For the new year, somebody got a #WhileBlack lesson. A white male customer at McDonald’s in St. Petersburg, Fla., violently grabbed and pulled a Black female employee over the counter, and met her fist. A video has gone viral with more than 1 million views and counting of this woman…
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Archived: 'Go Back to Africa,' Mayoral Candidate Tells Uhuru Movement Members
A mayoral debate in St. Petersburg, Fla., took a turn for the worse whenPaul Congemi, aRepublican candidate and supporter of President Donald Trump,told his opponent’s African American supporters to take a plane from Tampa airport and “Go back to Africa.” Congemi, 60, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2009 and…
Archived: NFL Quarterback Fumbles While Trying to Motivate Young People
What started off as a heartwarming, energetic meet and greet at an area elementary school quickly turned into a pep talk that excluded many students in the room. Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston last month was speaking to a group of third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students at a St….
Archived: Deputy Fired for Using Excessive Force on Black Woman at Traffic Stop
Following an internal investigation, Pinellas County Deputy Wayne Wagner has been fired for using excessive force on Paige Taylor during a traffic stop and falsifying a police report. Wagner’s termination was effective November 18, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said in a press conference. In the parking lot of the…