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Race Matters
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The 8 Kinds of Black Donald Trump Supporters
Black people love Donald Trump. In the 2016 election, Donald Trump earned more black votes (8 percent, according to the Roper Center) than Mitt Romney in 2012 (6 percent) or John McCain in 2008 (4 percent). While Barack Obamaâs blackness or the Russians may have had something to do with that, in 2016, twice as…
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'All I Did Was Be Black': Smith College Employee Calls Cops on Black Student Just Trying to Eat Her Damn Food
Oumou Kanoute was just trying to catch a breakâa lunch break to be precise. A rising sophomore at Smith College, Kanoute has been working on the campus this summer as a residential adviser and teaching assistant. On Tuesday, Kanoute was in a campus common room of the womenâs college quietly reading and eating her lunch,…
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Washington State Utility Company Sends Black Woman Racial Slur as Temporary PasswordÂ
I canât pretend to know how companies and programs come up with temporary passwords, but something tells me that they should at least be able to ensure that certain letters donât wind up together … like n-i-g-g-a. Except thatâs exactly what happened to one black woman in Seattle, Wash. who requested a temporary password for…
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Rich, White 18-Year-Old Who Drove Getaway Car During Killing of Black Man Acquitted of All Charges, Now Plans to Study Law
Once again, America has proven it pays to be rich and white after an 18-year-old, former high schooler from Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., was acquitted of first-degree and attempted murder charges even after he admitted to driving a car that two homicide suspects were driving in before the alleged crime was committed. Cameron Terrell was…
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Nothing Reminds You That You're Black in White America Like Trying to Buy a HouseÂ
Five weeks ago, moments after landing back in Pittsburgh after a two-day long trip to Chicago, I switched off airplane mode, checked my phone, and saw a transcribed voicemail from my mortgage consultant, asking me to call him back. We were 11 days away from closing. The loan and the interest rate had already been…
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White Michigan Cop Who Says He Faced Racial Taunts After DNA Test Showed He's 18 Percent Black Settles With City for $65,000
The city of Hastings, Mich., has settled with a decidedly white officer who claimed he was racially discriminated against after his colleagues found out he was 18 percent African after he got back DNA test results from genealogy site Ancestry.com. Cleon Brown sued the city for a hefty $500,000 last year, but the city will…
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#ServingYourNeighborhoodWhileBlack: Calif. Safeway Calls Cops on Black Woman Donating to the Homeless, Accuses Her of Shoplifting
Imagine you are out and about, doing some good, helping your community and your fellow man when you get the cops called on you, accusing you of being a thief. Well, thatâs exactly what happened to Erika Martin earlier this month as she was trying to help out a homeless man at a Safeway in…
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Polite White People Are (Still) Useless
Earlier today, the New York Times published a piece where Margaret Renkl, a very nice white lady, instructed other very nice white ladies and gentlemen on how to be nicer to their racist brethren. If youâve ever thought to yourself, Self, how can I be more magnanimous to racists?, âHow to Talk to a Racistâ…
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Black Lives Matter to Counter Protest 'White Civil Rights Rally' in DC
The Washington D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter is planning to counter protest the stupidly-named âWhite Civil Rights Rallyâ scheduled to be held near the White House at Lafayette Park on Aug. 12, which is also the anniversary of the deadly white supremacist rally that was held in Charlottesville, Va. According to Fox5DC, Shut It…
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White Fox News Guest: 'There's Nothing Worse Than Being Called A Racist'
In the latest edition of âDumb Takes on Racism by a Fox News Guest,â New York State Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor said thereâs nothing worse than being called a racist when discussing NFL playersâ protests during the National Anthem. Interviewing Lalor during the July 27 edition of Fox Newsâ Fox & Friends was Jillian Mele,…