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Kareem gets it right

April 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Shocked to hear racism from anti-government militant

April 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

Rancher Cliven Bundy poses at his home in Bunkerville, Nevada

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 [...]

‘Bama greeks still unsure about desegregation

March 24, 2014 // 1 Comment

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 [...]

The ‘accidental racist’ defense

July 8, 2013 // 0 Comments

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 [...]

Another reminder America’s most racist big city isn’t in the South

April 27, 2012 // 1 Comment

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 [...]