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Black Parents Say Remote Learning Gives Them And Their Kids Relief From Racism
There are a lot of news reports going around that Black kids are not enrolling in in-person learning at the same rate as white children, but there is one benefit to Black kids learning from home: They donât have to deal with racist teachers or schools. Well, at least not in person. There is a…
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NC Man Charged With Defacing MLK Monument With Anti-Semitic Depictions
In the latest edition of how racist AND anti-Semitic can one be, a North Carolina man has been charged with ethnic intimidation after defacing a monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. The act of racism took place April 28 when witnesses saw Heath Justus, 31, writing over the image of the civil rights icon.…
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A BLM T-Shirt Raises Questions Over Chauvin Juror's Impartiality
Could a BLM T-shirt threaten the conviction of George Floydâs killer? Over the past few days, a photo of Derek Chauvin juror Brandon Mitchell standing next to two relatives while wearing a black T-shirt with a picture of Martin Luther King Jr. with the words âGet your knee off our necks,â as well as a…
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Columbus Police Can't Use Force on Peaceful Protesters, Judge Rules
Cops in Columbus, Ohio, have been ordered to use less threatening restraint against protesters who pose no threats to them. Judge Algenon L. Marbley of the Southern District of Ohio ruled Friday that police officers must stop using force against nonviolent protesters as part of a preliminary injunction denouncing police tactics the judge considered tantamount…
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Race Was Discussed in a Missouri School District. White Tears Followed
Given how many tears and anguished faces filled the room during a recent âcommunity conversationâ in Eureka, Mo., last week, youâd think someone had died tragically. Naw, it wasnât really that deep. Just a bunch of white parents complaining about their kids learning about racism and how they feel hurt by the suggestion that they…
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Students at Arizona High School Disciplined After Reenacting George Floyd's Murder
Students at an Arizona high school have been disciplined after a short video of them reenacting the murder of George Floyd began circulating on Twitter. The six-second video posted last week shows a kid kneeling on the back of another studentâs neck at Highland High School in Gilbert. Someone in the video says, âTheyâre demonstrating…
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Philly Museum Apologizes for Keeping Bones of a Black Child Killed in MOVE Bombing Raid for More Than 30 Years
The University of Pennsylvania has issued an apology after it was discovered that one of its museums stored remains of a MOVE bombing victim for more than 30 years. According to the Washington Post, city officials wanted to determine if the remains belonged to Katricia âTreeâ Africa, a 14-year-old killed in the bombing. They were…
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Racist 'Promposal' Sparks Outrage at Minnesota High School
The Big Lake School District in Minnesota is responding to outrage after a photo of a racist âpromposalâ has gone viral. The picture involves students holding a sign that reads âIf I was Black Iâd be picking cotton, but Iâm white so Iâm picking you. Prom?â I guess that sounds funny to racist-ass white kids,…
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Families of Black Men Killed by Cops Push for Serious Reform
The families of Black men killed by police spoke with White House officials and senators Thursday about the passage of a meaningful reform bill that will address police brutality, with the May 25 anniversary of George Floydâs death being the goal date. Families left the meetings optimistic that lawmakers are working tirelessly to achieve that…
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The Death of Marvin David Scott III Has Been Ruled a Homicide
The death of Marvin David Scott III, a 26-year-old Black man who was first arrested and taken to a Texas detention facility in March and ended up dead, has been ruled a homicide. Dr. William Rohr, the medical examiner in Collin County, said Wednesday that Scottâs death was caused by âfatal acute stress response in…
