AvatarVasco A. BrownFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoA Police Officer Who Threatened To Shoot A Black Family During A Shoplifting Investigation Will Be Firedbuzzfeednews.com - Claudia Koerner"I have expectations of my employees to be respectful, to be courteous, to be decisive, and to treat everyone with dignity," Phoenix Police Chief …
AvatarVasco A. BrownAvatarAvatarBiology Lab Strips James Watson of All Honorary Titles After 'Reprehensible' Race Remarksverified_publisherGizmodo - Tom McKayThe Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has stripped James Watson, the 90-year-old Nobel Prize-winning scientist famous for determining the …
AvatarVasco A. BrownFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoKentucky Catholic high school from Lincoln Memorial clash allowed blackface at pep ralliesdailymail.co.uk - Jennifer SmithThe Kentucky Catholic high school whose students were filmed taunting a Native American man at the Lincoln Memorial last Friday have been called out …
AvatarVasco A. BrownFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoKnife-wielding racist arrested in Oregon, days after Christmas Eve attack goes viraldailykos.com - by Jessica SutherlandAnother day, another racist—but this time, the bigot had a knife. An Oregon woman was arrested Friday after a viral video showed her attack a black …
AvatarVasco A. BrownAvatarAvatarOregon hotel fires 2 employees who mistreated black guestAssociated PressPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon hotel said it fired two of its employees for mistreatment of a black guest who was talking on his phone in the lobby when he was asked to leave a week ago. DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Portland tweeted Saturday they have “terminated the employment of the two men …
AvatarVasco A. BrownAvatarAvatarExclusive: here’s the photo of a very white summer intern class the White House didn’t releaseverified_publisherVox - Emily StewartThe Trump administration has been criticized for the lack of diversity among its interns in the past. Past group photos of White House interns under President Donald Trump have drawn criticism for showing a group of overwhelmingly white young people. This summer, the White House didn’t make much …
AvatarVasco A. BrownAvatarAvatarSerena Williams' Outfits Are Not the Issue for Tennis—It's Her Blacknessverified_publisherVICE - Victoria UwumarogieSerena Williams has spent her career dominating professional tennis, but also navigating the intrinsic racism of having a Black body in a traditionally white space. With 23 Grand Slam titles under her belt and arguably the most recognizable name in tennis, you would think that Serena Williams would …
AvatarVasco A. BrownFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNew Jersey school board candidate called Black people ‘animals’ and ‘useless wastes of life’verified_publisherthinkprogress.org - Adrienne Mahsa VarkianiRichard Jankowski made all the Facebook posts public, so anyone could read them. A New Jersey school board candidate often made racist comments on …
AvatarVasco A. BrownAvatarAvatarOn the 4th anniversary of Eric Garner’s death, mother calls for police firingsverified_publisherCNNCNN — On the fourth anniversary of Eric Garner’s death Tuesday, his mother stood on the steps of City Hall and demanded action from authorities. Just a day earlier, the New York Police Department said in a letter to the Justice Department that it would start disciplinary proceedings against officers …
AvatarVasco A. BrownAvatarAvatarOhio Woman Charged With 'Ethnic Intimidation' After Spray Painting Slurs, Swastikas on Neighbor's HouseThe Root - Breanna EdwardsToledo, Ohio, police have taken a white woman into custody after she was accused of spray painting racial slurs and swastikas on her neighbor’s home …
AvatarVasco A. BrownAvatarAvatarWhite Woman Calls Cops on California Man Chilling in His Car Listening to Yoga CDThe Root - Breanna EdwardsImagine you’re vibing in your car, mentally working on aligning your chakras when a white woman comes and tries to throw a whole bucket of ice water …
AvatarVasco A. BrownAvatarAvatarWoman Who Beat Elderly Mexican Man with a Brick on July 4 Charged With Attempted MurderThe Root - Anne BraniginLaquisha Jones, the black woman accused of beating 91-year-old Rodolfo Rodriguez with a cement brick as he was taking his nightly walk, will face …