Race Matters
Race Matters
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UMass Says You Can't Say 'Fuck Nazis' Because It's Not Inclusive
For a lot of students, college is where you figure out what interests you, discover your passions, and in some cases become a vocal advocate for the causes you believe in. Freedom of speech is the very basis of our civil liberties, and nowhere should that be championed more than on college campuses. Unfortunately, one…
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The 2019 List of Things Black People Are Too Ashamed to Talk About
Youâve seen them before. They are your friends, neighbors and coworkers. They lurk in the shadows bouncing back and forth on the balls of their feet like a skilled double-dutch dancer ready to hop between the twirling ropes and derail any conversation about race, police brutality, politics, or white supremacy. They are opinionated, they are…
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Can the Jewish Community Benefit from White Privilege If They Are Targets of White Supremacy?
Iâm racist. I know Iâm not supposed to say that. I know thereâs a school of thought that black people canât be racist, but I am. My racism has nothing to do with my use of the word âWypipoâ or âBecky.â It is not related to my reluctance to consume Caucasian potato salad. Iâm racist…
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Texas State Senator Says His âWhite Nationalistâ Buddy Has Black Friends
In late November, Texas GOP member Ray Myers took to Facebook to inform everyone that he was a âwhite nationalistâ and proud of it. Myers, a 74-year-old who has been involved in GOP politics for decades, wrote in a Nov. 27 post on Facebook: âDamn Right, Iâm a WHITE NATIONALIST and very Proud of it.â…
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MAGA Raises Over $14 Million (and Counting) to Build Trump's Wall But They Might Be Getting Refunds Instead
While the grassroots online campaign We the People Will Fund the Wallânoted for their innate ability to adore nachos while simultaneously hating Mexican people, as well keep a running total of all of their black friendsâhas raised over $14 million (and counting) in their quest to Make America Caucasian Again, it turns out that their…
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Most Southerners Donât Support Confederate Symbols but Still Donât Know Why the Hell the Civil War Happened
A new poll released this week reveals that white Southerners are fairly divided in how they feel about the Confederate flag and monuments that honor the Confederacyânews unlikely to shock anyone who has followed the conversation around these monuments in Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. Are black respondents quite so divided? Of course the hell not,…
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Confronted by Black Lives Matter Activist, Tennessee Governor Says Heâs Considering Clemency for Cyntoia BrownÂ
Questioned by a Black Lives Matter activist during a recent speaking engagement, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced that his office is considering offering clemency to Cyntoia Brown, a sex trafficking victim currently serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. Tennesseeâs outgoing governor gave a speech on Monday at the Nashville Public Library on the importance…
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White Supremacists Attack Black Seattle DJ in Possible Attempt to Play This Shitty Nazi Music
A group of white supremacists allegedly attacked a black Seattle DJ during a possible celebration of the death of neo-Nazi Robert J. Mathews. The Associated Press reports the attack, which happened in the Rec Room Bar and Grill on Saturday, followed an attempt by the group to take over the DJâs equipment. After the DJ…
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Dallas Mom Calls for School Staffer to be Fired After Calling Her Son 'a Little Monkey'
An Edna Rowe Elementary School staffer has been placed on administrative leave and is probably about to lose their job. If you read the headline and presumed âFor calling a little black boy a monkey?â you would be 100 percent correct. Dallas mom Brittany Miner says it all began three weeks ago. âHe was jumping…
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In the Latest Example of White Women Not Minding Their Damn Business, âTarget Tammyâ Makes Her Auspicious Debut
I donât know if youâve ever had the privilege of meeting a black person, but outside of ensuring that we remain moisturized at all times, one of our favorite pastimes is discussing black movies. Over drinks and raucous laughter, you might catch us deconstructing the elevator stare down from 1992âs Juice, or blurting out, âCanât…