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Florida Man Charged After Pulling Gun and Yelling Racial Slurs at Black Man Checking His Mail

It wouldn’t be a week in America without a Florida man doing Florida man things. This week’s Florida man is Joseph Max Fucheck who, after seeing a Black man checking his mail, decided to pull a gun on him and go on a racist rant. NBC News reports that Fucheck was arrested on charges of…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

July 1, 2020
Crime, Criminal Justice, News

Florida White Supremacist Arrested for Plot to Shoot Up Walmart; FBI Still Fixated on ‘Black Identity Extremists’

Florida cops arrested a 26-year-old man Friday after he threatened to shoot up a Walmart—an instant callback to the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, last week that claimed 22 lives. As ABC News reports, Florida Department of Law Enforcement officials say Richard Clayton posted on his Facebook account on August 6, “3 more days…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

August 11, 2019
Politics

Here's What Obama Had to Say About This Weekend's Horrific Mass Shootings

Once upon a time, there was a widely held—if never fully realized—belief that the country’s president ought to serve as a moral compass. If not that, at least, they ought to emphatically articulate and speak to the nation’s highest values. This is especially true in times of turmoil and tragedy. On Monday—nearly two years after…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

August 6, 2019
News, Opinion, Opinion

Where Would You Like Us to Go Back To, Mr. President?

When I came to this country, America stood as a nation of hope to young children in forgotten and faraway lands. It once welcomed children like myself—and children like Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)—with open arms. That is why it was so incredibly painful to see a U.S. president goad his supporters in the racist, xenophobic…

By

Hani Garabyare (@haniyesaid)

Published

July 25, 2019