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Police Searching for Troglodyte Who Spray-Painted Racial Slur on Historic African-American Building
If you see a hateful, little, Gollum-esque creature running around Nantucket, Mass., please contact the local police because they are searching for that individual. According to CBS Boston, to be more specific, police are looking for the person who decided it would be a great idea to write “Niggers Leave” on the front door of…
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‘We Hate the Blacks’: 2 Men Arrested After Yelling Racist Chants Outside Black Student’s Door at British University
Two 18-year-old men have been arrested for racially aggravated public-order offenses after being videotaped yelling racist slurs outside a black student’s room at Nottingham Trent University in the United Kingdom earlier this week. As the BBC notes, the student in question, Rufaro Chisango, tweeted out a video of the abuses hurled at her, which included…
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Florida Middle School Teacher Accused of Using Racial Slur, Telling Students Not to Date Black Boys ‘Because They Are Not Worth It’
Florida strikes again. This time a middle school teacher apparently thought it was cool to use a racial slur in conversation with students. According to ActionNewsJax, the principal of Kernan Middle School contacted the Office of Equity and Inclusion/Professional Standards after getting a complaint from the parent of a student. The teacher in question, identified…
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Kansas Man Who Screamed ‘Get Out of My Country’ Before Killing Indian National Pleads Guilty to Multiple Charges, Faces Life in Prison
Adam Purinton, the 52-year-old Kansas man who opened fire in a local bar last year, killing one Indian national and injuring two other people in an incident that sparked outrage across the globe, has pleaded guilty to his crimes. According to the Washington Post, on Tuesday, Purinton pleaded guilty to one count of premeditated first-degree…
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Florida Woman Walks Into Work to Find Monkey With a Noose Around Its Neck, Racist Notes in Her Office: Report
A Tampa, Fla., woman had a rude awakening last week after she says she was the target of workplace racism in a threatening incident that now has local law enforcement investigating. Terri Silar posted pictures of the scene that she says greeted her as she walked into her office Feb. 21. In those pictures, one…
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China Dismisses Criticism Over Blackface Sketch During Lunar New Year TV Gala
China is turning a blind eye to criticism its media faced after an Asian actress appeared in blackface during a comedy routine on China’s biggest Lunar New Year TV show. Instead the country is flipping the situation around on critics, claiming that people are trying to undermine relations between China and Africa. According to Reuters,…
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Maryland Gas Station Under Fire After Employee Called Customer Racial Slur
A Maryland woman is getting the support of an entire community after an employee at a local BP service station hurled racial slurs at her. According to WJLA-TV, last Thursday, Rachel Sherman went to the Largo, Md., service station to confront the individual who was doing state vehicle inspections about attempting to overcharge her younger…
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Staff at Harlem Restaurant Falsely Accused Black Women of Dashing and Dining: Report
A Harlem restaurant is coming under fire after multiple black women say they were racially profiled and falsely accused of dining and dashing by staff there, resulting in the suspension of at least one staff member. According to the New York Daily News, the incident started Feb. 10, when Tara Fitzgibbon stepped into the Angel…
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Missouri Applebee’s Shut Down After Employees Falsely Accused Black Women of Dining and Dashing
Days after three employees were fired for falsely accusing two black women of dining and dashing, an Independence, Mo., Applebee’s has closed its doors for good. According to KSHB-TV, a spokesperson for the restaurant chain’s corporate office said that the restaurant was officially shut down, and employees have been offered jobs at other locations. The…