racial profiling
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40 Shades of WTF: SZA Reports Being Racially Profiled at Calabasas Sephora
Fenty didn’t debut 40 shades of foundation at Sephora for this mess. Calabasas, Calif., may be home to “All the Stars” (including Kanye, the Kardashian clan and their growing cadre of mixed-race children), but celebrity reportedly didn’t save Grammy and Academy Award-nominated singer-songwriter SZA from being racially profiled while shopping at the area’s local Sephora.…
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A Michigan Town Wants the Cops to Crack Down on the #BBQBeckys of the World — and We’re Here for It
You may remember #BBQBecky, the white woman who decided to call 911 on a group of black people who were simply barbecuing on a summer day in Oakland, Calif.? Or maybe you’ll recall #PoolPatrolPaula, the white woman who threatened to call 911 on three black teens for simply showing up at a public pool? Or…
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A Late-Night Food Run at Barnard College Turns Into a Racial Hashtag for One Black Student
A college student’s quest for late-night leftovers turned into a racially charged episode where the student was roughed up and six Barnard College security guards ended up on administrative leave pending an investigation by the school into their actions. “We deeply regret that this incident occurred, and we are undertaking a thorough review of our…
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Harford County Sheriff Finds 'Lawyering While Black' Complaint Unfounded; Officials Say Deputy Is the 'Real Victim'
After a complaint—and a whole lot of press—prompted the Harford County, Md., Sheriff’s Office to investigate a case of “lawyering while black,” the police have come back with their conclusion: It wasn’t racial profiling, just confusion. And to hear at least one police official tell it, the deputy who cornered a black lawyer over concerns…
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Virginia Police Pull Guns, Handcuff College Students Over Broken Tail Light. Cop Claims Supreme Court Gives Him the Right
Four Virginia University of Lynchburg …Wait, there is an actual place called Lynchburg and black people are there? This story is over; the police did whatever the black kids said they did. The place is called L-Y-N-C-H burg, which is obviously named after lynchings! I mean Virginia is in the damn South where lynchings ……
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While Stop & Frisk Has Decreased Significantly in NYC, Young Men of Color Are Still Hit Hardest: Report
The good news is that Stop and Frisk—the NYPD’s practice of stopping and patting down people in New York City—has dropped by more than 98 percent since its height and the rate of violent crime continues to drop. The not-so-good but, frankly, not surprising news is that the percentage of people of color stopped—young black…
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Do White People Have Higher IQs?
Sick Kyle! Hey racist baby! Who’s Kyle? Why is he sick? And why are you wiping your forehead with the back of your hand? Do you have a fever? And why are you wearing a white robe? Did you just get out of the hospital or something? Oh, tiny Führer, you mean Sieg Heil. It…
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Black Teens Accused of Shoplifting at Kroger Had Receipts. Police Still Gave Them a Trespass Warning
A Texas Kroger manager is being accused of racially profiling some black teenagers who came into his store to buy snacks. I’m not inclined to disagree. According to KXAS-TV, two black boys and two young black men—ages 15, 16, 19, and 20—went into a Kroger last week and made their purchases, juice, chips, Oreos, by…
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Moschino USA Sued for Racial Profiling: Store Manager Accused of Labeling Black Customers ‘Serenas’
Oh, the irony: Mere months after Moschino dropped a heavily hip-hop-influenced collection with H&M (who experienced its own major racial gaffe around this time last year), the Italian luxury label’s U.S. arm is being sued for racial profiling and discrimination by a former employee. As reported by TMZ, Shamael Lataillade, a black Haitian-American woman who…