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The 9 Things the McKinney Pool Party Reminds Us Black People Can’t Do
By Danielle C. Belton When I was 21, a police officer at the scene of a fire cursed me out. It didn’t matter that I was there with a camera crew and working for a TV station in St. Louis. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Black In America, existing while black, Ferguson, life, McKinney, race, racism
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Frenship Teacher Fired Over #imnotracist Post on Facebook
By Staff Frenship ISD said Thursday that the teacher who wrote a controversial Facebook post was fired. She was not mentioned by name in the statement but she had been previously identified as Karen Fitzgibbons, a teacher at Bennett Elementary … Continue reading
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Tagged Bennett Elementary School, Frenship ISD, Karen Fitzgibbons, McKinney, race, racist, school, Teacher, Texas
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When Black People Are Target Practice
By Chauncey DeVega In this age of police thuggery, it seems that almost every few days brings another video recorded incident of white-on-black police violence and excessive force. Last week a white police officer in Mckinney, Texas was recorded pulling … Continue reading
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Tagged George Zimmerman, McKinney, Michael Brown, Oscar Grant, police abuse, police violence, race, racism, Trayvon Martin
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Pastors are pushing the right buttons in McKinney
By James Ragland Pastor Mike Connaway and I sat on the steep concrete steps of his downtown church for two hours, talking about life, faith, parenting — and the infamous swimming pool incident that’s drawing global attention to McKinney. The … Continue reading
Frenship ISD teacher apologizes after McKinney-related segregation post
By Karen Michael & Adam D. Young A Frenship teacher said she apologized after writing a Facebook post saying she was “almost to the point” of wanting segregation regarding a racially charged police issue in McKinney. Karen Fitzgibbons, a teacher … Continue reading
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Tagged Bennett Elementary School, Frenship ISD, Karen Fitzgibbons, McKinney, race, racist, school, Teacher, Texas
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Woman Involved in Starting McKinney Pool Fight Placed on Administrative Leave by CoreLogic Inc.
By Stephen Benavides While the primary focus of the incident in McKinney, TX has been calling for the termination of now resigned Corporal Eric Casebolt, Twitter launched an impromptu campaign to identify the two women confirmed to have made racist … Continue reading
America’s war on Black girls: Why McKinney police violence isn’t about “one bad apple”
By Brittney Cooper In just over two months, we will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a natural disaster that ravaged communities along the Gulf Coast. This tragedy was made infinitely worse not only by decades of governmental neglect … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Girls, McKinney, police abuse, police violence, racism
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Texas pool party incident raises questions about wealth and race
By Tom Dart Unlike Ferguson, North Charleston or Baltimore, no one was killed or injured here. This is an affluent, mostly white area without a history of serious racial tension. But the expressions of anger and the demands for … Continue reading
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