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Education
Course at Portland State U. seeks to ‘make whiteness strange’
With Caucasians still comprising 78% of the U.S. population, a course being offering at Portland State University should be seen as…
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Politics
Houston’s anti-discrimination HERO law is a ZERO when it comes to protecting women, girls
A veto referendum on the anti-discrimination ordinance known as the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) will be on the ballot…
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Politics
Public radio commissions fabulous new southern flag to replace Confederate flag
The South shall rise again … and if a show on public radio has its way, the flag that flies over…
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Education
When students protest op-ed critical of BLM, administration issues surprising response
When Bryan Stascavage, an Iraq war veteran and Wesleyan University student, wrote an op-ed in the student newspaper the Argus, criticizing the tactics…
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Media
Image of the Day: Did Little Caesars single out white customer based on race?
Imagine that a person of color went into a branch of the chain Little Caesars to order a pizza and was handed a…
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Education
Students scoring low on standardized test? No problem, says U. of Texas, which has adopted this ‘fix’
If the mountain won’t come to Muhammad … Muhammad will ignore the mountain. That is the message reflected in a decision by…
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Remember the Arby’s employee who refused to serve police? Guess what happened to him
Early this month, Officer Jennifer Martin of the Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Police Department, went into an Arby’s restaurant to order…
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Social Issues
Which NFL player thinks white privilege was a factor in Tom Brady’s exoneration?
The issue of whether New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had a role in deflating the footballs his team brought to…
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Media
Black Lives Matter announces its solution to a problem that may not exist
“Activists come up with a plan to end police killings. Here it is,” the Los Angeles Times announces with a hint…
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Law and Government
Who is next on Black Lives Matters’ list of pols to target? Surprise, surprise
According to its Wikipedia entry (yes, it has a Wikipedia entry), Black Lives Matter’s chief grievance is “police brutality against African Americans in the…
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Education
How do teachers feel about Obama’s effort to regulate suspensions of minority students? New poll has the answers
American teachers show significant opposition to an Obama administration effort that pressures schools to suspend and expel fewer black and Hispanic students.…
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Education
Find out why people are freaking out about this sorority’s recruitment video
A new recruitment video released by the sorority Alpha Phi at the University of Alabama has gone viral, attracting negative…
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Cop pistol-whipped with own gun gives stunning explanation for why he failed to defend himself
Last Monday, LU ran a story about a white police officer who was beaten unconscious and bloody by a black…
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Education
University of Texas urged to remove statue of Woodrow Wilson
A panel at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) has issued a report recommending that the school remove its statues honoring…
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Law and Government
Black TX state rep claims ‘mistreatment’ during traffic; see what dash cam saw
One of checks on alleged police brutality that has developed legs in the past year is the use of body…
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Education
Duke students: White people are basically all Charleston shooter Dylann Roof
A group of Duke University students on a study abroad have written a collective editorial accusing all white Americans of “holding the…
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Law and Government
Tweet of the Day: #BlackLivesMatter honors Michael Brown’s memory … with pig roast
It was exactly one year ago today that Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown died of gunshot wounds following a run-in…
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Law and Government
‘Color-coding’ police: An idea whose time has yet to come
It’s a “fix … so simple that we’re kicking ourselves for not having thought of it before,” writes Eugene S. Robinson at Yahoo.com. When…
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Your tax dollars at work: Black comic has-been paid to deliver anti-white rant at federal agency
How much would you pay to see aging black comic and “social commentator” Dick Gregory perform? A better question is…
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Law and Government
Report: Marilyn Mosby derailed program to analyze why homicides have increased in Baltimore
Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that the city of Baltimore reached a grim new milestone on Friday, the last of July, recording 45 homicides…
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Law and Government
Family that beat pregnant 14-year-old until she miscarried NOT charged with murder
The charges that have been brought against a Dallas family accused of an unmistakable crime are an indication how much — and…
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Politics
#BlackLivesMatter activists bully reporter just trying to do his job
Black Lives Matter protesters held a conference at Cleveland State University over the weekend, but when a white reporter came…
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Politics
Black Panther who fantasized about ‘slapping the nearest white person’ eyeing Senate seat
Charles Barron, a self-described member of the Black Panther Party, and current Democratic Assemblyman, is strongly considering a run for…
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Black Lives Matter co-founder threatens to shut down GOP convention
While appearing on MSNBC Saturday, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors told hosts filling in for Melissa Harris-Perry that her…
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Law and Government
To ensure legacy of ‘racial justice,’ Obama presiding over largest collection of personal data in U.S. history
In his historic keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2004, Barack Obama proclaimed, “There is not a black…
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