News From A Colorful Perspective
A Rhode Island detention facility Captain Thomas Woodworth intentionally drove his official truck, while in uniform, into a crowd of people protesting outside of the building. They were protesting the detention facility’s cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to CNN, five demonstrators were hospitalized. The event was…
Four Black teenagers were going door-to-door in Wynne, Ark., on August 7 to fundraise for their football team. But it all went horribly awry when they got to the door of Arkansas white woman Jerry Kelly, a white woman who proceeded to yell, curse, and force them to the ground…
Muskegon, Michigan police officer Charles Anderson is on administrative leave after a Black man was touring his home during an open house and found Ku Klux Klan memorabilia. Rob Mathis, an Army veteran and prospective homebuyer posted a photo on Facebook of a framed KKK “application for citizenship” hung on…
Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on his show Tuesday that white supremacy is a “hoax” and not a major concern in the U.S. He’s faced intense backlash, but seemingly not from his network or advertisers, who have remained largely silent on the incident. His comments came just 72 hours…
A photo of seven young white men wearing “Team Mitch” shirts and pretending to choke a cardboard cutout of Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez surfaced on Twitter Monday. Mitch McConnell and the men faced backlash — including from Ocasio-Cortez herself. The photo was originally shared on Instagram with the caption, “break me…
A white teacher at Van Asselt Elementary School in Seattle called the police on a Black student in her 5th-grade class. The instructor is a 27-year old white woman, and the boy is 11-years old. The incident happened this past May. Related Story: Disgraced Racist Teacher from the Bronx is Suing…
2020 Presidential Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, misstated the locations of two tragic shootings as he extended his sympathy on Sunday. He made the remarks while fundraising near San Diego. Biden’s comments were made at businessman Mark Arabo’s home when he erroneously stated: “the tragic events in Houston today and also…
In a since-made-private Facebook post, Ohio representative Candice Keller blamed gay marriage and “drag queen advocates,” among a litany other things, for mass shootings. This weekend’s shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas were the 254th and 255th mass shootings this year in the U.S. A mass shooting is…
A racist display including two toy gorillas and a noose in a baggage-screening area of Miami International Airport has two Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials on leave. CNN obtained the photo, originally posted on the @blackpeopleofthegram Instagram page shows objects that relate to imagery historically used to dehumanize and terrorize…
When Stella Turnbull was born she was given a month to live. Now at 12 years old suffering from the juvenile version of ALS, she continues to overcome obstacles, but this time not everybody is supportive. Stella decided to enter into the best in show competition with her goat. Stella’s mom told WHO, “One thing we’ve learned about her…
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