vermont
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Vermont's Only Black Female Lawmaker Withdraws Re-Election Bid After Racist Attacks
The state of Vermont’s lone black female lawmaker, Rep. Ruqaiyah “Kiah” Morris (D-Bennington), announced that she will not be running for re-election this year, in part because of the overwhelming amount of racist threats she’s received. Morris, who won the Democratic nomination earlier this month, shared her decision to withdraw her candidacy last Friday on…
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Cops Release Bodycam Footage of White Privilege Gone Wild After Woman Claims Sexual Assault
I know one of the things white people get tired of hearing is the line, “If he were white, that never would have happened.” They heard it about Trayvon Martin. They heard it about Mike Brown. Most recently, after police partially justified the killing of Philando Castile by saying the officer smelled marijuana in his…