racism
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Wooden Placard Declaring 'The KKK Wants You!' Found at Minn. High School
A small wooden placard with a message referencing the Ku Klux Klan was found this week in a basement classroom of the Irondale High School in Minnesota, KSTP reports. The placard, approximately the size of a Post-it note, had “The KKK wants you!” written on it, along with the image of a Klansman. A school…
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Students Walk Out of Mo. High School Following Racist Incidents
Editors note: This post contains social media images that some may find offensive. Students at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in Ladue, Mo., walked out of class Wednesday to protest recent racist incidents that they say school administrators are not taking seriously, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The students assembled outside the school after noon,…
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Photos Surface of Ark. School Board Member Wearing Blackface
Ted Bonner, a Blevins (Ark.) School Board member, painted his face black, distressed his teeth and, while carrying a sign that read, “Blak [sic] Lives Matters,” apparently wore the costume to a Halloween party in October, Raw Story reports. Photos of him wearing the costume circulated around social media, and Bonner apologized for them Monday…
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Fliers Promoting 'UCLA White Students Group' Removed
Fliers posted around UCLA promoting a “white students” group have been removed, officials confirmed Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the report, UCLA maintenance workers found three or four of the fliers taped to buildings on Monday. “Recent rhetoric and ongoing riots have highlighted a danger to white Americans,” the fliers declared in…
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Nigga Neurosis, Explained
A month or so ago, the homie Rebecca Carroll reached out to me about contributing to a podcast essay series she created for WNYC. Titled Dear President: What You Need to Know About Race, the series also features Robert Jones (Son of Baldwin), Kirsten West Savali (TheRoot.com), Theo Shaw (Jena 6) and Samaria Rice (Mother of…
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Fliers Saying ‘White Women Shouldn’t Date Black Men’ Appear on SMU Campus
The latest college campus under scrutiny for alleged racist actions is Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where fliers have been put up warning white women not to date black men, the Huffington Post reports. The fliers, found in a dorm and the science building on campus, are titled, “Why White Women Shouldn’t Date Black Men.” “SMU…
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Official Autopsy Report Confirms Keith Lamont Scott Was Shot 3 Times by Charlotte, NC, Police
The official autopsy report for Keith Lamont Scott, the black man who was killed by Charlotte, N.C., police in September, confirms that he was shot three times, WCNC-TV reports. According to the report, Scott was shot in the posterior chest (or back), the abdomen and the left arm. The report, from the Mecklenburg County Medical…
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Fla. High School Teacher Allegedly Threatened to Get Black Students 'Sent Back to Africa'
A Florida high school teacher is facing backlash after he allegedly threatened to get black students “sent back to Africa,” the Houston Chronicle reports. John Sousa, who works at the Wesley Chapel High School in the Tampa Bay area, was placed on administrative leave Friday after allegedly telling black students, “Don’t make me call Donald…
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W.Va. Officials Under Fire After Referring to Michelle Obama as an 'Ape in Heels'
Two West Virginia officials are facing a backlash after exchanging messages mocking Michelle Obama and referring to the first lady as “an ape in heels,” WSAZ reports. According to the report, following the results of last Tuesday’s presidential election, Pamela Taylor—a director at the Clay County Development Corp., a nonprofit funded by state and federal…