When K.U. Leuven student Sanda Dia decided to join the Reuzegom fraternity, he thought becoming a member of the elite organization would improve his life, not take it. That’s exactly what happened when the 20-year-old Belgian — who is of…
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Black Star Players Stand In Solidarity to Boycott Game After Their Own Teammate Calls Opposing Player the N-Word
After hearing a teammate call a player on an opposing team the N-word, several Black football players at a northeast Texas high school were set to boycott their school’s game Friday night. They said they’re willing to boycott multiple games…
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Lawsuit: Minnesota Teacher Assaulted and Segregated Black Elementary Children, Principal Told Child to Keep Assault a Secret from Parent
A federal lawsuit accused a Minnesota teacher of assaulting and singling out several of her Black elementary school students. The lawsuit was filed by Kirsten Lindsey, the parent of child who used to attend Harambee Elementary School in Roseville, reported…
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Portland Man Says He Was Denied Service, Told Wells Fargo ‘Isn’t the Bank for You’ When Employee Learned He Was Black
A man in Portland says he was denied service at Wells Fargo after an employee discovered his race. The “Banking While Black” complaint, filed by Paul Dawson in Multnomah County, Oregon, on Monday, alleges that an employee refused to open an…
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Black woman calls for boycott of Whataburger after disagreement over BLM mask
BLM protesters in Atlanta march for social justice. (Photo by Steed Media) A Black woman has filed a complaint against Whataburger after a disagreement for wearing a Black Lives Matter mask while on duty. Ma’Kiya Congious filed a discrimination complaint…
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Daniel Cameron claims White cops not responsible for Breonna Taylor’s death
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Photo: ag.ky.gov) Kentucky’s Attorney General, Daniel Cameron, held a press conference following a grand jury’s indictment of Brett Hankison, who was charged with three counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, on Sept. 23. The indictment states…
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Only 1 cop charged in the Breonna Taylor case, but not for murder
Breonna Taylor (Image source: Instagram – @breonnataylor) After months of waiting and protests, this afternoon the nation learned the fate of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, a Kentucky grand…
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University of Wisconsin Teaching Assistant Steps Down After Admitting to Pretending to be Black
A graduate student and teaching assistant has stepped down from a teaching role after admitting to feigning Black and Latino identities on multiple occasions. The former University of Wisconsin student admitted to being of Italian and Sicilian descent and apologized…
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Young Black Woman Reduced to Tears on Her Birthday After Irish Woman Goes Off on Her Friend Group on a Dublin Bus: ‘Go Back to Africa, It’s a Long Walk’
A young woman was left crying on her birthday after a white woman went on a racist rant and scuffled with another woman on an Irish bus. The incident occurred on Sunday evening on the 44 Dublin Bus, as reported…
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Ben Crump reacts to Breonna Taylor’s family receiving $12M settlement
Breonna Taylor (Image source: Instagram – @breonnataylor) On Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020, the city of Louisville, Kentucky, announced a $12 million settlement with Breonna Taylor’s family in a wrongful death lawsuit. The settlement comes months after Taylor was shot and…
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