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Racism

  1. culture
    Gina Rodriguez Apologizes Again for Using the N-Word“I am so deeply sorry.”
    By Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
  2. crime
    Ex-Cop Who Shot Black Woman in Her Own Home Charged With MurderAaron Dean fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson while she was playing video games with her nephew.
    By Amanda Arnold
  3. power
    Ex-Cop Sentenced to 10 Years for Murdering Her Black Neighbor in His Own HomeIn September 2018, Amber Guyger killed Botham Jean in his own apartment.
    By Amanda Arnold
  4. justin trudeau
    Justin Trudeau Wore Brownface Makeup to a Private-School Party in 2001A yearbook photo shows the Canadian PM in brownface at an ‘Arabian Nights’ party. And a new video shows him wearing blackface in a separate incident.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. snl
    New SNL Hire Shane Gillis Has a History of Racist and Homophobic RemarksSources in the Philadelphia comedy scene — where Gillis lived and performed — tell Vulture they were surprised to see the casting news.
    By Megh Wright
  6. sports
    Teen Swimmer Penalized Because Her Swimsuit ‘Exposed Too Much’The 17-year-old was disqualified for the way her school-issued suit fit, though the decision was later reversed.
    By Bridget Read
  7. voter suppression
    A Texas Woman Is Fighting a 5-Year Prison Sentence for Trying to VoteCrystal Mason says she didn’t realize she was ineligible to vote, and is seeking a new trial ahead of her harsh sentence for voting illegally in 2016.
    By Hannah Gold
  8. ilhan omar
    Alabama Republicans Vote to Remove Ilhan Omar After Endorsing Roy MooreState Republicans think Omar is an un-American bigot who shouldn’t hold office. That says more about their idea of who should than about her.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  9. abortion
    Steve King Offers Passionate Defense of Rape and IncestThe embattled old nativist opens up a new front of outrageous comments on abortion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. do-over
    New York Times Admits Headline About Trump ‘Urging Unity’ Was BadAfter considerable backlash over the way it framed Trump’s response to this weekend’s mass shootings.
    By Bridget Read
  13. crime
    Frat Bros Suspended After Posing With Guns in Front of Emmett Till MemorialThree Ole Miss students face a civil-rights investigation over the offensive Instagram photo.
    By Bridget Read
  14. ilhan omar
    Ilhan Omar Is Done Responding to Bigoted Assumptions About Her BeliefsThe congresswoman said she was “appalled” to be asked about female genital mutilation yet again.
    By Hannah Gold
  15. everyday racism
    Pregnant Black Lawmaker Verbally Attacked by Man at Grocery StorePregnant Georgia state representative Erica Thomas was harassed by a man who was mad she was in the express checkout line with too many items.
    By Marie Lodi
  16. racism
    Kellyanne Conway Accusingly Asks Reporter: ‘What’s Your Ethnicity?’Seems the president’s counselor thinks the best defense is to get really offensive.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. dress codes
    Houston High School Under Fire for Instituting Dress Code — for ParentsCritics say the new guidelines target black women and lower-income families.
    By Hannah Gold
  18. charlottesville
    Driver in Charlottesville Car Attack Pleads Guilty to 29 Hate CrimesJames Fields Jr. will not be given the death penalty.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  19. crime
    Second Man Found Dead in the House of Prominent Democratic DonorPolice have now confirmed that both men died of accidental methamphetamine overdoses.
    By Amanda Arnold
  20. student protests
    Private School Students Lock Out Administrators in Protest Over Racist Video“The lockout is to try to shed light on the fact that students of color really aren’t being represented here at all.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  21. politics
    Virginia First Lady Asked Black Children to Imagine ‘Being a Slave’She reportedly also handed them pieces of raw cotton.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  22. michael cohen testimony
    Republican Outraged When Congresswoman Calls His Trump Defense RacistAt Michael Cohen’s hearing, Mark Meadows and Rashida Tlaib argued over whether his effort to show Trump isn’t racist was “racist in itself.”
    By Sarah Jones
  25. politics
    A Comprehensive Guide to the Scandals Engulfing Top Virginia PoliticiansFrom the racist yearbook photo to sexual-assault allegations.
    By Amanda Arnold
  26. lawsuits
    Student Was Told Her Skin Was ‘Too Dark’ to Perform With Dance Team: LawsuitA black student says she was told her skin would clash with the team’s costumes.
    By Amanda Arnold
  27. power
    School Won’t Punish Students From Nazi Salute PhotoAdministrators said they couldn’t know “the intentions in the hearts” of 60 boys who were photographed appearing to do Sieg Heil.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  28. crime
    White Man Accused of Killing Two Black People at Kroger Charged With Hate CrimesGregory Bush tried to enter a predominantly black church before shooting two black people at the supermarket.
