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4 San Jose Officers Put on Leave After, You Guessed It, Racist Facebook Posts
I don’t know how many cops have to lose their jobs before they realize that maybe they shouldn’t be racist. Let alone be racist on Facebook. Apparently, four cops in San Jose, Calif. felt like learning that lesson the hard way. CNN reports that four officers in the San Jose Police Department have been put…
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Recalled Judge Who Gave Stanford U Sex Offender Slap on the Wrist Fired as Girls Tennis Coach
The California judge who got ousted from the bench in a recall after he handed out a light sentence to a Stanford University student convicted of sexual assault is now out of yet another job, that of high school girls tennis coach. Former Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky was hired at the…
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White Football Coach Accused of Using a Noose as a ‘Joke’ to Intimidate a Black Student Gets Paid Leave
A San Jose, Calif., high school teacher and assistant football coach has been placed on leave—but will still be collecting a paycheck—after an incident during which he allegedly simulated a noose to intimidate the lone black student among a group of football players. The Mercury News, citing police, reports that the Santa Teresa High School…
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#ShoppingWhileBlack: California Woman Accuses Macy’s of Racial Profiling After Being Accused of Stealing
Another day, another shakedown just for being black. At least that’s what Conteh Moore believes she experienced while shopping at Macy’s in the Westfield Oakridge Mall in San Jose, Calif. According to NBC Bay Area, Moore was browsing the Macy’s on May 8 when a sales associate accused her of stealing a bottle of cologne.…
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212 Slaves Died on the São José Ship; This New Exhibit Will Share Their Story
Paul Gardullo lifted an iron ballast from a Portuguese slave ship that sank in 1794 out of a crate Wednesday morning and hefted its weight in his hands. “Anytime I come into contact with the objects from the São José, it’s an incredibly moving experience,” said the curator of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American…