Race Matters
Race Matters
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When White Ladies Act Like They Want That Action, Give It to Them
Before I begin this post, I will once again give my standard disclaimer that says I understand ânot all white peopleâ and ânot all white women.â Itâs annoying that I have to do this every single time, but white people be forcing my hand, so here we are. Iâm going to take the time here…
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Kroger Shooting Suspect Charged With Federal Hate Crime
The white man accused of shooting and killing two black shoppers at a Louisville, Ky., area supermarket was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury on hate crimes and firearm charges. MSNBC reports that 51-year-old Gregory Alan Bush is charged with shooting and killing two of his victims because of their race and color and…
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This Massachusetts School Has Endured Months of Racist, Hateful Graffitiâbut Canât Seem to Find the Culprit
At the only public high school in Reading, Mass., swastikas and other hateful graffiti have become a regular occurrence. A new report from the Boston Globe reveals the extent of the problem at Reading Memorial High School, where Nazi symbols and racial and homophobic slurs have popped up at least 30 times since May 2017.…
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Dunkinâ Donuts Owner Calls Cops on Black Woman During Dispute Over Free WiFi
Another day, another coffee shop calling the police on a black person for something ridiculous. The morning of Nov. 7 was just like any other for Tirza Wilbon White. She walked into her local Fairfax, Va., Dunkinâ Donuts, a place she visits so regularly, employees know her by sight. She set up her laptop to…
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Michelle Williams and Her Fiancé, Chad Johnson, Have an Important Conversation About Race
Chad Johnson liked it, so he decided to put a ring on Michelle Williamsâ finger, thus Chad Loves Michelle was born on the OWN Network. The series that follows a member of one of the greatest girl groups in history and a former pastor details the love of an interracial couple as we get a…
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How Many 'Black Bitches' Does a Woman Have to Be Called While Being Stabbed for It to Be a Hate Crime?
A black woman was brutally attacked by a white man on a Brooklyn subway platform Friday night, and he reportedly called her a âblack bitchâ over and over again as he did it. So why is it that both the police and larger legacy media outlets are hesitant to label the crime as what it…
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Racism Works
âYet the harsh fact is that in many places in this country men and women are kept from voting simply because they are Negroes. Every device of which human ingenuity is capable has been used to deny this right. The Negro citizen may go to register only to be told that the day is wrong,…
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#PriceMatchPatty, Is That You? Pennsylvania Location of The Children's Place Charged with Racial Profiling [Updated]
A shopping trip to childrenâs clothing store The Children Place at the Capital City Mall in Camp Hill, Pa., turned ugly for Miriam Alejandro and her sister Carlita Alejandro last Thursday, when a simple request purportedly resulted in a standoff with an insulting sales associate. Miriam, who documented a portion of the exchange on Facebook,…
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Elementary School Staff Dresses Up as Mexicans and MAGA Border Wall for Halloween
As a small child, I had a Sabbath School (equivalent to Sunday School) teacher who wasnât particularly great at settling down 20 to 30 unruly kids hopped up on Fruity Pebbles every Saturday. In fact, I only still remember one lesson from Sister Stevenson, but it was the only lesson most people will ever need.…
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White Student at HBCU Law School Antagonizes Her Black Classmates With Racist Comments
What in the world would possess a white woman who doesnât really care for or about black people to enroll in a law school program at a historically black college in North Carolina? What would possess that same woman to go on Facebook and make racist comments using the n-word that her classmates would be…