    By Amanda Arnold
  29. culture
    Swedish Instagram Model Insists She’s Not Pretending to Be BlackShe’s one of many influencers who’ve been called out in the past few weeks.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  30. politics
    Photo of Teen Boys Doing a Nazi Salute at Prom Goes ViralThe boys apparently taunted their classmates for years without consequence.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  31. offensive behavior
    Megyn Kelly Is in Huge Trouble With NBC for Her Blackface CommentsHer show is reportedly expected to wrap by up the end of the season amid her blackface controversy.
    By Lisa Ryan
  32. politically correct
    Megyn Kelly Tells Staff She’s Not a ‘PC’ Person in Apology for Blackface CommentIn a note to staff she said she’s never been politically correct, but understands that “we need to be more sensitive in this day and age.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  33. racism
    White Woman Calls Cops on Man for ‘Babysitting While Black’“All because I got two kids in the backseat who do not look like me.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  34. crime
    Chicago Police Officer Who Shot, Killed Laquan McDonald Found Guilty of MurderIn October 2014, Jason Van Dyke shot 17-year-old Laquan McDonald 16 times.
    By Amanda Arnold
  37. racism
    Amid Racist Threats, Vermont’s Black Female State Representative Steps Down“The sacrifices were becoming too great,” Kiah Morris said.
    By Sarah Nechamkin
  38. crime
    Dallas Police Accused of Trying to Smear Botham Jean, Man Killed at Home by CopPolice scoured Jean’s apartment for drug paraphernalia after he was shot and killed by his neighbor.
    By Amanda Arnold
  39. in memoriam
    Mollie Tibbetts’s Father Writes Op-Ed: ‘Show Some Decency’“On behalf of my family and Mollie’s memory, I’m imploring you to stop.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  40. flying while muslim
    Muslim Woman Forced to Show TSA Her Bloody Pad During Body SearchZainab Merchant says two TSA officials requested that she pull down her pants and underwear after a pat down.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  41. mollie tibbetts
    Trump Is Shamelessly Using Mollie Tibbetts’s Murder to Incite HateWhere many see a tragedy, Trump sees an opportunity.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  42. representation
    Kelly Marie Tran Writes Moving Essay on Racism, Toxic Fans: ‘I Am Not Giving Up’She reintroduced herself with her real name, Loan.
    By Hunter Harris
  43. racism
    Sarah Sanders ‘Can’t Guarantee’ There’s No Recording of Trump Saying the N-wordIn a statement that’s sure to do nothing to quell the rumors about Trump’s racist conduct.
    By Amanda Arnold
  44. presidential tweets
    Trump Calls Omarosa ‘That Dog’ in Early Morning TweetThis comes amid allegations that Trump used the N-word and other racial slurs prior to and during his presidency.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  45. white nationalism
    Anti-Hate Protesters Far Outnumbered Unite the Right Rally AttendeesBy the time Jason Kessler spoke at the Unite the Right rally, only 20 participants remained.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  46. racism
    A Smith College Employee Called the Cops on a Black Student Eating Her LunchThe staff member thought she “seemed out of place.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  49. power
    How to Spend Your PrivilegeThe reaction to Nia Wilson’s death is a lesson in being an ally.
    By Brittany Packnett
  50. crime
    Man Arrested in Brutal BART Stabbing of Nia Wilson, an 18-Year-Old Black WomanThe suspect, 27-year-old John Cowell, was arrested while riding a BART train.
    By Lisa Ryan
  51. charlottesville
    Kirstjen Nielsen Still Thinks There Were Two Sides to Charlottesville Attacks“I think what’s important about that conversation is, it’s not that one side is right and one side is wrong.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  52. regrets
    Roseanne Barr Apologizes Through Tears on Podcast“I’m a lot of things. I’m a loudmouth and all that stuff, but I’m not stupid, for God’s sake.”
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  53. media
    Roseanne Barr Claims She ‘Begged’ ABC to Keep Her Show on the Air“I told them I was willing to do anything.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  54. big pharma
    Ambien Maker Responds to Roseanne’s Apology: ‘Racism Is Not a Known Side Effect’Sanofi is not here for Roseanne’s tweets.
    By Hunter Harris
  55. media
    ABC Cancels Roseanne After Racist Tweet About Valerie JarrettShe said the former Obama administration adviser was a combination of the Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  56. power
    If You’re Not Angry About Chikesia Clemons, You’re Not Paying AttentionWhat happened to the 25-year old could have happened to me.
    By Brittany Packnett
  57. crime
    Egyptian Student Dies After Being Attacked in EnglandShe was brutally beaten by a group of women in an incident many believe was racially motivated.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  58. yikes
    Couture Designer Apologies Again for Racial SlurShe acknowledged that her first apology was “rushed” and “self-centered.”
    By Sarah Spellings
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