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Wypipo Are Big Mad Over 'Dear, God Help Me Hate White People' Entry in Bestselling Prayer Book and, Well…LOL!

I’m not sure how I feel about the idea that Black people can’t be racist in general, but there is one hill I have no problem dying on: Black people can’t be racist towards white people. I don’t say that because of the notion that racism requires systemic power—if I’m being honest, I’m not even…

By

Zack Linly

Published

April 11, 2021
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LA County Works to Return Manhattan Beach Property to Descendants of Black Couple White Supremacy Stole it From

When we talk about systemic racism in America, one aspect tends to get left out of the discussion: Black people are disproportionately poor because, historically, we’ve been blocked from achieving generational wealth. From the Tulsa race riots to Detroit’s Black Bottom, U.S. history is full of stories that involve white people sabotaging Black wealth and…

By

Zack Linly

Published

April 10, 2021
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Black Family Accuses Georgia Daycare of Feeding White Children While Black Children Wait to Eat

A daycare center in Roswell, Ga., has come under fire after being accused of feeding white children first while all the Black children had to wait to eat. The controversy started after the father of one of the Black children said he checked in on his two-year-old via live stream video and noticed the incident…

By

Zack Linly

Published

April 10, 2021
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Apparently, White People Are Planning 'White Lives Matter' Rallies Across the Nation on April 11. I May Have a Short List of Activity Ideas

Apparently, Sunday, April 11, is the day white people across the country have set aside for white fragility rallies where the melanin-have-nots will gather and lament the difficulties faced by the white race in America while eating unseasoned green bean casserole and discussing how the “trickle-down effect” refers to why the washing of legs in…

By

Zack Linly

Published

April 9, 2021
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United Airlines Announces Diversity Push. Tucker Carlson Says It Will 'Get People Killed' Because Apparently, Only White Men Can Fly Planes

This week, United Airlines’ flight school, United Aviate Academy, announced that it is now accepting applications and that it plans to train 5,000 new pilots over the next decade and that 50 percent of those pilots will be women and people of color. For reasonable people, it looks like United is looking to diversify the…

By

Zack Linly

Published

April 8, 2021
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Woman Charged With Hate Crime After Allegedly Speeding Through Work Zone, Shouting Racial Slurs at Black Traffic Flagger

In today’s episode of Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Hate Crime Charges, a Paradise, Calif., woman is facing hate crime charges after she allegedly plowed through a work zone in her SUV while drinking and shouting racial slurs at a Black worker who was holding up signs to control the pace of traffic. The worker…

By

Zack Linly

Published

April 8, 2021
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White People Are Weird: Virginia School System Investigating Social Media Post That Mocks George Floyd’s Death

I swear white folks are just looking for any excuse to be racist. A school system in Virginia is investigating a post on social media that mocked George Floyd’s death in celebration of— wait for it—a football game. White people. Why are you like this? According to the Associated Press, Roanoke County Schools issued a…

By

Joe Jurado

Published

April 6, 2021
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cornerback Carlton Davis Apologizes After Tweeting Anti-Asian Slur

Last time I checked, words mean things. So should you ever feel inclined to use a specific word, it’s probably in your best interest to ensure that you’re acutely aware of its actual definition. We call this “foreshadowing.” On Sunday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis should’ve been off somewhere hiding Easter eggs or watching…

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 5, 2021
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3 Black Border Patrol Officers File Lawsuit Against CBP Alleging Constant Racial Profiling and Harassment of Black Travelers

Apparently, there is no place in America a Black person can go without experiencing racism—not even to the border of Canada. Three Black Customs and Border Protection officers have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court alleging that CBP officers commonly target Black travelers for racial profiling and harassment and that the few Black officers…

By

Zack Linly

Published

April 4, 2021
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Texas Teachers Suspended Over Racist Quiz Question That Stereotypes Chinese People…Because This Is the Perfect Time for That

I’ve argued multiple times that there are certain “educators” who have no business teaching Black students. Well, it turns out that there are teachers who don’t need to be teaching non-white students altogether—which is essentially to say they shouldn’t be teaching at all. At a time when media is filled to the brim with stories…

By

Zack Linly

Published

April 2, 2021