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Couple files police reported after Starbucks security tried to remove black daughter from cafe; security mistook the girl for a beggar
<b>Note from BW of Brazil</b>: <i>Nothing surprising here; another day, another example of how you treated in Brazil if your skin and features don’t allow you</i> …
São PauloWhite people abandon diverse neighborhoods for racial, not economic reasons
When people of color move into a community, white people tend to move out. This phenomenon—known as “white flight”—is well-established in sociological research. It has, however, been much harder to come to a definitive conclusion as to why this happens.<p>On one side of the debate, researchers say …
Urbanization6 Easy Spring Dinners You’re Definitely Gonna Want to Make ASAP
Time to spring into action.<p>A warmer, happier, brighter season is upon us, which is a perfect excuse to break up the routine and work a new crop of …
CookingMichael Rapaport is the Worst Kind of White Man
Actor Michael Rapaport attends the Roc Nation Summer Classic Charity Basketball Tournament at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on July 21, 2016 in New …
Two men face 100 lashes after being arrested for having gay sex
Two Indonesian men have been arrested for having gay sex.<p>The university students had their rooms raided by residents in Aceh, the only region of the …
LGBTQIAnti-LGBT pastor arrested for making little boys sit on his face
Pastor Matthew Dennis “Denny” Patterson was arrested on multiple counts of child abuse for incidents that span several decades.<p>Patterson was a pastor …
CrimeVideo shows man attacking Muslim woman at Detroit hospital
An attorney for a 19-year-old Muslim woman who was punched from behind while visiting a Michigan hospital last month says the hospital staff should …
Internet pastor: Don’t masturbate because it’s gay sex
A notorious internet pastor has warned men not to masturbate because it’s “sex with a man” and that’s gay.<p>High school football coach and internet …
High School FootballThe Chief Justice of the United States has no clue how elections work
The guy who said America isn't racist enough to keep the Voting Rights Act also believes some odd things about gerrymandering. The Chief Justice of …
California Police Shoot and Kill Unarmed Black Man in His Own Backyard
Police in Sacramento, Calif., shot and killed an unarmed black man in his own backyard Sunday night after mistaking his cellphone for a weapon.<p>In …
Law EnforcementLGBTQ people need to be condemned just like ISIS, Christian university president argues
"Why do we 'normalize' one sinful predisposition but condemn another?"<p>Everett Piper, the president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University with a national …
LGBTQIOregon Wells Fargo mortgage consultant out amid Charlottesville, white nationalist allegations
Wells Fargo said an employee at one of its Washington County locations is no longer with the company after allegations he promoted racist groups and …
Short Ribs Slow-Roasted in Coconut Milk
In this riff on Indonesian beef <i>rendang</i>, the meat is cooked in coconut milk until it breaks up into gloriously rich jammy solids and delicious fat. …
Republicans in Tennessee have blocked a ban on child marriages so they didn't have to recognise same-sex marriages
The proposed bill would have banned marriages if one of the potential spouses was under the age of 18.<p>The bill had received support from the …
North Carolina police officer faces charges after beating, choking and tasing suspected jaywalker
<b>(CNN) —</b> A western North Carolina police officer who resigned after a body camera video shows him hitting and using a Taser on a man suspected of jaywalking will face preliminary charges of assault, the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office said Thursday.<p>Senior Police Officer Christopher …
JusticeCop Kicks Black Girls Out of Theater for ‘Acting Like Animals,’ Arrests Woman for Calling Him Out
A Pennsylvania woman was arrested for the egregious crime of standing up for a group of black girls after she filmed a police officer kicking a group …
CrimePeople Like Billy Graham Are Why I Quit Christianity
I grew up in awe of Graham, just like every other Southerner I knew. But I no longer believe in elevating the feelings of white people bothered more by protest than injustice.<p>It was men like Billy Graham who convinced me to leave the church I attended for nearly two decades. They convinced me to …
FaithBlacks Were Enslaved Well into the 1960s
Historian and genealogist Antoinette Harrell has uncovered cases of African Americans still living as slaves 100 years after the signing of the …
Former RNC Chair Michael Steele Shocked by Racist Comment From Racist at Convention of Racists
Pundits and politicos were shocked Friday when a spokesperson for the Conservative Political Action Conference publicly admitted that former …
RepublicansVideo shows Florida prison warden shooting inmate through cell door
Video has emerged of a corrections officer shooting an inmate suffering from mental health problems through a cell door at point-blank range. Matthew …
Indian Spiced Chilli & Ginger Chicken
<i>This Indian spiced chilli & ginger chicken is a perfect treat for a bright weekend which you decide to enjoy at home with friends and family or even</i> …
Exclusive: Group chat messages show school shooter obsessed with race, violence and guns
<b>(CNN) —</b> In a private Instagram group chat, confessed school shooter Nikolas Cruz repeatedly espoused racist, homophobic and anti-Semitic views and displayed an obsession with violence and guns.<p>Wednesday, 19-year-old Cruz opened fire at the school that expelled him, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High …
GunsMy 11-Year-Old Was Just Dumped By His Best Friend Because He's Gay
My son C.J. lay in my arms all night. He cried until a restless sleep found him, then he whimpered rhythmically. If I moved away, he moved toward me so that our cheeks were touching.<p>He hadn’t slept in bed with me since he was six months old. He turned 11 on Feb. 1. A week later, Allie, his “school …
Lesbian Miami school teacher fired for marrying girlfriend
A teacher at a Miami Catholic school was fired days ater she married her girlfriend. Parents are up in arms over Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic …
California police worked with neo-Nazis to pursue 'anti-racist' activists, documents show
California police investigating a violent white nationalist event worked with white supremacists in an effort to identify counter-protesters and sought the prosecution of activists with “anti-racist” beliefs, court documents show.<p>The records, which also showed officers expressing sympathy with …
Rights & FreedomsWhite Man Told Police That 2 Black Men Tried to Rob Him at Gunpoint; Surveillance Footage Told Another Story
Nobody has your back like Mama does. And it took one particularly insistent mother—and the surveillance video she pushed police to review—to stop her …
Crime