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George Zimmerman’s Father Says The ‘True Racists’ Are African-American
By Judd Legum As the murder trial for George Zimmerman begins, his father has released an emotional and highly unusual e-book, publicly opining on all aspects of the case. The book by Robert Zimmerman Sr., called “Florida v. Zimmerman: Uncovering … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Congressional Black Caucus, Eric Holder, Florida, George Zimmerman, law, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, National Basketball Players Association, National Black United Fund, race, racism, Robert Zimmerman Sr, Sanford Florida, Trayvon Martin, United Negro College Fund, Zimmerman
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Donald Trump Says Blacks and Hispanics Cause Crime; Racist or Honest?
By Amy Elisa Keith Oh for real? Donald Trump is not holding back. Today, the Donald took to Twitter to express his views on crime in major cities and how it is directly related to African Americans and Latino-Americans. His goal … Continue reading
St. Louis Police Shoot Black Honor Student 25 Times
By Aviva Shen Protesters rallied in St. Louis, MO on Wednesday over the death of 25-year-old Cary Ball Jr, who was shot 25 times by police officers last month. Police say Ball refused to pull over for a traffic stop, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cary Ball, law, police, Police officer, race, Robbery, Semi-automatic pistol, St. Louis, St. Louis Missouri
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How Racism Turned an Interracial Family’s Trip to Walmart into a Kidnapping Investigation
By Kristen Gwynne A Virginia father’s trip to Walmart last week took an unexpected turn when he was accused of kidnapping his three young daughters because their skin color did not match his. Joseph, a white father in an interracial marriage who … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox News Channel, Interracial marriage, Potomac Mills, race, racism, Virginia, Walmart
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Soledad O’Brien Calls Out ‘White People’ Over ‘Black In America’ Series
Soledad O’Brien addressed criticism from “white people” about her documentaries about race in America in a new video. O’Brien has hosted five documentaries in CNN’s “Black In America” series. In a talk at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, she said … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Black In America, CNN, Harvard University, media, race, Soledad O'Brien, television, White people
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Commissioner Kelly says almost 75% of violent crime committed by African-Americans
By Shane Dixon Kavanaugh Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly credited the controversial stop-and-frisk tactic for helping to push New York’s crime rate to record lows. In a television interview, New York’s top cop defended his department’s use of the crimefighting tool and … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, Bill Weir, Bronx, Brooklyn, latino, New York, New York Police Department, NYPD, police, race, racism, Raymond Kelly, stop & frisk, Violent crime
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Boston aftermath brings out America’s worst prejudices
By David Sirota Between a Saudi student’s profiling and irresponsible CNN and NY Post reports, our nation’s bigotry is on display. For a country that so often purports to be color blind, that insists too many people of color are … Continue reading
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Tagged bigotry, Boston, Boston Marathon, CNN, David Sirota, Ethnicity, John King, journalism, New York Post, race, racial profiling, reporting, Saudi Arabia, television, United States
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