A Spotlight On Racism

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  Laura Grantham

  

  Black students barraged by terrifying hate text messages

  Mashable - Heather Dockray

  The messages included racial slurs and depictions of lynchings. It's been a terrifying couple of days for thousands of Americans, but it's been particularly hard for black students at the University of Pennsylvania. On Friday, several black freshman found themselves added to a group text message that …

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  Laura Grantham

  

  Acts of Racism, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Homophobia, And Anti-Semitism Since Trump Was Elected President

  Esquire

  It's only been three days since Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States. But in that time, there have already been a terrifying number of reports of sickening acts of white supremacy in this country. These are just a sampling of the racist, homophobic, and disgusting things that …

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  Laura Grantham

  

  Trump proposed poll-monitoring in urban areas, so black voters are fighting back with monitoring of their own

  Los Angeles Times - Michael Finnegan

  Reporting from Philadelphia — The Rev. Alyn E. Waller was appalled when he learned that Donald Trump was dispatching supporters to Philadelphia to watch for vote fraud on election day. Most Trump supporters are white. Nearly half of Philadelphia’s population is black. The racial dimension was obvious. …

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  Laura Grantham

  

  Students expelled after Facebook group calls for 'execution' of Jews, black people

  Guardian US - Sam Levin in San Francisco

  About 15 students wrote messages championing ‘white power’, posted pictures of guns and encouraged recruitment so they can ‘complete their mission’ A Nazi-themed Facebook group that called for the “execution” of Jews and African Americans has led to the expulsion of five Boulder, Colorado, high …

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  Laura Grantham

  

  Why Don't White People Believe People of Color About Racism?

  huffingtonpost.com - Rebecca Griffin

  After the tragic police shootings of Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott, some white people fell into a typical offensive behavior pattern. …

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  Laura Grantham

  https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/09/26/campuses-see-flurry-racist-incidents-and-protests-against-racism

  Laura Grantham