philadelphia
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Racist Note Signed ‘KKK’ Left on Windshield of Black Woman’s Car
Man, black people can’t even park in peace without being harassed. Philadelphia police have launched an investigation into a racist note that was left on the windshield of a car a black woman had parked on a predominantly white block in the city’s Mayfair neighborhood, Fox 29 reports. The note read, “Nigger, do not park…
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US Mint Philadelphia Worker Leaves Noose on Black Colleague’s Chair
A white U.S. Mint Philadelphia employee has been placed on leave after a noose was found at the work station of a black colleague, CBS News reports. According to the president of the Mint workers union, the employee created the noose from the rope used to seal coin bags once they are full. Around 3…
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Watch: ‘No Country for Me’
Two hundred and forty-one years ago, America gained its independence from Britain. Since then, July 4 has been celebrated with American flags, parades, fireworks and barbecues. The word “freedom” is often associated with the day. But freedom for all under the red-white-and-blue flag is a myth. When the Declaration of Independence was signed, it would…
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Manhunt Underway After Recent High School Grad Is Gunned Down During Road Rage Incident
Police are searching for a suspect who they say gunned down a recent high school graduate during a road rage incident in Chester County, Pa., on Wednesday. Chester County, Pa., District Attorney Tom Hogan confirmed on Thursday night that 18-year-old Bianca Nikol Roberson was shot in the head by a man driving a red pickup.…
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Solange, Pharrell and Friends Highlight Epic 10th Anniversary of the Roots Picnic
More than 10,000 music lovers flocked to Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia Saturday for the annual Roots Picnic. This year’s festival marked the 10th anniversary of the unofficial summer launch party and kicked off Black Music Month. Stars of the past and present came out to celebrate the historic event. Despite the absence of one its…
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Philly Teen Does Prom With a Camel, 3 Dates and a Rolls-Royce
Philadelphia restaurateur Saudia Shuler had something cooking up her sleeves when it came to providing her son with the prom of a lifetime. In what looks to be the prom to end all proms for the 2017 season, Shuler gave her son, Johnny Eden Jr., a Dubai experience. Shuler supplied her son with sand, a…
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Philly Cops’ Habit of Fondling Black Men Sparks Greatest Protest of All Time
In what may be the greatest protest ever, two Philadelphia police precincts received pairs of underwear from a local activist group Tuesday morning. However, the gifts were not meant to inspire thoughts of romance or affection. Instead, the packages were an ingenious protest designed to highlight a disturbing, but little-known, fact about law-enforcement officers in…
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BET Said to Fire Exec With Breast Cancer
Longtime President Stephen Hill Also Out Anecdotally, Lewis Led Way for Black Journalists Tang Leaving N.Y. Times Editorial Board for ACLU Journalists Weigh What to Say About Missing Girls Polgreen Wants ‘Empathy Journalism’ at HuffPost Almost 50 Years Ago, the News Industry Was Called Out on Race. How Should That Be Commemorated? “BET announced the…
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More Than 100 Headstones Vandalized at Philadelphia Jewish Cemetery
As the wave of hatred continues to pass over the country, targeting minorities of every race, gender, sexuality and creed, another Jewish cemetery, this time in Philadelphia, has been vandalized, with more than 100 headstones being damaged. According to the Associated Press, a man visiting the Mount Carmel cemetery called police at 9:40 a.m. Sunday…
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Pa. Pizza Deliveryman Shot Multiple Times by Police Gets $4,400,000 Settlement
A Philadelphia pizza deliveryman who was shot multiple times after plainclothes police officers fired 14 times at his vehicle has agreed to a $4.4 million settlement with the city, the Associated Press reports. Philippe Holland still has bullet fragments in his brain and suffers from a seizure disorder after being hit in the head, neck…