racism
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Detroit Mom Inherits Thousands of Dollars, Has Account Frozen After Being Suspected of Fraud
A Detroit mother of four is furious that she has not been able to touch a single penny in her bank account because the account has been frozen. According to WJBK, Christina Anderson has had to put her son’s graduation party on hold, and she is now unsure how long the lights in her home…
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Mich. High School Responds to ‘Deplorable’ Video of Students’ Racist Rant
A Michigan community is outraged after high school students were seen in video saying horrific, racist things, prompting a widespread response at their school. In an email sent to students, parents and teachers Wednesday, Grosse Pointe South High School Principal Moussa Hamka described the video, blasting it as “deplorable” and a clear violation of the…
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White Ill. Family Reportedly Almost Drowns Black Teen During Racial-Slur-Laced Beating
An Illinois family is facing multiple charges after, police say, they beat up a black teenager while shouting racial slurs at a campground in Canton, WLS reports. Carrie Weller, 42, and her two sons—21-year-old Corry Weller and 19-year-old Shane Weller—are facing charges of battery, mob action and a hate crime for the late-Sunday-afternoon beating of the…
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5 Texas Teens Face Charges After Reportedly Confessing to Spray-Painting ‘Whites Only’ Over School Drinking Fountain
A group of Arlington, Texas, teens are facing a felony offense after allegedly tagging racist graffiti on the exterior of a rival school, CBS DFW reports. The graffiti has been classified by some as school-rival retribution, but some are classifying it as an act of hate. All five teens face a year in jail if…
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2 Ohio Men Charged in Brutal Racist Beating That Left Black Man With Broken Eye Socket
Two Toledo, Ohio, men have been arrested after allegedly beating up a man because of his race, Cleveland.com reports. Charles Edward Butler, 33, and Robert Allen Paschalis, 25, both face charges of felonious assault, while Butler is also charged with ethnic intimidation. The men were arraigned Tuesday, with Butler being held on a $75,000 bond,…
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Texas Girl, 12, Severely Injured by Rope Around Neck on School Trip
A Texas mother is furious that her 12-year-old daughter returned home from an overnight school trip with a severe rope burn around her neck, the Dallas Morning News reports, and has taken her child out of school. According to the report, the girl, who is black, attended the mostly white Live Oak Classical School, a…
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Supreme Court Sides With Black Death Row Inmate Convicted by All-White Jury, Orders New Trial
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of a black death row inmate Monday, declaring that prosecutors in Georgia went against the Constitution and blocked black jurors from his trial nearly 30 years ago, USA Today reports. Timothy Foster’s 1987 case came up before the Supreme Court after a series of notes…
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On Ta-Nehisi Coates And The Very Real Danger Of "Writing While Black"
I wouldn’t dare compare my level of popularity to the very real (and much scarier) fame Ta-Nehisi Coates possesses. But when reading his “On Homecomings” yesterday — where he lamented that he was forced to back out of buying his dream house in Brooklyn because of safety concerns stemming from his address being widely publicized — two recent…
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How Being A Little Racist Sometimes Can Be A Form Of Self-Care For Black People, Explained
What is racism? According to Merriam-Webster, racism is a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. This base belief has led to myriad race-based social constructs and dynamics. Here in America, for instance, it manifests as a structural/foundational racism that…
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DC Is Black As Fuck. Which Must Suck If You're A Racist On Vacation There.
Washington, DC, is a wonderful city. It also conjures up two distinctly different identities depending on who you’re speaking with. For instance, for the young, urban professional, when we think of DC we think of U Street, NW, (or what once was U Street, NW) and H Street, NE, Columbia Heights, 14th Street, NW, DuPont Circle…