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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
McKinney, Texas: A Small Town Turned Boomtown
By Olga Khazan When I was in high school in McKinney, Texas, I won a “student of the month” award along with several other students. I went to a public high school, but the award was overseen by the local … Continue reading
White Woman Used Racial Slurs, Slapped Her, Texas Pool Party Host Says
By Carimah Townes After a viral video of police brutalizing black teenagers in swimsuits in Texas sparked national outrage, a second video has surfaced of a party host detailing a violent encounter before the cops arrived at the scene. According … Continue reading
Local Homeowners Defend Texas Cops Who Brutalized Black Teens At Pool Party
By Judd Legum The police’s brutal treatment of black teens attending a pool party in McKinney, Texas has sparked a nationwide outrage. The video shows officer Eric Casebolt grabbing 15-year-old Dajerria Becton, unarmed and wearing a bikini, by the hair … Continue reading
McKinney, Texas, and the Racial History of American Swimming Pools
By Yoni Appelbaum On Friday, a large group of teens gathered for a pool party in the city of McKinney, Texas. Shortly thereafter, someone called the police. And by Sunday night, as footage of the police response spread across the … Continue reading
It’s dismally apparent that some black lives matter more than others
By Emma Dabiri Following the killings of unarmed men and boys such as Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner and Walter Scott, the United States is entering what’s being called a new civil rights movement, with activists ensuring that the … Continue reading
Cleveland Verdict: Where the Threat of Blackness Prevails
By Charles F. Coleman Jr. 137 rounds. 49 shots from one gun. 2 unarmed black victims dead. Not guilty. Perhaps the most chilling element of the verdict in the case of Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo, charged with the voluntary … Continue reading
WATCH: Black Activist Politely Schools CNN on Racism—’Whiteness Gets Nuance; Blackness Doesn’t’
By David Edwards Social activist Deray McKesson criticized the media over the weekend for the way they had handled a white biker shootout in Texas with “nuance,” but black rioters in Baltimore who did not kill anyone were not “humanized” … Continue reading
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Letter tells LI black family: ‘YOU DON’T BELONG HERE’
By Tobias Salinger An anonymous racist sent a hate note to an African-American family on Long Island, telling them: “YOU DON’T BELONG HERE.” Ronica Copes, 37, a resident of Lindenhurst in Babylon, found the typewritten, all-capital letter message in an … Continue reading
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