racism
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19-Year-Old Thug, Accused of Racist Attack on Black Cornell University Student, Charged With Hate Crime
A white Cornell University student has now been slapped with a hate crime charge in connection with a September assault on a black classmate. According to the Associated Press, the Tompkins County, N.Y., District Attorney’s Office announced Monday that it added the new count to 19-year-old John Greenwood’s growing list of charges. Greenwood also faces…
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My Cousin Was Lynched. Here’s How It Changed My Life
I first learned of my cousin’s lynching when I was 10 years old. During the summer, I often spent time at my uncle Johnny’s house, but that summer, my great-grandmother, a wizened old black woman whose face spoke of years of enduring the weight of patriarchy and white supremacy, was often there, too. Well into…
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NYC Restaurant Worker Employee Fired After Telling Customers That ‘Everybody’ Knows the Manager Is Racist
A Brooklyn, N.Y., restaurant employee is out of a job after she was caught on video telling customers that “everybody” knows the manager is racist before kicking them out of the eatery. Viral video from the scene at Dumbo Kitchen was posted to Instagram on Sunday and quickly went viral. Jypsy Jeyfree wrote in the…
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Viral Video Shows White Gun-Store Owner Calling Cops on Black Customer After Refusing to Sell Him Firearms
A Facebook video of a Virginia gun-shop owner refusing to sell to a black customer has gone viral after the owner of the business called police on a paying customer who tried to legally purchase a firearm. According to Chris Mason’s Facebook video, he walked into Hopkins Gun and Tackle, located in Arlington, Va., prepared…
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Conn. NAACP Calls for Hate Crime Charge Against Disgusting U of Hartford Freshman Accused of Contaminating Black Roommate’s Living Space
The Connecticut NAACP is demanding that a felony hate crime charge be filed against a white former University of Hartford freshman who allegedly contaminated her black roommate’s living space. Brianna Brochu was expelled from the university at the beginning of the month after news about the atrocious allegations went viral. Brochu is facing charges of…
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The Most Useless Types of White People, Ranked
10. The “I would have voted for Obama again” guy, which, since a three-term presidency is literally not possible right now, is like saying, “I totally would have killed a velociraptor, dude. Totally.” 9. The “Why can’t we just forget about our differences and come together?” guy, who’s usually the exact-same guy as the “I…
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Kansas State University Black Student Union Demands That Charges Be Filed in Racist Graffiti ‘Prank’
Despite the fact that Riley County, Kan., police opted not to charge a black man who admitted to tagging his own car with horrifying, racist graffiti and sparking tensions across the community, the Kansas State University Black Student Union is not at all pleased and is demanding that the perpetrator face charges. Earlier this week,…