racism
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Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza Was Potential Target of Armed White Supremacist Nabbed by FBI
As we get closer to Election Day, more reports of planned, executed, and nearly-executed violence at the hands of white supremacists keep barrelling in. Deeply insecure white people with weapons have been targeting everyone from Black church-goers and the governor of Michigan, to even their police enablers in Minneapolis. Now news has come that these…
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Marine General Gets Job, Uses N-Word, Loses Job in Just 3 Months
A Marine general has been removed from his post after using the N-word during a training session. NBC News reports Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Neary, the commanding general of the Marine Corps Forces in Europe and Africa, was relieved of his post on Monday as an investigation was launched into his use of the slur.…
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The Iowa Hawkeyes Have a $20 Million Dollar Problem and an Allegedly Racist Coach Is at the Center of It
Iowa Hawkeyes football coach Kirk Ferentz isn’t the most popular guy at the moment. And if your nosey ass is wondering why, it might have something to do with the fact that the dude is a whole ass racist—allegedly. The Washington Post has the scoop: Eight Black former football players at the University of Iowa…
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David Perdue's Mocking of Kamala Harris' Name is Turning Into the Self-Own to End All Self-Owns
It must be hard out here for a Republican these days. Imagine having to choose between being a decent human being and appealing to your deplorable base. We learned all through the Obama years how a foreign-sounding name on a brown person gives racist ass xenophobes conservative voters the heebee jeebees. So I bet when…
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'Kamala-mala-mala, I Don’t Know, Whatever': GOP Senator Mocks Kamala Harris’ Name Because…Honestly, Do I Even Need to Say It?
For people who have the hissiest of fits anytime anyone even suggests that they might be racist, Republicans sure do appear to have a rough time not demonstrating clear bigotry, especially when they get around their constituents. Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) spoke at a Trump rally in Macon, Ga., Friday and decided to put some…
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Study Finds Black Cops Disciplined More Than White Cops
In news that is absolutely shocking to no one, a study has found that Black cops are more likely to be disciplined than white cops. According to Indiana University, despite an equal number of allegations being filed against both groups, Black cops are more likely to face disciplinary action. The study, titled “The Race Discipline…
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Rep. Jahana Hayes Responds to Coordinated, Racist Attack on Virtual Campaign Meeting: ‘I Am Not OK’
When a group of racist agitators crashed Connecticut Rep. Jahana Hayes’ virtual listening session on Monday, the congresswoman’s first instinct was to calmly press on, then check on everyone else and make sure they were OK. The first Black woman to represent Connecticut in Congress, Hayes was hosting the campaign event with residents from Newtown.…