(Photo: Nashville Police Department) A New York police officer decided to resign in the face of disciplinary actions for breaking into a Black woman’s home and yelling racial slurs. On Jan. 2, NYPD officer Michael Reynolds was scheduled to meet…
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Connecticut Man Out on Bond After Threatening to ‘Exterminate’ Black Teen Suspected In Murder of Barnard College Student
A Connecticut man is in custody after threatening to kill a Black teen linked to the murder of a New York City college student earlier this month. Trevor Spring, 31, of Mystic was arrested and charged Friday with second-degree threatening…
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Mother Claims Daughter Was Booted from Cheer Squad Over Natural Hair, but Coaches Say Mother’s Behavior Was Cause
A Colorado mother is speaking out after she claims her daughter was barred from competing with her cheerleading squad after a coach took issue with her natural hair. The cheer coach, however, insists the child was booted after her mother…
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‘He Couldn’t be That Disgusted’: Former JP Morgan Adviser Fired After Calling Out Bank’s Racism Isn’t Buying CEO’s ‘Disdain’ for Discrimination
A former financial adviser for JP Morgan Chase who claims he was fired for calling out racism at the investment bank is speaking out following the firm’s response to recent allegations of race discrimination. The New York-based bank made headlines…
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‘It’s the…Circle Game’: Heated Debate Ensues After Some Downplay Seriousness of Cadets Apparently Flashing ‘White Power’ Sign
Military officials are investigating what appeared to be white nationalist hand gestures made by students ahead of the Army-Navy football game over the weekend. ESPN aired the pregame festivities Saturday, during which the students — two West Point cadets and…
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Retired NFL Player Secretly Records JPMorgan Chase Banker Admit Racial Bias Led To Denied Service
A former NFL Super Bowl champion alleges bankers at a JPMorgan Chase branch discriminated against him and admitted to bank executives’ racial bias when he tried to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in earnings. Jimmy Kennedy, who won a championship…
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Bronx Principal Accused of Banning Black History Lessons Flips the Script In Lawsuit to Accuse Teachers, Union of Racism
The former principal of a Bronx middle school is facing off with four teachers in a bitter legal battle stemming from allegations the administrator barred her staff from teaching Black history. The city’s Education Department launched a probe into Intermediate…
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Actor Pulls the ‘But I Have Black Friends’ Card After Going Off on Black Publicist Who Denied Him Entry at Art Event
A top publicist is speaking out after she claims a guest insulted her, then called her the N-word as he was booted from an event. Tayo Otiti said the row began last Friday when she blocked reality show actor Fabian…
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‘Ghetto Christmas Carol’?: Louisiana Teen Apologizes for Caption Under Holiday Photo with 5-Year-Old Black Child
A Shreveport, Louisiana, woman is outraged after a Christmas photo of her young son with a racist caption surfaced on social media this week. The photo in question shows a pair of white teens carrying Sharon Martin’s 5-year-old child during…
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UC Berkeley Students Plead for Forgiveness, Privacy After Their Racist ‘Joke’ Video Goes Viral
A social media video allegedly showing a University of California Berkeley student hurling racial slurs and making offensive remarks against women and African-Americans has sparked outrage across the Bay Area campus. Now university officials say they’re investigating. The university of…
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