Race Matters
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NYPD Commissioner Says Anti-Racism Protesters at MLK Day March That Turned Violent Were Trying to 'Destroy Our Way of Life'
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, hundreds of demonstrators marched over New York City’s Brooklyn Bridge in honor of King’s legacy. The march—called the Black Liberation March—reportedly started out peaceful but ended in clashes between participants and police officers. Twenty-nine people were arrested, several officers reported suffering minor injuries, and, as usual, demonstrators and police disagree…
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Oregon Lawmaker Proposes Reparation Bill for the State’s Descendants of American Slavery Victims
America’s racial awakening has brought about a number of positive changes—or at least earnest attempts at bringing change. The spotlight on systemic racism in policing, for example, appears to have lawmakers (mostly Democratic, but still) taking police reform more seriously than ever before. But when it comes to racial injustice and inequality, police brutality is…
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White Man Convicted of Killing Black Army Lt. Richard Collins III Sentenced to Life in Prison
The white man who stabbed and killed a Black U.S. Army lieutenant at a bus stop in 2017 has been sentenced to life in prison. Sean Urbanski stabbed Richard Collins III as Collins stood at a bus stop on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park with friends around 3 a.m. on…
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Black Americans Are 'Glad Their Ancestors Were Brought Here as Slaves,' Says North Dakota Legislator
In today’s episode of White People Who Can’t Even Be Anti-Race Without Being Racist, a North Dakota lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require agencies to list “American” as a race option on official government documents. It’s a ridiculous proposal that has all the hallmarks of fragile white people taking an “I don’t see…
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Texas Coach Steve Sarkisian On Racist History of School Song: 'That's Our Song, We're Fired Up to Sing It'
Brand spanking new Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is on top of the world—or rather, he should be. But not even 48 hours removed from playing an integral role in Alabama’s 18th national title as the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator—yes, that was him who orchestrated Devonta Smith’s historic reign of terror—the 46-year-old stepped into a steaming…
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Apple Announces New Details in $100 Million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, Including an Education Hub for HBCUs
Last June—amid a wave of protests sparked by the violent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others—Apple announced its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, which aims to “help dismantle systemic barriers to opportunity and combat injustices faced by communities of color.” On Wednesday, the tech company revealed in a press release new…
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NYPD Anti-Discrimination Deputy Accused of Online Bigotry Retires Following Suspension
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: The head of the NYPD’s workplace discrimination office has been accused of being racist, misogynistic, homophobic and anti-Semitic. Hilarious, right? I heard they also put a team of canine cops in charge of safeguarding New York’s Kibbles ‘n Bits supply. Seriously though, the head of the discrimination office has…
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Part 2 of Gayle King's Interview With Miya Ponsetto Has Dropped and OH MY GOD, I HATE THIS WOMAN. I HATE HER, I HATE HER, I HATE HER!
Miya Ponsetto, aka Soho Karen, sat down with her attorney for an interview with Gayle King. The Root covered the first part of the interview Friday, so no doubt you’ve already heard Ponsetto characterize herself as “young” and “sweet” without a hint of self-awareness or indication that she realizes the child she tackled is even…
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Report: D.C. Police Made At Least 5 Times More Arrests During One Day of BLM Protests Than at Capitol Insurrection
Surprising no one, but confirming of us what many suspected while watching a free-wheeling mass of Trump supporters break into the U.S. Capitol building, police in Washington D.C. arrested far less rioters in the white supremacist insurrection than they did during a single day of racial justice protests in the city this summer. A CNN…
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Labor Department Suspends Trump’s Federal Diversity Training Ban—Because It’s Racist and Dumb
Welp, Donald Trump is on his way out of office and it looks like some of his stupid-ass policies are soon to follow. Remember when the commander-in-insurrection issued an executive order barring federal agencies and contractors from funding anti-racism and diversity training? Well, last month, a federal judge blocked that Orangey-white nonsense, and now, the…