Race Matters
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President Joe Biden Signs Bill Officially Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
This is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Massachusetts Elementary School Teacher Fired After Being Exposed as White Supremacist Writer Who Hid Behind Pseudonyms
This week, a Massachusetts elementary school teacher was fired after he was exposed as an unabashed white supremacist writer who routinely published his work on white nationalist websites under multiple pseudonyms. He’s a self-described “race realist,” which, as far as I can tell, only means that he’s a Critical Race Theory-bashing, leftist-hating, garden-variety conservative who…
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SC Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Shooting Into Homes of Black and Hispanic Neighbors and Wounding Black Man
Maybe there needs to be a white supremacist offender registry so that Black people and people of color can find out if their neighbors happen to be armed and dangerous neo-Nazis who will hunt them down, even while they are in the confines of their homes. On February 22, 2017, two families of color were…
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Atlanta Restaurant Offers Dominique Wilkins an Apology After Being Accused of Discriminatory Dress Code
I’ve never dined at upscale eatery Le Bilboquet in Atlanta before, but if Dominique Wilkins’ previous experience there is any indication, I think it’s safe to assume that I never will. On Saturday, the NBA legend took to Twitter to call out the popular French restaurant for refusing him service. Allegedly it was because of…
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Rally Held in Minneapolis to Mark the One-Year Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death
To mark the one-year anniversary of his death, activists, citizens, and members of Floyd’s family gathered to celebrate his life and continue the fight for reform. Politico reports that a rally took place outside the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where last month, former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three counts of murder in…