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Bowling Alley Shooting in California Leaves 3 Dead, 4 Injured
At least three men were killed and four more were injured in a shooting at a Torrance, Calif. bowling alley, according to the Los Angeles Times. The shooting, which was apparently preceded by a fight, was reported at 11:54 p.m. at Gable House Bowl on Hawthorne Boulevard, near Sepulveda. Officers arriving at the bowling alley discovered…
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The Year That Was: A Love Letter to Black Women
Dear beautiful black Queens, By any measure, 2018 was undeniably your year. Despite everything you face in this country—from the perilous minefield of race and gender that you tiptoe across on a daily basis, to your beauty, your value, and your health under constant siege from those entrusted to protect you, to the crippling realization…
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Career Criminal Learns His White Privilege Extends to Kicking Black Toddlers and Bonding Out (for Free) Hours Later
I’ve always maintained that unlike Kanye’s MAGA hat, White Privilege is an actual superpower. While not quite invisibility or flight, it bestows its possessors with the unique ability to circumvent suspicion, culpability, or other negative experiences that people of color routinely endure. It also includes a wide assortment of systemic benefits and advantages that I…
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In the Latest Example of Arrested While White, an Unruly Charlottesville Knife-Wielder Was Somehow Detained Without Being Beaten, Shot or Killed
While it’s not a secret that there’s a significant contrast in how black people are treated by police in comparison to our white counterparts, it doesn’t make the end result any less frustrating. Especially since police prove time and time again that they are entirely capable of demonstrating proper decorum and restraint as long as…
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Instead of Waiting for the Ball to Drop, Utah Implements Strictest DUI Law in the Country One Day Before New Year’s Eve
For Utah residents looking to spend their New Year’s Eve getting white girl wasted, a hangover just officially became the least of their concerns. Because Sunday morning, a new law went into effect that drops the state’s blood alcohol content limit from 0.08 to 0.05—the strictest DUI standard in the entire country. Happy New Year!…
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Almost 3,800 Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV & Hepatitis at New Jersey Surgery Center
After a state investigation revealed unsanitary conditions at an outpatient surgery center in northern New Jersey, thousands of patients who were treated there have been advised to get their blood tested, CBS News reports. The HealthPlus Surgery Center, located in Saddle Brook, NJ has contacted a jaw dropping 3,778 patients who received procedures between January…
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Michelle Obama's Becoming is Becoming a Class Curriculum
It’s no secret that education draws inspiration from our biggest cultural influences. From Georgetown’s “Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay-Z” course, to Rutgers’ “Politicizing Beyoncé”, to Vassar College’s “Because Dave Chappelle Said So”, the exploits of countless public figures have found a home in higher education. And the latest to have her achievements transformed into a curriculum…
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Trump Administration Withdraws Food Stamps from Thousands of Georgia Residents
Because the Trump Administration is hell-bent on inventing new ways to fuck with marginalized groups, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia has decided to be especially cruel to food stamp recipients. As nearly 8,000 people have had their SNAP benefits rescinded between April and October—nearly a 2o-fold increase from 2017. Also of note, from October…
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Secret Santa Helped Lil Wayne Out with His Taxes… and It Just so Happened to Be Jay-Z
After a protracted legal feud full of ugly revelations, countless seizures, and an attempt on his life, Lil Wayne finally severed his contract with Cash Money Records kingpin Bryan “Birdman” Williams and released Tha Carter V this summer after a 7-year wait. And keenly aware of the emotional and financial toll that this journey took…
