racism
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Black Men Seen as Larger, More Threatening Than White Men of Similar Size: Study
This probably comes as no surprise to some of you given how, in general, black men are portrayed in media as violent and threatening. However, a new study published by the American Psychological Association Monday is adding credibility to the claim, noting that people do indeed have a tendency to perceive black men as larger…
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Fla. Man Tried to Burn Down Convenience Store to ‘Run the Arabs Out of Our Country’: Police
A Florida man attempted to burn down a convenience store, admitting, apparently, to local authorities that he thought the owner was Muslim and that he wanted to “run the Arabs out of our country,” the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. As it turns out, the store owners were actually Indian, making the incident the…
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Ore. Man Screams ‘Arab, You Need to Leave,’ Bashes Restaurant Employee Over the Head With Pipe
Another day, another racist white guy attacking an innocent person for no reason other than existing. Earlier this week, officers arrested Jason Kendall, 52, for allegedly attacking a man working at a Middle Eastern restaurant with a pipe and telling his victim to “Go back to your country, terrorist,” according to court documents. KOIN reports…
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The Distraction Of Racism And The Bipartisan Roots Of Chicago's Black Suffering
There’s a Toni Morrison quote I used to bristle at: “The function of racism is distraction.” I had never read the full context of this quote and initially, I thought this was another attempt to dismiss racism as a primary societal ill deserving of discussion, while prompting us to start paying attention to the “real”…
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Police Investigating After Indian Man Fatally Shot in SC
The Lancaster County, S.C., Sheriff’s Office is investigating the killing of 43-year-old Harnish Patel, who was fatally shot in front of his yard Thursday. The motive behind Patel’s killing is unclear, although tensions are high given the current political climate and other recent high-profile cases involving people of Indian descent. “We don’t have any facts…
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Innocent Blacks 7 Times More Likely to Be Convicted of Murder: Study
A new report from the National Registry of Exonerations has confirmed what we already knew (I know most of y’all ain’t surprised): Black people are more likely to be wrongfully convicted than their white counterparts, and they are also more likely to spend a longer time behind bars before they are exonerated. As the report,…
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Mass. Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Black Man, Saying ‘Black Lives Don’t Matter’
A Northampton, Mass., man was sentenced to six months in jail Friday in Northampton District Court after pleading guilty to charges of a civil rights violation, assault and battery to intimidate. According to Mass Live, James L. McIntyre admitted to elbowing a black man in downtown Northampton, using a racial slur and saying, “Black lives…
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White Supremacist Groups Are Targeting College Students as Recruits: Report
Well, maybe this will explain why we’ve seen a seeming uptick in racist incidents at college campuses across the nation. According to analysis by the Anti-Defamation League, groups that the organization identifies as white supremacist are really pushing their agenda on college campuses, aiming to recruit students at the institutions and plaster their messages across…