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A Louisiana lawmaker is catching heat after saying schools should be required to teach the “good” aspects of U.S. slavery. According to Forbes, GOP Rep. Ray Garofalo made the comments Tuesday while defending House Bill No. 564—a proposed measure that would prohibit K-12 schools and colleges from teaching “divisive concepts,” such as critical race theory. Garofalo, who is the chairman of […]
Oprah Winfrey’s recent interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry shocked the world as the conversation’s ripple effect on the internet lasted days after its premiere. Oprah has now publicly addressed the impact that her explosive sit-down had, telling Nancy O’Dell, “I had no idea that it would have the reverberating impact that it has had and continues to have.” Oprah […]
A Texas school district says it’s taking disciplinary action against a group of high school students who allegedly held a mock “slave auction” on Snapchat. The Aledo Independent School District confirmed the racist stunt was carried out by students from the Daniel Ninth Grade Campus. CNN obtained screenshots from the Snapchat group, reportedly titled “N***** Auction,” where students pretended […]
A Virginia sheriff’s deputy shot a Black man 10 times this week in a bizarre turn of events. WRC-TV reports that 32-year-old Isaiah Brown is now in the intensive care unit after being wounded in the face, neck, chest, and pelvic area. His family is also confused as to how this even happened. The incident […]
More than 400 convictions could be thrown out in wake of an investigation by Fairfax County and the FBI into the racially motivated behavior of former officer Jonathan Freitag, Washington Post reports. Freitag, 25, is accused of stealing drugs from the police property room, planting drugs on innocent people, and stopping motorists without legal basis. He […]
An adult man inexplicably shared a video of himself on TikTok getting embarrassed by a 12-year-old who confronted him for hanging a Confederate flag on his porch. The exchange, which was captured by a security camera positioned outside his home, starts with the kid walking up to the grown man on his bike, and asking him […]
Windsor, Virginia Police Chief Rodney Riddle has said no apology is owed to the Black Army officer who had a gun aimed at him during a traffic stop. At a press conference on Wednesday, Riddle told reporters an investigation into the incident was launched just three days after the traffic stop, which happened on Dec. 5, […]
Illinois authorities are reviewing a video in which a Black high school football player is seen being harassed by his teammates. The now-viral footage, which was reportedly filmed last Thursday, appears to show the teen in a locker room surrounded by his peers, one of whom tells the teen to get in a locker filled […]
A far-right white supremacist rally held in Huntington Beach, California was shut down by police less than two hours after it started on Sunday. As per NBC Los Angeles, the rally was part of a disorganized effort from far-right extremists that was ultimately outnumbered by counter-protesters. The “White Lives Matter” rally was scheduled for 1 […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared racism a “serious public health threat” that requires immediate action. CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky made the declaration Thursday, citing racism as a major cause of “health inequities, health disparities and disease.” She used the ongoing pandemic to support the agency’s claim, reminding the public the coronavirus has disproportionately affected communities of color; however, Walensky emphasized that […]
