Category: racism
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Kareem gets it right
Of course Donald Sterling is a racist asshole, but those suggesting the Clippers refuse to take the court or fans boycott their games are being ridiculous. Why should anyone but Sterling be held responsible for his ignorance? Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar puts the Sterling imbroglio in the proper context: He was discriminating against black and […]
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Shocked to hear racism from anti-government militant
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, hero to the Hannity crowd, sticks his boot up his ass and into his mouth: “I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro,” he said. Mr. Bundy recalled driving past a public-housing project in North Las Vegas, “and in front of that government house the door […]
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‘Bama greeks still unsure about desegregation
This might as well have been written in 1964. Welcome to Tuscaloosa, 2014: A modest proposal encouraging Bama’s fraternities and sororities not to discriminate or segregate on the basis of race died in the student Senate last week—after it was sunk by senators with Greek sympathies, according to several of the bill’s sponsors. … The proposed […]
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The ‘accidental racist’ defense
Farmer Donnie Spell, who has driven his tractor in the Hope Mills (N.C.) parade for years, tacked a sign saying “White History Month – Hug Wht Ppl” to a trailer filled with watermelons that he pulled down Main Street during Thursday’s event. Spell’s tractor also featured a Confederate flag, which officials said he’s flown before […]
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Another reminder America’s most racist big city isn’t in the South
When I heard a black NHL player’s game-winning goal was greeted by a torrent of racist tweets it wasn’t hard to guess which city’s team lost. Par for the course for Boston, where racist sports fans have always felt at home. Sport and race always has been a combustible pairing in Boston. In the 1970s, when […]
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