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Opinion
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10 Worthwhile Hobbies For These Bored Billionaires Who So Obviously Need Them
1. Cross-country road trips, where they drive to different states just to hunt and eat other rich people. 2. Provide funding for a commercial airline where the people who stand when the plane first lands are immediately ejected from it, shot into the atmosphere, and melted by the sun. 3. Go to the moon, and…
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Southern Mayors: The South Has Something to Say About the 2020 Elections
Twenty-four years ago, a talented, young duo from Atlanta was booed as they received a Source Award for âBest New Rap Group.â A then-20-year-old AndrĂ© Benjamin overcame his emotions to make a bold declaration that forever changed hip-hop: âThe South got something to say.â That talented group was Outkast. And they indeed said a lot…
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Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Is a Civil Rights Issue: Why Black People Need to Get Behind Title VII
This month, the Supreme Court heard arguments around a case that could transform how businesses across the country handle anti-LGBTQ discrimination. Anyone who purports to care about the black community should be concerned about efforts to ensure equal protection under the law to black LGBTQ+ people, including efforts to question the application of Title VII…
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Juvenile Fines and Fees Undermine the Entire Notion of Family in Courts Across the U.S.
âHis mother works at Giant Food Store and his stepfather works at USPS. He can pay the court costs.â Those were the words I heard a Maryland judge utter as she imposed juvenile court fines and fees on the young black man standing before her. There was no inquiry into his familyâs expensesârent, bills, or…
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If You Love Me, Do Not Call the Police
I do not want to die. Because I am far from infallible, I am willing to concede the slight possibility that there exists a scenario in which I may benefit from the presence of the police. Even though Iâve tried to imagine such a situation doesnât exist, I admit that I may have overlooked some hypothetical…
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#AtatianaJefferson: A List of Questions That Need Answers From Fort Worth Police Chief Ed Kraus
The Fort Worth Police Department and its police chief, Ed Kraus, have a lot of explaining to do as it pertains to the senseless killing of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson in her motherâs home early Saturday morning. A neighbor, James Smith, said he called a police non-emergency number when he noticed that the front door was…
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A Black Trans Woman Interrupted CNN's Equality Town Hall But It Was Not a Protest
I do not want to die. I do not want my son to die. Or my daughter. Or my nieces or nephews. Or anyone. In fact, Iâm going to go out on a limb and admit that I am staunchly anti-murder. If there were a serial killer hunting people like me, knowing that no one…
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Nobody Is Buying Dallas PDâs Bullshit Story About Joshua Brownâs Death
The Dallas Police Department just came up with a story so farfetched, I am going to stop roasting both Empire and Power for some of the ridiculous shit that happens on both of those soapy-ass shows that I cannot stop watching. Joshua Brown, 28, was shot and killed Friday nightâa week after he served as…
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18-Year-Old Brandt Jeanâs Hug of Amber Guyger Made Me Sick. But It Ainât About Me, Though
The conversation about Brandt Jeanâs hug of convicted murderer Amber Guyger has mostly cannibalized both the news of the (still surprising) conviction and the (not surprising at all) sentence. The image of the act is both explosive and saccharine; a molotov cocktail dipped in high fructose corn syrup. Itâs impossible to see that and not…
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Kindness Was Trudeauâs Ace…And Blackface May Cost Him the Election
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used to be my fourth favorite Canadian, behind Keanu Reeves, Celine Dion, and Margaret Atwood. Seeing Trudeau in blackface was more painful than when my old high school crush shared a racist meme on Facebook. It kills the part of your innocence that makes you sad and angry that you…