racial profiling
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The Cop Suing James Blake for Defamation After Racially Profiling and Assaulting Him Is the Whitest Thing That Ever Happened This Week
Yesterday evening, my not-quite-2-year-old daughter asked for a piece of spicy shrimp that I was eating. I knew she wouldn’t like it, so I shook my head and told her, “Trust me, little baby person, you won’t like this.” Unconvinced, she continued to ask—and for context, her asking is just her looking at me and…
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Michael Bennett Says He Plans to Sue Las Vegas Metro Police Department Over August Incident on the Strip
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett says that he was terrified during his encounter with Las Vegas Metropolitan police officers on Aug. 27, and he plans to sue the department for what he considers to be an incident that started because of the color of his skin. “It felt like a movie almost because everything…
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Iraqi-American Family Arrested After Going to the Bank to Deposit Large Check From Home Sale
Another day, another person of color arrested for going about regular-day activities … like banking, because why the hell not? An Iraqi-American family is outraged after three members were detained by police, all because they were attempting to deposit a large check that was acquired through the sale of their home. Something that should have…
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2 Police Officers Pull Over Black Fla. State Attorney, Can’t Explain Why
Bodycam footage from the Orlando Police Department shows two police officers pulling over Florida’s only black state attorney, Aramis Ayala. One officer claims they made the stop because the tint on her car’s windows was too dark. In a video released by the Daily Mail, the officer examined her driver’s license and struggled to explain…
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Migos Kicked Off Delta Flight, Then Given Entire Plane After Manager Says They Were Racially Profiled
Looks like Takeoff from the Migos was prevented from doing just that on Friday. Like our fearless leader Danielle Belton, it seems that a Delta flight attendant did not recognize the bubblin’ rap trio and therefore didn’t know that this would be bad bad bad (and so not boujee) for Delta’s publicity. TMZ reports that…
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Black Teens Cuffed for Selling Water on National Mall
They can’t find the people hanging nooses all over federal grounds, but the U.S. Park Police are on it when it comes to illegal water-selling. A photo showing three African-American teens being handcuffed on the National Mall for selling water in extreme heat has sparked outrage, more proof that black teens are over-policed and shown…
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Researchers Used Watered-Down Language, Removed Some Disturbing Findings in Study on Racial Profiling in San Diego Police Department: Report
In November, a long-awaited study about whether the San Diego Police Department engaged in racial profiling was released, with the not-surprising results that black and Hispanic motorists were more likely to be searched and more likely to be subject to field interviews, although they were less likely to have contraband items. However, a new report…