The Madison City Council is the latest to join the Wisconsin Public Health Association‘s 2018 resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. According to The Badger Herald, city leaders signed the resolution Oct. 15, joining 35 other groups, including the…
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Hundreds to Gather in Louisiana for Reenactment Honoring Largest Slave Revolt in U.S. History
This week, hundreds are expected to gather in southeast Louisiana for a reenactment honoring the largest slave rebellion in American history. The first of its kind demonstration will begin Friday, the Associated Press reported, with re-enactors marching 26 miles along…
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50K Bottles and Counting: Judge Mathis Ensures Flint Students Get Safe, Clean Drinking Water With Bottled Water Donation
Judge Greg Mathis continued his water donation campaign Saturday by gifting 50,000 bottles of water to the students in Flint, Michigan. The TV personality and Detroit native said the water would be distributed to schools across the city beginning Monday,…
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Meghan McCain Claims She Has ‘100 Percent’ Knowledge of Primary Campaigns — Sunny Hostin Begs to Differ
Meghan McCain spent much of her time on “The View” Monday gloating about her expertise on primary elections, but got flustered when co-host Sunny Hostin tried to poke holes in her arguments. The panel was discussing Beto O’Rourke‘s sudden exit from…
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‘The Whole Thing Doesn’t Seem Fair’: Oregon Teen Complains About Backlash After Friend Posts ‘Blackface’ Photo with Racist Caption
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White Starbucks Exec Files Lawsuit Accusing the Company of Firing Her Because They Needed a Scapegoat Following Arrests of Two Black Men
A former regional manager for Starbucks is accusing the coffee giant of discriminating against white employees after the widely publicized arrests of two Black men at a Philadelphia store last year. Shannon Phillips, who oversaw a number of Starbucks locations…
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Congress Greenlights Impeachment Inquiry Into Trump — With Zero Support From House Republicans
After weeks of closed-door witness testimony, the U.S. House of Representatives has formally voted to proceed with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. The measure passed Thursday along largely party lines in a 232-196 vote. The bill got zero…
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Michelle Obama Says It’s Not Her Responsibility to Make People Unafraid of Black Folks: ‘You Can’t Fix That’
Former first Lady Michelle Obama insists she “can’t make people not afraid of Black people” but hopes to continue picking away at what she called the “scabs of discrimination” via her life’s work. Obama addressed the crowd Tuesday at the…
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‘Meghan Was Not Ready’: Whoopi Goldberg Gives Meghan McCain a Much-Needed Lesson on Respect and Wins the Internet
“The View” moderator Whoopi Goldberg delivered a much-needed lesson on respect after co-host Meghan McCain launched into a full-on rant over criticism of military vets, barely letting her colleagues get a word in. Much of Tuesday’s discussion focused on Lt….
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Search Continues for Missing Alabama Teen After Police Recover Vehicle and Release Surveillance Footage
Alabama authorities are working to locate an Auburn-area college student who disappeared late last week. Aniah Haley Blanchard, 19, was reported missing last Thursday, AL.com reported. A friend said she last communicated with Blanchard just before midnight. Her vehicle, a…
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