racism
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Murderer Dylann Roof Says 'Not Fair' He Must Hear Testimony From Victims' Loved Ones
Far from expressing remorse, convicted murderer Dylann Roof is instead complaining that it is “not fair” that prosecutors present such thorough testimony about the impact of his massacre at a historically black Charleston, S.C., church on the loved ones of the victims, the Washington Post reports. “If I don’t present any mitigation evidence, the victim-impact…
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‘F–k Trump!’: Alleged Kidnapping and Torture Live-Streamed on Facebook
Four people in Chicago are in police custody after an alleged kidnapping and torture incident was broadcast on Facebook Live on Tuesday. CBS Chicago reports that the 18-year-old victim is a Northwest-suburban resident with special needs who had been reported missing. In the video, which has since been removed from Facebook, the victim’s clothes are…
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Perfecting My Jenifer Lewis Face To Fight White Supremacy
My sophomore year in college, I found a surprisingly spacious studio for a reasonable price and made the move from my mama’s basement to a just-off-campus apartment. I had only been in it a week when I realized the house across from me was a frat house, a White one. I don’t recall the name…
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'You're Like Orange Savages': Man Captures Neighbor on Camera Hurling Anti-Filipino Slurs
Another day, another person being caught on a racist tirade. This time, a Las Vegas man posted a Facebook video of his neighbor going off on a rant in an argument that he said stemmed from cleaning up leaves. Dexter Manawat told KTNV that his neighbor got out her broom, and while she went about…
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Dylann Roof Gives Brief Statement During Sentencing Phase of Trial
Dylann Roof, the white supremacist who was convicted of killing nine parishioners in a shooting at a historically black Charleston, S.C., church, did not ask jurors to spare his life or to give him the death penalty while giving a brief opening statement during his sentencing trial, the Associated Press reports. Instead, Roof told jurors…
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Fla. Family Finds Racial Slur and 'Trump 17' Painted on Burned Home
A Lake City, Fla., family say they’re shocked after finding racist graffiti painted on what was left of their home, which was lost in an unrelated fire on New Year’s Eve, Action News Jax reports. The family have a 6-year-old child who is battling leukemia and now cannot come home after having a bone marrow…
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Woman: 'Discrimination' Made Me Scream 'I Voted for Trump' in Michaels Meltdown
The Chicago woman seen on viral video going on a racially charged tirade at a Michaels arts and crafts store spoke out Tuesday, defending her actions in the face of what she says was the “discrimination” she faced, leading her to call black employees “animals” and to scream, “I voted for Trump!” “This wasn’t about…
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Okla. Man Hurls Racial Slurs, Smashes in Black Motorist's Rear Windshield: Report
A black motorist in Oklahoma was the target of a violent incident that ended in her being called racial slurs and having her back windshield smashed in, Fox23 reports. According to the report, Rhonda Johnson was driving with a friend on the Muskogee Turnpike from Tulsa to Muskogee when they noticed another vehicle following them. Johnson,…
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Lawyer Releases Video of Fort Worth, Texas, Police Officer Shooting Black Man in Back
On Tuesday a video was released showing a Fort Worth, Texas, police officer shooting a black man in the back as he walked away. However, as NBCDFW notes, the police and the man’s lawyer are not seeing eye to eye on whether the July shooting, which left the man paralyzed, was justified. David Collie released…
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SC Church Shooter Dylann Roof Declines to Call Witnesses or Present Evidence in Penalty Phase of Trial
Self-professed white supremacist Dylann Roof was back in court Wednesday morning ahead of the penalty phase of his federal trial and is seemingly not willing to put up much of a fight to spare his own life, CNN reports. According to the report, Roof told a federal judge that he still plans to represent himself during…