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The Media Is Villainizing A Black Woman Who Stood Her Ground In A Walmart Parking Lot

Source: ABC News / Screenshot There’s an old bit from the 1986 standup special “Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met” in which Williams discusses the crazy gun culture in the United States (because, yes, it’s been a problem for a long time).  “It’s in the Constitution! You have the right to bear arms or […]

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Donald Trump And Laura Loomer Dragged Candace Owens. Black Folks Shouldn’t Feel Sorry For Her

Source: Jason Kempin / Getty Laura Loomer, the far-right agitator for whom racism is a core personality trait, reportedly called Candace Owens a “nappy-headed Black b—h.” Meanwhile, Donald Trump shared a doctored TIME Magazine image of her labeling her a “vile person” and “extremely low-IQ individual.” Yeah, all that is racist. And yes, it’s ugly. […]

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The Cost Of Doing Business: Why A $1.25M Settlement For Fred Harris’ Murder Is Not Justice

Source: Attorney Randall Kallinen / Houston Public Media The $1.25 million check recently approved by the Harris County Commissioners Court to settle a federal lawsuit over the death of Fred Harris is not an act of justice. It is, instead, a receipt that documents the cost of doing business for a rapacious carceral machine that […]

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