racism
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Two Florida Officials Fired for Whitewashing the Faces of Black Firefighters on a Public Mural
The level of headassery that’s endemic to Florida is truly astounding. Even in a situation designed to be a layup, they find a way to turn it into an airball. Take, for instance, a recently unveiled mural that whitewashed the faces of two black firefighters. NBC News reports that two city officials in Boynton Beach,…
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Georgia History Teacher Suspended for Teaching History
Authorities in a rural Georgia school district are punishing a history instructor who seemingly dedicated all of his spare time to teaching students. The district banned the beloved educator from coaching after administrators charged the man with a heinous rule violation—the history teacher was teaching history. Jordan Huerta has been teaching history at Tattnall County…
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Mayor Resigns for His Facebook Comments About Alabama Football's Black Lives Matter Video
I’m honestly starting to think Facebook won’t crack down on racists because they’re the company’s target demographic. Seriously, how many stories have you read about a mayor/police officer/random white guy who works at the post office losing his job because of something racist posted on Facebook? Mark Chambers, a mayor of a small town in…
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White Woman Repeatedly Calls New Neighbors N-Word During Noise Complaint
What do you call a Karen who’s so racist she can’t even argue with other white people without using anti-Black racial slurs? A white woman in Adrian, Mich., was filmed dropping the n-bomb several times while shouting at her new neighbors for being noisy. In the video posted to Twitter on Saturday by Bailey Jenkins,…
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New Jersey Corrections Officer Seen Mocking George Floyd's Death on Track to be Fired
Earlier this month, a video went viral depicting a group of white counter-protesters during a rally against police brutality in New Jersey. During the video, two of the counter-protesters are seen on the ground, mocking the way in which George Floyd died. One the men seen in the video was identified as a New Jersey…
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Arizona City Councilman Apologizes After Saying 'I Can't Breathe' at Anti-Mask Rally
To live in Arizona is to perpetually exist in one long, heavy sigh. If it’s not being embarrassed by the actions of your fellow citizens, you can be damn sure the elected officials will do something that is just inhumanly trash. Take for instance Scottsdale City Councilman Guy Phillips who, CNN reports, mockingly said “I…
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3 NC Police Officers Fired After ‘Accidental’ Recording Catches Them Fantasizing About Killing Black People
Surely, there are good cops. White people keep telling us about them and about their blue lives mattering, so they must exist. Still, with so many recordings surfacing where bad cops can be seen and heard doing and saying bad things, one can’t help but imagine how much cop malfeasance goes on when they’re not…