Don’t vote for the ching-chong!’ Rep. Bettie Cook Scott (D-Detroit) has apologized for a series of racial slurs sources say she used to describe her primary election opponent, Rep. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit). Scott is alleged to have referred to Chang as “ching-chang” an[...]
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Racist Georgia election officials shutter black polling places
This November, Stacy Abrams, a black woman, will be the Democratic candidate for governor of Georgia. Apparently the folks who run elections in Randolph County, which is over 60% black, don’t want their citizens to be able to vote for her. They’re planning to shut down 7 of the county[...]
Arrival of the Portland .. Why we have Seafair
The Golden Potlatch Festival was organized and held July 17 – 22, 1911 by the Seattle Carnival Association The slogan: “A hot time at a cool festival.” July 17th was chosen as the date when, in 1897, two tons of gold arrived in Seattle from the Yukon on the steamship Portland. A mile-long [...]
Ohio woman arrested for spray painting “Hail Trump” and N-word on black neighbor’s house
Patricia Edelen of Toledo, Ohio, is in jail for spray painting hate messages on her black neighbor’s house. Read story here. [...]
Charges for harassing Puerto Rican woman upgraded to felonies; apathetic cop resigns
Charges against Timothy Trybus, 62, have been upgraded from misdemeanor assault and disorderly conduct to felony hate crimes after the Cook County D.A. reviewed the video of his inebriated encounter in a public park with a woman wearing a shirt depicting the Puerto Rico flag. The woman, Mia Irizarry[...]
91-year-old visitor from Mexico clubbed with brick
Told to “go back to your own country” He was visiting relatives and went for a walk in the neighorhood. While passing a woman and her child on the sidewalk, he accidentally bumped the child, according to a witness. The woman accused him of trying to snatch her child, pushed him to the gr[...]
Fox News caught faking Philadelphia Eagles “protests” that never happened
“Fox News apologized Tuesday after receiving a torrent of criticism over the network’s use of photos of various players for the Philadelphia Eagles kneeling in prayer, creating the misleading impression that they were demonstrating during the national anthem.” — CNN A Fox New[...]
Farrakhan Endorses Trump
Mr. Trump is destroying every enemy that was an enemy of our rise. Who is the enemy of our rise? Is it the Department of Justice where we get none? Is it Congress where you make a law that favors us and then you turn around and destroy it? https://t.co/iK8VMI667b pic.twitter.com/Byk0Px2Avo — MIN[...]