racist justice system
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Penn. Judge Resigns the Day Before His Misconduct Trial Over Alleged Racist Comments Was Set to Start
The only thing worse than a racist is a cowardly racist. Yeah, I know: All racists are cowards. But every once in a while we get to see a racist tuck their tail between their legs and run just before they’re officially confronted with their racist behavior. Such appears to be the case for now-former…
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Whiteness Is a Superpower
All superheroes are white. Superman is white. Spider-Man is white. Batman is white. Wonder Woman is white. But I’ve never wanted to be white. For a lactose-intolerant person like me, whiteness is like cheeseburgers, tacos and vanilla ice cream: I recognize that the world considers them to be appealing and delicious, but they have made…
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The True Danger of Trump: How White, Republican Judges Sentence Black People to Longer Prison Terms
While you were worried about Russian collusion, Kardashian pardons, national anthem protests, trade tariffs, border walls and Melania Trump’s secret face-lift kidney surgery, the Trump administration has been successfully implementing an insidious plan that threatens to reverberate in black America for decades to come. When it comes to the black community, despite what media headlines…