Race Matters
Race Matters
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Police Falsely Accuse Black Students of Dining-and-Dashing at Clayton, Mo., IHOP [Updated]
Updated: Tuesday, July 17, 2018; 2:01 EDT: Seems as if Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri and the city of Clayton, Mo., are not agreeing as to what went down earlier this month when Clayton police stopped 10 black students and falsely accusing them of leaving a local IHOP without paying. According to the St.…
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Racial-Profiling Pool Patrol Goes International: Black Canadian Family Say They Were Singled Out at Neighborhood Pool Over Whether They Belong
Donât look now, but #PoolPatrolPaul appears to have a Canadian cousin out here doing his mayonnaise lordâs work. A black family in British Columbia, Canada, is alleging that they were racially profiled at a pool in their townhouse complex last Thursday. According to them, in the two years since they bought their home, this is…
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Dark-Skinned Babies? 'I Ain't With That': GlocKKKNine, Self-Hate and Colorism in America
Some conspiracy theories are real. When planes flew into the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, it was the result of an actual conspiracyâwhether it was an inside job or a plan composed by nine hijackers. Either Vladimir Putinâs Kremlin or white peopleâs âracial resentmentâ conspired to elect a president with the intellectual capacity…
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Ohio Woman Charged With 'Ethnic Intimidation' After Spray Painting Slurs, Swastikas on Neighbor's House
Toledo, Ohio, police have taken a white woman into custody after she was accused of spray painting racial slurs and swastikas on her neighborâs home last Friday. A police report notes that Patricia Edelen spray painted the words âNiggers Keep Outâ and âHail Trumpâ on her neighborâs home alongside a swastika. According to 13abc, police…
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#CampaigningWhileBlack: Police Called on Black Students Canvassing for Congressional CandidateÂ
Everyone who watches Fox News knows the ingredients for the unseasoned white recipe for black success. Instead of protesting, complaining and blaming everything on âthe white man,â if âthe blacksâ were really interested in equality, justice and success, they would focus on education, hard work and getting involved in the political process… Until a random…
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Black Man Denied Entry To Bus in Martha's Vineyard 'Because You're Black'
A black man alleges that he was denied entry on a bus, which he takes daily, because of his race. Kevin Brooks, a 35-year-old hairdresser and cameraman/editor was on his way to work from New Bedford, Mass., to the Vineyard and attempted to board a Vineyard Transit Authority bus, but was denied entry, the Vineyard…
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Woman Who Beat Elderly Mexican Man with a Brick on July 4 Charged With Attempted MurderÂ
Laquisha Jones, the black woman accused of beating 91-year-old Rodolfo Rodriguez with a cement brick as he was taking his nightly walk, will face attempted murder charges. Jones was arraigned at the Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday. KCAL reports that she pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and elder abuse. The 30-year-old…
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Former Firefighter Who Hanged Noose Outside Black Neighbor's Apartment Pleads Guilty to Interfering With Right to Fair Housing
A white, elderly former firefighter in North Texas who was arrested on stalking charges for harassing and intimidating his black neighbor has pleaded guilty to interfering with an African American familyâs right to fair housing. Court documents accuse 64-year-old Glenn Eugene Halfin of threatening force, intimidating, and interfering with the family due to their race…
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2 White Women Attack Their Latinx Neighbors, Call the Police on Them, and End Up Going to Jail Themselves
Donât worry, Iâm not going to bother giving these two Beckys a cutesy nickname, but I am still going to tell the story of what they did, because Iâm tired of white women and their antics. (I shouldnât have to keep saying this, but we know ânot all white women.â Shut the entire fuck up…