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SC Restaurant Owner Says Confederate Flag Near His Business Has Caused Fistfights
A dead racist and staunch defender of the Confederate flag is causing mucho problems for an Orangeburg, S.C., restaurant owner. The drama begins with Maurice Bessinger, founder of the Maurice’s Piggie Park chain of barbecue restaurants across central South Carolina. Fox 4 reports that Bessinger was a proud segregationist who kept scores of Confederate memorabilia…
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Bill Cosby’s Picture Erased From Ben’s Chili Bowl Mural
A mainstay in the African-American community has changed its mural and taken Bill Cosby—the man who put it on the map—off of it. Ben’s Chili Bowl restaurant in Washington, D.C., a onetime hole in the wall made famous for its hot smokes and chili, once exhibited a barrage of famous African Americans on its side…
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Black Teens Cuffed for Selling Water on National Mall
They can’t find the people hanging nooses all over federal grounds, but the U.S. Park Police are on it when it comes to illegal water-selling. A photo showing three African-American teens being handcuffed on the National Mall for selling water in extreme heat has sparked outrage, more proof that black teens are over-policed and shown…
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Halle Berry Says She Doesn’t Want to Hear About ‘Black Lives Matter’ but She’s No Sellout
Unlike some other celebs, Halle Berry did not embarrass herself when asked about the Movement for Black Lives. The recently pregnant-not-pregnant knockout did say she was tired of hearing about Black Lives Matter … with one redeeming caveat. According to HipHollywood, Berry had this to say during Cannes: In my world I get tired of…
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Dallas Cop Faces Charges in Shooting Death of 21-Year-Old Woman
A Dallas police officer will face aggravated assault charges for firing into a moving car at least 13 times and killing a 21-year-old woman, authorities say. He will most likely face no consequences for taking this young woman’s life. Thirty-nine-year-old Dallas Police Officer Christopher Hess has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal-affairs investigation…
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Black Lives Matter Abroad, Too
Scant Coverage for 3,300 Killed in Congo Anger at System After Release of Dash-Cam Video JAY-Z Keeps Copy Editors on Their Toes Media Win; Judge Releases Names of Cosby Jurors Pimentel Is Editorial Page Editor in San Antonio Mexican Journalists Say Their Phones Spy on Them ‘A Queer Black Woman’ Saved Conservative’s Life TV Chooses…
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Rural America Wants Respect From Media
News Industry Leaders Not Surprised by Poll Natives Undeterred on Offensive Trademarks In S. Dakota, Another Reason for Diverse Voices Jackson State U. Downgrades J-School Amid Cuts Lawyer: Prosecution Bungled Philando Castile Case Cosby Conspiracy Theory Makes Mainstream Univision News Is Urgently Meeting the Moment Some Litigate London Mosque’s Past Behavior 3,000 Reported Killed, Babies…
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Miami Herald Backs Trump on Cuba
Others Call New Policy Counterproductive An Appeal for Calm After Minnesota Verdict Administration Cutting Back on Rights Enforcement Mayor Landrieu Says He Might Have Black Blood How False Tweets Blew a Story Out of Control Cliff Harrington Named Editor in Rock Hill, S.C. How to Fix Journalism’s Broken Hiring Process Nominate Diversity-Friendly J-Educator This Week…
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Cuba Calls Out Donald Trump, US: Don’t Get Hincty With Us, Racist Hypocrites
In response to President Donald Trump’s announcement Friday that he is reversing the Obama administration’s lifted restrictions with Cuba, the Castro government released a lengthy statement saying that the U.S. is in “no condition” to lecture them, especially given the sorry state of race relations in the U.S. “We have deep concerns by the respect…
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On 2-Year Anniversary of Massacre, Mother Emanuel AME Church Announces Memorial to Honor Shooting Victims
The Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., announced Saturday that it was retaining the designer of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum to craft a permanent monument to the nine victims who lost their lives to racist terror on June 17, 2015. Israeli-American architect Michael Arad was selected to create a…
