In a newly filed lawsuit, parents of a teen in Kentucky claim a teacher told their son “he was just another Black boy who got shot” before getting into an altercation with the student that involved kicking him, holding him down on the ground and even pulling his hair. Insider’s…
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Judge Orders Mississippi Town To Allow Construction of New Mosque Previously Banned Because of Anti-Muslim Prejudice
Residents and city officials in a Mississippi town can no longer discriminate against two Muslim men who wanted to build a mosque near their homes. A judge has decided the construction of the structure, which had previously been denied, must now move ahead. The decision comes two months after the…
Newly Proposed Oklahoma Law Would Force Educators To Tell Students Blacks Were Not the ‘Victims’ of Slavery or ‘Oppressed’ by Whites
In the latest conservative attack against the teaching of critical race theory in schools, an Oklahoma lawmaker has proposed new legislation that would force history teachers and educators to teach students that no one race was oppressed under slavery, and no single race was solely responsible for the evils of…
Louisiana Judge Steps Down After Disturbing Video of Her Using Racial Slurs Becomes Public
A Louisiana judge recorded uttering a series of obscene and racial slurs has welcomed in the new year by resigning from her seat, much to the relief of her outraged community. Lafayette city court judge Michelle Odinet officially drew the ire of locals earlier this month when a video surfaced…
Black Chicago Woman Forced To Stand Naked and Handcuffed During Botched Police Raid Will Receive $2.9-Million Settlement
The city of Chicago has unanimously approved a $2.9-million settlement for Anjanette Young, who was humiliatingly forced to stand naked while handcuffed in front of a dozen officers during a police raid in 2019. Police officers mistakenly broke into her home during the botched event while pursuing a different individual…
‘Hideous’ Statue of Former KKK Leader Near Nashville Finally Taken Down and Destroyed After 2 Decades
A monstrous statue of former KKK leader Nathan Bedford Forrest that stood alongside a highway outside Nashville has finally been demolished, much to the relief of the surrounding community. Tim Fitzsimons of NBC News reported that “a statue of an early Ku Klux Klan leader and Confederate general that long…
Georgia Agrees To Pay $2.2 Million to Family of Transgender Inmate in Wrongful-Death Settlement
The family of a transgender woman in Georgia who was sent to a men’s prison and then routinely taunted by guards until she took her own life will be receiving a $2.2-million wrongful-death settlement from the state’s prison system. Trudy Ring of The Advocate reported that the settlement, which is…
A Black Man in Tennessee Awarded New Trial After His Jury Reportedly Met in a Room Filled With Confederate Memorabilia
A Tennessee man has been awarded a new trial after an appeals court ruled that the room where the jury for his trial met led to a biased and unfair judgment against him because it was filled with Confederate memorabilia. Tim Stelloh of NBC News reported that “a Black man’s…
New York Man Arrested for Plotting Mass-Casualty Event During NYC LGBTQ Pride Weekend
NYC Pride 2021 occurred months ago, but we are just now finding out the details of a suspected domestic terrorist attack that had been planned for the typically joyful day celebrating LGBTQ acceptance and identity. Aaron Katersky of ABC News reported that in a federal courtroom on Monday, Dec. 6,…
School District in Farmington, Utah Covered Up Over 200 Cases of Racial Harassment During a 5-Year Period
In a disturbing new report, officials with the Department of Justice have revealed that Black and Asian American students at a school district in Utah underwent years of verbal abuse and bullying while administrators willfully turned their back on the issue. In total, school records show at least 212 documented…