Laura GranthamBlack students barraged by terrifying hate text messagesverified_publisherMashable - Heather DockrayThe 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 …
Laura GranthamRacism in America Has Only Gotten Worse Since Trump's Victoryverified_publisherEsquire - Diana BrukA sampling of the hatred reported in three days of Trump's America. 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 …
Laura GranthamTrump proposed poll-monitoring in urban areas, so black voters are fighting back with monitoring of their ownverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Michael FinneganReporting 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. …
Laura GranthamStudents expelled after Facebook group calls for 'execution' of Jews, black peopleverified_publisherGuardian US - Sam LevinA Nazi-themed Facebook group that called for the “execution” of Jews and African Americans has led to the expulsion of five Boulder, Colorado, high school students in an unusual case of “alt-right” hate speech spreading to teens in a liberal city. About 15 students participated in a “4th Reich’s …
Laura GranthamWhy Don't White People Believe People of Color About Racism?huffingtonpost.com - Rebecca GriffinAfter the tragic police shootings of Terence Crutcher and Keith Lamont Scott, some white people fell into a typical offensive behavior pattern. …
Laura GranthamCampuses see flurry of racist incidents and protests against racisminsidehighered.com - Scott JaschikA year ago, racial incidents and lingering tensions on many campuses turned into protests in October that spread nationally in November. This year, …