News From A Colorful Perspective
Nyjah Vest, a Georgia woman, discovered a racist slur on the receipt for her order from a local Atlanta-area Mexican restaurant. Instead of writing of her name, the bill reportedly listed the N-word. The incident occurred Saturday night at the El Porton Mexican Restaurant in Duluth, Ga. Vest and friends…
A white Montgomery County, Maryland police officer was caught on video saying the N-word. Her excuse? She was “repeating” the Black suspects’ words. Police were called to a Silver Spring, Maryland McDonald’s on May 9 for a complaint of loitering. The men were allegedly waiting for a friend to pick…
A video showing the self-proclaimed self-help guru using the n-word repeatedly and describing how he forcibly kissed a female fan after she said his techniques didn’t work has gone viral after being released by BuzzFeed News. The video shows a much younger Robbins in the 1980s giving a presentation to…
A single Black mother was disrespected by her landlord when she complained about repairs needed to the house she was renting in Richmond, Va. Winter Wittaker noticed leaks in the ceiling when it rained, so she called her landlord. It wasn’t the first time she requested repairs, but, unfortunately, his…
Dennis Barnette, a white Cincinnati police officer, called a Black woman the “N-word” as he tried to take her into custody at a nightclub. It was recorded on the body camera of another officer at the scene. Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac wrote in an email to his supervisor, City…
Vincent Serpico, a teacher who taught at Piscataway High School since 2009, heard music on a boom box in a boys’ bathroom. He deemed the lyrics “offensive” and ended up going off on special education students citing the song by yelling the the N-word and profanities. He has been fired….
In Southlake, Texas, Carroll Senior High School officials reprimanded a group of white students who were captured on video spewing racist tirades. In the video, which has been shared on Facebook hundreds of times, the teens girls and boys are chanting the n-word and at one point can be heard…
Greendale High School junior, Chanese Knox, was suspended last month after arguing with another student who called her the n-word. That incident also lead to a call to the police. The report stated Knox claimed another girl called her the N-word and, when she defended herself, both students were sent…
While playing basketball at school in Hanford, Calif., 12-year-old Tarrick Walker’s classmate called him a “dumb ni**er” multiple times. In a recent Facebook video, which has received more than 3,600 views, he shares how the experience shocked, and hurt him. He also explained why he’s taking a stand against bullying….
While at work, Bob Lamey, an NFL Indianapolis Colts radio announcer, told a story about an auto-racing analyst using the N-word 30 years ago. But Lamey decided to use the racial slur in his storytelling, despite whoever may have been in the room. A Black woman, present and offended, told…
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