racism
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Woman Shouts N-Word, Spits on Black Couple at Chicago's Margarita Festival
Ernest and Cassie Crim, both high school teachers in Chicago, said they were just looking forward to a weekend of adult fun at Chicago’s Margarita Festival, one “last summer hurrah before we went back to school,” according to Mic. However, the site reports, the July 30-31 event turned sour after the couple, who are black, said…
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#M4BL: New Policy Agenda Centers Black Demands as Presidential Campaign Hits Full Stride
August will mark the two-year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown and the uprising of black youths in Ferguson, Mo. Many of us are asking ourselves, “What has changed?” Black people and our allies have since taken to the streets by the thousands, and a massive online movement proclaimed that “Black lives matter.” But two…
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The Many Levels Of Peak Stupid In Bow Wow's "I'm Too Mixed To Relate To Civil Rights," Explained
Who is Bow Wow? Bow Wow is a grown-ass 29-year-old man who still refers to himself and answers to Bow Wow. You know how people say Frank Sinatra was a singer’s singer? Well, Bow Wow’s a millennial’s millennial. To his credit, he did change his name from Lil Bow Wow to Bow Wow a few years ago, right? He…
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Huge Win for Voting Rights as Appeals Court Strikes Down NC’s ID Law
In a major victory for voting rights, a federal appeals court struck down North Carolina’s stringent requirement that voters show identification before casting ballots, and also reinstated an additional week of early voting, the Washington Post reports. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit came to the decision Friday, vindicating…
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No Charges in Case of Texas Girl Who Was Injured by Rope Around Neck on School Trip
The Blanco County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office has ruled that there is no evidence of a criminal act or intention to harm in the case of a black Waco girl who suffered a severe burn from a rope around her neck during a school field trip earlier this year, KHOU reports. Thus, no charges will be…
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How to Be Less ‘Dangerous’ to White People
Black men are under attack. There may have been a time when that statement might have sounded like an exaggeration, but with headlines about men of color being shot, killed and falsely accused of crimes becoming almost daily occurrences, the reality of that declaration slowly begins to sink in. While women of color are not…
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Donald Trump's Nomination Acceptance Speech Scared The Shit Out My Wife
About an hour after Donald Trump ended his speech Thursday night, I looked over at my wife. The look of disbelief was still on her face. It was a look I had not seen since the jury declared George Zimmerman not guilty a few years ago. Asking the obvious question, she gave me a response I will likely…
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Video Shows Texas Police Throwing Black Schoolteacher to the Ground Twice
Officials in Austin, Texas, are investigating the violent arrest last year of a black elementary school teacher who was slammed to the ground twice during a traffic stop, the Austin American-Statesman reports. Also under investigation are comments apparently made by an officer who can be heard on video telling the teacher, Breaion King, that black people…
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White Judicial Candidate Complains of 'Insensitive' Backlash After He Compares Black Judge to Gorilla
A Muskegon, Mich., lawyer who is running for a judicial position in Muskegon County’s probate court has apologized for recent comments he made comparing a sitting judge to a gorilla, MLive reports. The incident started when lawyer Eric C. Grimm sent out an email July 10 to friends and colleagues asking for votes while criticizing…
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Airbnb Taps Former Attorney General Eric Holder for Anti-Discrimination Team
Airbnb has tapped former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for its anti-discrimination team as part of the company’s response to #AirbnbWhileBlack, Time magazine reports. In a statement released Wednesday, CEO Brian Chesky said that Holder will be helping to “craft a world-class anti-discrimination policy.” “While we have a policy that prohibits discrimination, we want this…