Race Matters
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Confronted by Black Lives Matter Activist, Tennessee Governor Says He’s Considering Clemency for Cyntoia Brown
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. Tennessee’s 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 DJ’s 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 “For calling a little black boy a monkey?” you would be 100 percent correct. Dallas mom Brittany Miner says it all began three weeks ago. “He was jumping…
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In the Latest Example of White Women Not Minding Their Damn Business, ‘Target Tammy’ Makes Her Auspicious Debut
I don’t know if you’ve 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 1992’s Juice, or blurting out, “Can’t…
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As If Christmas Carols Aren't Insidious Enough, High Schoolers Turned 'Jingle Bells' into the KKK's Official Theme Song
Much like Trump’s toupee glue, being a teacher is a thankless job. There’s low pay, long hours, and a tremendous amount of responsibility to mold the minds of our next generation. But even outside of being an educator, they’re disciplinarians, role models, mentors, and invaluable pillars of our society who have a profound ability to…
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Black Panther Mural on Crenshaw Boulevard in South Los Angeles Defaced With Swastikas
As you cruise down the portion of Crenshaw Boulevard that traverses South Los Angeles from Stocker Street all the way down to Slauson Avenue, you can see murals honoring black history and culture on the walls. Everyone from Malcolm X to Martin Luther King Jr. is represented in visual form for all to see. The…
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Things That Are Racist, Ranked
50. Gravity. 49. Cold weather. 48. Stop signs. 47. Chicken-fried steak. 46. Astrology. 45. Male pattern baldness. 44. Kawhi Leonard’s laugh. 43. Gout. 42. Daylight saving time. 41. Internet browsing and chat histories. 40. White people, generally. 39. Colonoscopy prep. 38. Wet socks. 37. The apartment buildings that are erected in urban spaces after they’ve…
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At the Age of 31, Ferguson Activist Bassem Masri Reportedly Died of a Heart Attack. Why?
Bassem Masri, a Palestinian-American civil rights activist best known for his participation in and live-streaming of the Ferguson Uprising in 2014, died Tuesday morning after being found unresponsive on a bus, officials say. While the cause of death still hasn’t been confirmed, at least one outlet is reporting that Masri died of a heart attack.…
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White Nationalist Accused of Driving His Car Into a Crowd and Killing Heather Heyer Claims It Was Self-Defense
The Ohio man charged with driving his car into a crowd of counter-protesters at last year’s white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., and causing the death of Heather Heyer plans to argue that he was acting in self-defense at the time. James Alex Fields Jr., 21, faces 10 state charges including first-degree murder and malicious…
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If You Want to Understand the Economics of Institutional Racism, Read This
To properly understand white supremacy and institutional inequality, there is no need to study the Ku Klux Klan or ask why you can’t say the n-word. Racism has less to do with the hate in one’s heart and more to do with the hard truths of economics and history. A new study titled “The Devaluation…