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The family of Zekee Rayford, a Black 18-year-old from Texas who was physically harassed and repeatedly tased by members of the Schertz Police Department, is calling on two of the involved officers to be fired. Around 11:30 p.m. on Monday, according to a report from regional paper the San Antonio Express-News, Rayford was on his way […]
Voters in Alabama have approved an amendment that will allow state officials to begin drafting a recompiled version of their constitution that eliminates racist language, AP reports. The amendment will also remove language that no longer applies, and combine elements pertaining to economic development and related counties. Since 2000, a similar measure in regards to […]
A Massachusetts State Police officer has been fired after allegedly firing off racial slurs during an off-duty confrontation, the New York Post reports. The incident occurred when the unidentified officer got into an exchange with a motorist. The race of neither the trooper nor the victim has been disclosed, but the department made it clear that it doesn’t […]
Holden James Matthews was sentenced Monday to 25 years in prison for setting three historically Black churches in Louisiana ablaze last year, ABC News reports. Matthews, 22, pleaded guilty in February to three counts of using fire to commit a felony and three counts of intentional damage to religious property. Under the Church Arson Prevention Act […]
The Kentucky State Police is facing backlash this week over training material that reportedly included quotes attributed to Adolf Hitler. Student journalists at Louisville’s duPont Manual High School were the first to report on the slideshow presentation, which was shown to cadets as recently as 2013. One of the slides, titled “Violence of Action,” encouraged trainees to […]
Danny Green continues to set himself apart. Not many can say they’ve won both an NCAA title and at least three NBA titles—in fact, just 10 other people can. After winning a championship with San Antonio in 2014, Green just won back-to-back titles with both the Toronto Raptors and Los Angeles Lakers. At 33, Green […]
JetBlue Airlines has banned a man from all their flights after he was kicked off a plane for spewing racial slurs and assaulting a fellow passenger. TMZ the flight was leaving from Kingston, Jamaica and going to JFK airport. The racist man in question initially got upset when he was told that there was no overhead space for his […]
A barista in a Southern California Starbucks kept her cool as a Trump-supporting customer went on an anti-mask tirade. The 19-year-old’s handling of the customer’s freakout went viral on TikTok. In the video, the person in question can be heard yelling “Trump 2020!” and “fuck Black Lives Matter” after she was told by employee Alex Beckom […]
Boston Celtics’ Marcus Smart has made it. He parlayed a celebrated college career at Oklahoma State into a first-round draft pick. He’s made a space for himself on the Boston Celtics over the course of six years with the organization. But that’s not enough to escape the baked-in racism that comes with living in the […]
Amy Coney Barrett is facing additional criticism over a controversial ruling in a workplace discrimination case. The conservative Supreme Court nominee was pressed on the issue during Wednesday’s confirmation hearing, when Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) expressed concern over Barrett’s position on racial bias in the criminal justice system. Barrett told the former presidential candidate she was convinced such bias […]
