police shootings of Diante Yarber, Saheed Vassell and Stephon Clark—shooting…
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Emails Show That Cops Focused on Counterprotesters at Tennessee Rally but Were Totally Cool With Nazis
Newly discovered emails show that law enforcement officials planning the security for a Tennessee college event featuring hate group the Traditionalist Worker Party were much more concerned about the anti-racism counterprotesters than with the now-defunct neo-Nazi organization responsible for deaths and injuries at rallies across the country. Documents included in media collective Unicorn Riot’s Freedom…
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Watch: Nigerian President Asked About Trump’s ‘Shithole Country’ Remarks During White House Visit
For the first time since Omarosa’s firing, the president is hosting a black person at the White House whose name doesn’t rhyme with Fen Barson. On Monday, the White House staff pulled out the good silverware for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari. According to CBS News, the meeting between the president of an advanced country and…
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Watch: Trump Wants to Build That Dumbass Wall, but He’s Totally Fine With Low-Wage Foreign Guest Workers
During his millionth rally to drum up support for the presidential office that he already holds, Donald Trump told those in attendance that he had an answer for farmers who he noted may suffer “a little pain for a little while” because of his administration’s shady trade deals with several foreign partners. The answer (you…
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Toronto Chinatown Restaurant Forced to Pay $10,000 to Black Diner After Making Him Prepay for His Meal
A Toronto restaurant is being forced to cough up some serious cash to a black patron after it required him and three of his friends to pay in advance for their meals. The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal ruled that Hong Shing Chinese Restaurant violated the province’s human rights code and will have to pay Emile…
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Trump Just Can’t Stop Lying About Crowd Size
While the rest of the “alt-right” was gathered at a Hilton in Washington, D.C., for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the president was busy stroking his ego by holding another rally for himself, this time in Michigan, and lying, again, about crowd size. The president of white women who carry spit cups told a group…
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Mother Arrested at Hospital for Disorderly Conduct While Trying to See Her Dying Son
You can add “being distraught over the death of your child while black” to the growing list of things that might get you arrested after police locked up a grieving mother for trying to see her son at a Pennsylvania hospital. According to the York Daily Record, on Tuesday, after Cheirha Rankins arrived home from…
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Cash Me Outside: Vanessa Trump ‘Went Gangster’ on Aubrey O’Day After Learning of Her Alleged Affair With Donald Jr.: Report
Back in 2011, rumors began sprouting that Donald Trump Jr. and failed Danity Kane singer Aubery O’Day were on “Bill O’Reilly and chill” time, which would’ve been fine, except that Lil Donnie was very married with kids. Recently, those rumors popped up again, and shortly afterward, Vanessa Trump filed for divorce. According to the New…