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‘Somebody Would Use Those Words in 2022’: White Driver Claiming to Be a State Trooper Charged with Hate Crime for Yelling Racial Slurs and Trying to Stab Off-Duty Police Lieutenant with Box Cutter

June 16, 2022
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An upstate New York man faces hate crime charges after unleashing a racial attack on a Black motorist. William Ryan, 60, was arrested and charged with second-degree menacing as a hate crime Tuesday after following a man and his son in Newburgh, attempting to stab them with a box cutter and calling them the N-word….

NFL defensive coordinator who compared BLM protests, Jan. 6 riots apologizes to team players

June 16, 2022
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“I’m about reconciliation,” Commanders’ coach Ron Rivera said. “We have to understand that when we do things like this, it impacts the community as well.” ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders assistant Jack Del Rio addressed the team to apologize for his comments about protests in the summer of 2020 and the Jan. 6 riot at the…

‘Sounds Like a Check or Special’: Mo’Nique and Netflix Settle Gender and Race Discrimination Lawsuit

June 16, 2022
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Netflix has reached a settlement agreement with Mo’Nique, who filed a discrimination lawsuit she filed against the streaming service in 2019. The veteran comedian sued for gender and racial bias, alleging she received a “lowball” offer for a special compared to other comedians who are either white or male. Many recall Netflix walking away from…

Buffalo supermarket gunman due in court today on hate crime counts

June 16, 2022
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Payton Gendron, 18, has been held without bail since his arrest shortly after the May 14 attack at a Tops Friendly Supermarket. BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white man who opened fire on Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, killing 10, is due in federal court Thursday, a day after Attorney General Merrick Garland met…

James Patterson sorry for saying white writers face racism

June 16, 2022
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Patterson tweeted, “Please know that I strongly support a diversity of voices being heard — in literature, in Hollywood, everywhere.” NEW YORK (AP) — James Patterson is apologizing for saying that white male writers are being subjected to “just another of form of racism,” comments the best-selling author had made during an interview with The…

Christopher Schurr, the officer who shot Patrick Lyoya in the head, has been fired

June 16, 2022
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Schurr, who is white, claimed Lyoya had control of his Taser when he shot him. Defense lawyers said the officer feared for his safety. DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan police officer charged with murder after shooting Patrick Lyoya in the back of the head has been fired, officials said Wednesday. Christopher Schurr, a Grand Rapids officer for…

‘Dear Culture’: 15 of the Blackest Songs (in celebration of Juneteenth) with The 80z Babies’ Yinka Diz and Outlaw

June 16, 2022
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OPINION: Panama is joined by the homies to come up with assorted lists of Blackest songs without any definition of ‘Black.’ Shenanigans ensue. Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It’s still June in African America and that means a time-honored tradition is also…

Executed At 14: George Stinney Is A Constant Reminder That The Death Penalty Must End

June 16, 2022
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UPDATED: 5:30 p.m. ET, June 16, 2022 Thursday marked the 78th year since George Junius Stinney Jr., a 14-year-old Black boy, became the youngest person ever executed in the United States in the 20th century. He died in the custody of the South Carolina Department of Corrections on June 16, 1944. The execution of Stinney,…

‘It Was a Compliment and a Shade at the Same Time’: Kandi Burruss Responds to Comments from ‘Shade Queen’ Phaedra Parks

June 16, 2022
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A clip of Phaedra Parks on “The Wendy Williams Show” recently hit the internet where she discussed her opinion on ex-bestie and former “RHOA” castmate Kandi Burruss. Now it’s Kandi’s turn to speak. Therealitytvsource on Instagram uploaded a video of the Xscape group member that showed her response to how she felt about the clip…

Mo’Nique, Netflix reportedly settle her suit alleging bias

June 16, 2022
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The terms of the settlement between the streaming giant and the comedian and Oscar-winning actor weren’t disclosed. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mo’Nique and Netflix reportedly have settled her lawsuit that accused the streaming service of racial and sexual discrimination for allegedly making her a lowball offer for a proposed comedy special. The matter has been…