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Students Walk Out of Mo. High School Following Racist Incidents
Editors note: This post contains social media images that some may find offensive. Students at Ladue Horton Watkins High School in Ladue, Mo., walked out of class Wednesday to protest recent racist incidents that they say school administrators are not taking seriously, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The students assembled outside the school after noon,…
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Fliers Promoting 'UCLA White Students Group' Removed
Fliers posted around UCLA promoting a “white students” group have been removed, officials confirmed Wednesday, the Los Angeles Times reports. According to the report, UCLA maintenance workers found three or four of the fliers taped to buildings on Monday. “Recent rhetoric and ongoing riots have highlighted a danger to white Americans,” the fliers declared in…
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W.Va. Officials Under Fire After Referring to Michelle Obama as an 'Ape in Heels'
Two West Virginia officials are facing a backlash after exchanging messages mocking Michelle Obama and referring to the first lady as “an ape in heels,” WSAZ reports. According to the report, following the results of last Tuesday’s presidential election, Pamela Taylor—a director at the Clay County Development Corp., a nonprofit funded by state and federal…
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'White Power' Written on Iowa Woman's Front Door
An Iowa woman is upset after returning home from work Sunday afternoon to find a racist message written on her front door in permanent marker, the Des Moines Register reports. According to the news site, Kirsten Grant, 20, found “white power” scrawled in huge letters on the door of her apartment at Southern Park Apartments…
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Swastikas Scratched Into 74-Year-Old Va. Woman's SUV: Report
An elderly Virginia woman’s SUV was keyed over the weekend, with markings forming swastikas left on the front hood and by the gas tank, WJLA reports. The woman’s family members fear retaliation and are keeping their identities private in their moment of distress. “She’s the sweetest, kindest, littlest old Indian lady who basically is a…
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Mich. Police Officer Suspended After Driving With Confederate Flag Around Trump Protesters
A Michigan police officer has been suspended with pay after he was seen off-duty driving a pickup truck with a Confederate flag around a group of people protesting Donald Trump’s presidential election win, the Associated Press reports. Traverse City Police Chief Jeff O’Brien announced Officer Michael Peters’ suspension Sunday. O’Brien said that an internal investigation…
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Churches in Ind., Md. Vandalized With Trump-Inspired Slurs
At least two churches in two separate states were vandalized over the weekend with Donald Trump-inspired slurs, the Indianapolis Star reports. According to the report, St. David’s Episcopal Church in Bean Blossom, Ind., was vandalized sometime Saturday night, with tags on its walls depicting a swastika, an anti-gay slur and the words “Heil Trump,” the site…
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Trump's America: Social Media Users Share Stories About Being Harassed by Trump Supporters
Editor’s note: This article contains social media posts that some may find offensive. Donald Trump has been the officially declared president-elect for a little over 24 hours now. And amid the uncertainty and shock from those who had supported Trump’s Democratic opponent (or just generally decent people), some of Trump’s supporters have been adding fuel…
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Spanish-Immersion School in Calif. Vandalized With Pro-Trump Graffiti
On Monday, students and employees tried to clean up the graffiti that was left on multiple walls, a door and a trash can at Cali Calmecac Language Academy in Windsor, Calif., Raw Story reports. The vandalism consisted of messages that read “Trump 2016” and “Build the Wall Higher.” “I know children are nervous about this. It…
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Trump Supporter Charged After Threatening Black Woman in Albany, NY
An apparent Donald Trump supporter is facing charges of aggravated harassment after allegedly threatening to beat a black woman and calling her a racial slur earlier this week, the Albany Times Union reports. Albany, N.Y., police spokesman Steve Smith said that officers responded to a 911 call at a local ShopRite around 8:20 p.m. Monday…