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Alabama Subway Manager Fired After Being Caught on Camera Using Racial Slur; Tries to Frame It as a 'Slip Up'
My friends, regardless of your race, gender, religion, etc., has the word “nigger” (or any variant thereof), ever just “slipped” out of your mouth even though you hate the word? Asking for myself, because that is exactly what a Birmingham, Ala., Subway manager is claiming after she was captured on video loudly berating a black…
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Chicago Mom Calls Brutal Attack on Gay Daughter a Hate Crime, Demands to Know Why No One Has Been Arrested
The mother of a Chicago teen is demanding answers after no one was apprehended following the brutal beating of her gay daughter, an act which she insists is a hate crime. Amari Graves was walking to the store on Tuesday when she was attacked near her home. The 15-year-old said that her attackers included a…
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Family of Antwon Rose II, Pittsburgh Teen Killed by Police, Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of an unarmed black teen who was shot and killed by a white East Pittsburgh police officer filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, claiming wrongful death, as well as the use of “excessive and deadly force.” The family of 17-year-old Antwon Rose II alleged in the federal lawsuit that East Pittsburgh failed to “properly…
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Washington State Utility Company Sends Black Woman Racial Slur as Temporary Password
I can’t pretend to know how companies and programs come up with temporary passwords, but something tells me that they should at least be able to ensure that certain letters don’t wind up together … like n-i-g-g-a. Except that’s exactly what happened to one black woman in Seattle, Wash. who requested a temporary password for…
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Rich, White 18-Year-Old Who Drove Getaway Car During Killing of Black Man Acquitted of All Charges, Now Plans to Study Law
Once again, America has proven it pays to be rich and white after an 18-year-old, former high schooler from Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., was acquitted of first-degree and attempted murder charges even after he admitted to driving a car that two homicide suspects were driving in before the alleged crime was committed. Cameron Terrell was…
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Ohio Judge Ordered Deputies to Tape Black Man's Mouth Shut During Sentencing
This is America … where a judge found it appropriate to order that a particularly chatty defendant be gagged, literally taping the man’s mouth shut, instead of you know, adding an additional charge of contempt of court or something more refined. Franklyn Williams, 32, showed up in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday, insistent…
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White Michigan Cop Who Says He Faced Racial Taunts After DNA Test Showed He's 18 Percent Black Settles With City for $65,000
The city of Hastings, Mich., has settled with a decidedly white officer who claimed he was racially discriminated against after his colleagues found out he was 18 percent African after he got back DNA test results from genealogy site Ancestry.com. Cleon Brown sued the city for a hefty $500,000 last year, but the city will…
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#ServingYourNeighborhoodWhileBlack: Calif. Safeway Calls Cops on Black Woman Donating to the Homeless, Accuses Her of Shoplifting
Imagine you are out and about, doing some good, helping your community and your fellow man when you get the cops called on you, accusing you of being a thief. Well, that’s exactly what happened to Erika Martin earlier this month as she was trying to help out a homeless man at a Safeway in…
