racism
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County Mayor in Florida Proposes Task Force to Fight Systemic Racism
The mayor of Florida’s Broward County has proposed a task force that would address issues of systemic racism. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that the proposal is the third from Broward County Mayor Dale Holness that attempts to address the issue of systemic racism. Holness previously proposed a police review board that would analyze the…
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Arkansas Man Receives Racist Letter Over the 'Negro' Santa Claus Decoration Displayed in His Yard
Thanksgiving hasn’t even come yet and one Black man in North Little Rock, Ark., has already been on the receiving end of racism over Christmas decorations displayed in front of his home. THV11 reports that three-year Lakewood resident Chris Kennedy said he received a letter in the mail on Tuesday afternoon that was purported to…
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Michigan Professor Under Investigation Over Anti-Semitic and N-Word-Laced COVID-19 Conspiracy Tweets
A Michigan college professor has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into tweets that appear to show that, despite being a science professor, he hates science and has a bit of contempt for Jewish people. One thing he loves, though, is the n-word. The Associated Press reports that Thomas Brennan, a physical science…
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Steve King of Caucasity Asks Kamala Harris 'Are You Descended From Slave Owners' Because the Loser Just Won't STFU
Steve King—the white nationalist who can’t understand why people keep calling him a white nationalist and won’t accept “BITCH, BECAUSE YOU’RE A WHITE NATIONALIST” as a credible answer—is a man who has quite the track record of reaching near-unprecedented levels of caucasity. This is a man who once essentially argued: It’s not racism if white…
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Nebraska Man Charged With Hate Crime for Threatening Woman With Chainsaw ‘Because She Was Black’
A white man was arrested in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday because he apparently thought “racists are dangerous” was too much of an understatement and decided to show that “untethered from reality” is a more accurate descriptor—at least for him. The man is accused of waving a chainsaw at a Black woman and using racial slurs to…
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Crackdown on White Supremacist Gangs by California Authorities Leads to Charges Filed Against 102 People
It’s Thanksgiving this week, and I don’t know about you, but I feel like there isn’t much to be thankful for in a year like this. Well, 102 people connected to two white supremacist gangs now face charges as part of an investigation by state and federal authorities. I suppose that’s something to be thankful…
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White Nationalist President to Veto Defense Bill if Military Bases Don’t Keep Confederate Names
Temporary President Trump is on his fuckshit again. Since he didn’t win the election, and it’s looking like he can’t steal the election, he’s now threatening to veto legislation to fund the military unless military bases continue to honor Confederate military leaders. The president is a fucking disaster. I mean, there’s a bipartisan movement to…
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Honesty Is the Best Policy: John Boyega Reveals His ‘Transparent’ Conversation With Star Wars Producer
If there was anyone who encompassed speaking truth to power without fear of consequences this year, it’s Star Wars actor John Boyega. The star has been increasingly vocal about the racist attacks he has faced as well as the systemic mistreatment of characters of color in major franchises following his successful yet tumultuous time with…
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White Couple Says They Lost Their Jobs and Face Eviction After Video of N-Word-Laced Rant Against Lyft Driver Goes Viral
Here’s a question I find myself asking on a near-daily basis: What the hell is wrong with white people? A white man and his equally white wife lost their jobs after a video went viral showing the man verbally assaulting a Lyft driver in an n-word-laced rant after the driver instructed him to keep his…
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Black Lives Matter Protests Erupt in Brazil After Black Man Beaten to Death by Security Officers
Demonstrators took the streets across Brazil this weekend to protest the killing of João Alberto Silveira Freitas, a Black man and father of four, by security officers. According to a report from the Washington Post, videos taken by witnesses to the incident show 40-year-old Freitas being held down and beaten bloody by officers working at…