Civil Rights Activist Chokwe Lumumba Elected Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi
Civil rights activist and ex-black nationalist Chokwe Lumumba has been elected Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi.
View Article84 Arrested in 7th Week of North Carolina Protests
Mass protests against the policies of the GOP-controlled legislature continue in North Carolina. Moral Monday protests in the North Carolina General Assembly building led to 84 arrests. Over 500 have...
View ArticlePaula Deen Basically Admits to Being Racist in Deposition
So, apparently Paula Deen's recipes come with tons and tons of butter and a healthy dose of old school, antebellum-flavored racism. The queen of southern cooking essentially admitted that she is racist...
View ArticleFood Network Releases Statement on Paula Deen Controversy
The Food Network - which broadcasts Paula Deen's cooking show - has released a statement in response to the uproar surrounding Deen's racism admission: "The Food Network does not tolerate any form of...
View ArticlePaula Deen Apologizes for Being Racist
Paula Deen has issued an apology for using racist language that essentially plays upon stereotypes of white southerners in an effort for us to accept her "my bad."
View ArticleRepublicans Have Already Begun to Take Advantage of Yesterday’s Gutting of...
Republicans in states across the south wasted no time taking advantage of the Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act yesterday. The ruling freed 15 historically racist states from...
View ArticleNorth Carolina 4th of July Parade Marred by ‘White History Month’ Float
A Fourth of July parade in a small North Carolina town took a disturbing turn when a "White History Month" float made its way into the parade procession.
View ArticleFlorida Lawmakers Vote Overwhelming Against ‘Stand Your Ground’ Special Session
Florida lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly against holding a special session to strike down the "Stand Your Ground" law. 108 legislators voted against the session; only 47 voted for it.
View ArticleGroup of Black Patrons Denied Service at Restaurant Because White Customer...
A party of 25 African American family and friends were denied service at Wild Wing Cafe in Charleston, NC after a white customer said she felt threatened by them. After waiting for two hours, the...
View ArticleDuck, Duck…Goose.
Last week, the star of A&E’s hit television show Duck Dynasty got into some trouble after remarks he made during an interview for GQ magazine became public. Phil Robertson, patriarch of said...
View ArticleGunmen Open Fire on New Orleans Parade, Injuring 19
Gunmen open fired on a Mother's Day parade in New Orleans yesterday. Nineteen people were shot, including 10 men, 3 women, and a little boy and girl. Fortunately, no one was killed.
View Article95 bodies—how sanitizing slavery keeps America’s hands clean
The remains of ninety-five Black people were recently found buried at a construction site in Sugar Land, Texas. The vast majority of reports about this discovery neglect to call these dead Black people...
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