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Veteran Denied Chili’s Discount Moves Out of Home Because of Threats
Ernest Walker has moved his family out of their Ovilla, Texas, home because of racially charged threats he’s reportedly received, according to WFAA-TV. This is reportedly not the first time the U.S. Army veteran was disrespected. He received an apology from Chili’s restaurant after getting denied a free meal on Veteran’s Day. According to WFAA,…
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White Neighbor Arrested After Fire Erupts in Home of Only Black Firefighter in Tonawanda, NY
Matthew Jurado, 39, had recently been removed from the Gratwick Hose Volunteer Fire Co. when a suspicious fire broke out at the home of Kenneth Walker, the only black firefighter in Tonawanda, N.Y. Two days before the incident, Walker had received a racist and threatening letter in his mailbox, NBC News reports. According to the news station,…
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Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby Is Receiving Death Threats
Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who charged six police officers in connection with Freddie Gray’s death, has had to increase her security detail after she reportedly received hate mail and threats at her office. “Our office has received, and she has personally received, a number of offensive and extremely disturbing, racist, sexist hate mail…
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Man Who Threatened Black Mizzou Students Sentenced to Probation
A white Missouri man who threatened black Mizzou students on social media after the University of Missouri’s president, Tim Wolfe, resigned amid protests over his mishandling of racial abuse has been sentenced to probation, Reuters reports. Boone County Circuit Judge Kevin Crane sentenced 20-year-old Hunter Park to five years’ probation for the threats he made in…