Politics
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Minn. Man Found Guilty of Shooting Black Lives Matter Activists During Protest
A Minnesota man charged with felony first-degree assault and riot charges in the November 2015 shooting of five people at a Black Lives Matter protest was convicted by a jury Wednesday. The Star-Tribune reports that the jury deliberated for seven hours before finding Allen “Lance” Scarsella, 24, guilty on all counts following two weeks of…
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Police Use Mace on Anti-Trump Protesters in Columbus, Ohio
A Monday-evening protest in downtown Columbus, Ohio, was abruptly ended after police used mace on the demonstrators who were apparently blocking traffic, WBNS reports. According to the news station, the Columbus chapter of Socialist Alternative announced the rally on its Facebook page, saying that it was protesting President Donald Trump’s policies on everything from immigration…
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Trayvon Martin’s Parents Consider Running for Political Office
The parents of Trayvon Martin have been fighting for their son’s legacy and for racial justice for all since their son was gunned down five years ago by then-neighborhood shithead watchman George Zimmerman in a controversial shooting that fueled the Black Lives Matter movement. However, now, with a Trump presidency appearing to threaten whatever accomplishments…
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Fight, Flight or Freeze? Trump Is the Ultimate History Test for Black America
I remember sitting in class back in high school and learning about slavery, Jim Crow and the civil rights movement (since that’s all they taught about black history) and thinking … what the hell? The few other black kids in my class and I would often mutter that we never would have been slaves. We…
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Sage Steele Is Still Out to Prove That a Biracial Woman Can Cry White Tears
ESPN host Sage Steele will never be coming to the cookout. Ever. On Sunday, as thousands around the country protested President Evil’s “Muslim ban”—the one his administration is refusing to call a Muslim ban even though that’s exactly what it is—Steele tweeted not about the protest, or solidarity with those who find the dictator-in-chief’s actions…
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Malia Obama Seen at Dakota Access Pipeline Protest at Sundance
America’s former first daughter (fight me) is apparently keeping busy now that her dad has stepped down from the presidency. Malia Obama marked her first week as a “normal” person by attending an event supporting the Standing Rock Sioux tribe’s protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah,…
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Retrial Delayed for Ex SC Cop Who Fatally Shot Walter Scott
Justice appears to have been delayed once more. On Tuesday a judge decided to postpone the retrial of former North Charleston, S.C., Police Officer Michael Slager, who is facing murder charges in the shooting death of 50-year-old Walter Scott during a 2015 traffic stop, Reuters reports. The trial is now expected to be delayed until…
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Former Mich. Cop Who Brutally Beat Black Motorist to Be Released From Prison
A former Inkster, Mich., police officer who was convicted after being captured on dashcam video repeatedly punching a black motorist during a traffic stop nearly two years ago is scheduled to be released from prison sometime this week, the Detroit Free Press reports. William Melendez was sentenced to spend 13 months to 10 years in…
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Protests Mark Trump’s Inauguration Ceremony
Donald Trump’s inauguration Friday was marked by spirited protests by those who still feel that Trump is #NotMyPresident. According to ABC News, the spirited protests unfolded mostly peacefully at several security checkpoints near the U.S. Capitol as demonstrators held signs with messages such as, “Resist Trump Climate Justice Now,” “Let Freedom Ring” and “Free Palestine.”…
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Environmental Racism Is a Special and Urgent Concern
The focus of environmental justice has been the preservation of ecologies and spaces largely uninhabited by people of color. There is grave consideration for the preservation of national parks, but not for the preservation of black life and space. The ideas of justice and environment refer to the surrounding conditions of living things, yet the…