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Who’s Accountable for Ferguson’s Crimes? No One, It Seems

By Gary Younge In the wake of the deaths of Mike Brown and Eric Garner, Fox News anchor Bill O’Reilly had some advice for black America: “Don’t abandon your children. Don’t get pregnant at 14. Don’t allow your neighborhoods to … Continue reading

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Are Americans Really Champions of Racial Equality?

By Maribel Morey In his speech at Selma last month, President Barack Obama highlighted the inconsistencies between America’s egalitarian ideals and its history of racial discrimination. He stressed, though, that Americans have sought to correct their behavior to conform to … Continue reading

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Black death has become a cultural spectacle: Why the Walter Scott tragedy won’t change White America’s mind

By Brittney Cooper The most recent coldblooded police slaughter of an unarmed Black man is not the story of “one bad apple.” I refuse to narrate this story as another “isolated incident.” On Saturday morning, Michael Thomas Slager, a police … Continue reading

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How a Broken Tail Light Can Be a Death Sentence in America

By Karen Dolan So now we know: A broken tail light can get you killed in America. The situation that led to the alleged murder of Walter L. Scott by a white police officer in North Charleston SC is indicative … Continue reading

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Univision Host Rodner Figueroa Fired Over Racist ‘Planet Of The Apes’ Comment Towards Michelle Obama

By Mandy Fridmann Univision host Rodner Figueroa was fired Wednesday after comparing first lady Michelle Obama’s appearance to that of someone from the cast of the “Planet of the Apes.” The Emmy-winning host was dismissed over the racist remark said … Continue reading

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Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson to resign: report

By Doyle Murphy The embattled chief of the Ferguson Police Department will resign on Wednesday, according to a report. Chief Tom Jackson will step down from his post leading the controversial squad less than one day after the city manager … Continue reading

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Parker Rice: Expelled SAE Frat Member Apologizes for Racist Chant

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Ferguson City Manager Cited in Justice Department Report Resigns

By John Eligon The city manager of Ferguson, whom a Department of Justice report blamed as one of the officials responsible for much of the questionable conduct by the police and the courts here, has agreed to resign. The announcement … Continue reading

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The left’s racial dilemma: President Obama, Michelle Alexander & the nature of change

By Elias Isquith Earlier this month, I attended a speaking event at Union Theological Seminary, the beautiful and nearly 180-year-old divinity school found on New York’s Upper West Side. The event was part of Union’s “Women of Spirit Lecture” series, … Continue reading

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SAE Proudly Touts Association To The Confederacy On Its Website

By Ian Millhiser Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE), the fraternity that was kicked off of the University of Oklahoma’s campus Sunday night after video emerged of some of its members singing a racist chant that celebrates lynching, proudly touts its history … Continue reading

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