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This Hijabi Uber Driver Just Went Viral for the Wrong Reason

Sonia Martinez of Denver, CO has taken the public by storm after reporting yet another case of racial discrimination. As part of the Facebook group “Uber’s Woman Driving Network”, Martinez was attacked by Rene Hunter, another alleged Uber client, concerning her identity as a Muslim Driver for Uber. Her post containing racist sentiments has gone viral, spreading across Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Reditt, and many other forums. Here, she shares her thoughts concerning the recent incident.

 

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Man killed by St. Louis police died from gunshot in the back #MansurBallBey

ST. LOUIS • An autopsy on Mansur Ball-Bey, whose death from police gunfire this week stirred protests, showed that he died from a single wound in the back, police officials said.

 

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#MansurBallBey

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Two Cops Charged with Murder After they Repeatedly Tasered a Handcuffed Man Until He Died

Two Georgia cops are facing murder charges after they tasered a handcuffed man more than a dozen times until they killed him.

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“A State of Emergency”: At Least 17 Transgender Women Have Been Murdered This Year

The murder of Tamara Dominguez on Saturday in Kansas City, Missouri, marked at least the 17th murder of a transgender woman so far this year. Dominguez was repeatedly run over in a church parking lot.

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Why Racial Justice Work Needs to Address Settler Colonialism and Native Rights

How can we include settler colonialism in our work – especially as it relates to racism against non-Native people of color? It’s complicated, but this article’s got some crucial answers.

 

  1. Understand Racism and Settler Colonialism as Connected Forms of Oppression
  2. Examine How Settler Colonialism Creates Tensions Between Anti-Racism Work and Decolonization
  3. Learn That If You’re on US Land, You’re Complicit in Settler Colonialism

 

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  1. Rethinking My Own History of Migration (And My Relationships with Land and Space)
  2. Learning Ways to Stand in Solidarity with Pacific Islanders
  3. Working on Crossing My Privilege Line

 

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Hillary Clinton talks down to Black Lives Matter activist

Hillary Clinton and Black Lives Matter activists had a frank and at times tense discussion last week behind closed doors, and thanks to video released Monday, the American public is now hearing exactly what the two sides said to each other.

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Hillary Clinton is Oppression incarnate.

 

Now I’m 100% sure she is not getting my vote.

 

She talked down to this Black man like he is a child.

 

She has no empathy.

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Navajo Kindergartner Sent Home First Day of School For Having Long Hair

By Toyacoyah Brown on August 28, 2014

 

“Malachi was excited to start school all summer long. After we had enrolled him he was excited, everyday it was the question, ‘mom are we going to school?’” said Malachi’s mother, April Wilson.

 

Excited about his first day of school, Malachi walked into the doors of F.J. Young Elementary only to be told he couldn’t attend because his hair was too long.

 

Never mind that their mascot has long hair! And the town they live in is also named after the Seminole Indians. Watch more of the story from CBS 7 News:

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My son has long hair. Most people assume he is a girl. One white kid kicked him for no reason when they were in a jumpy house. The mother pulled her son out quick tho.

Parents sometimes ask me why I have his hair long, like I need to give them a reason.

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Cop Drags Mentally Ill Woman by Her Ankle Down a Flight of Stairs

WOOSTER, OH — A now-former Sheriff’s Deputy has resigned following a horrific scene from his body cam showing him drag a mentally ill woman down a flight of stairs by her ankle.

The woman can be heard screaming in pain and agony on the footage.

The cop continues to drag her by her ankle into a puddle on the concrete, soaking her head in filthy water.

Deputy Ryan Peterman has “resigned” now that the footage has been reviewed and released to the public.

 

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Oath Keepers to Arm 50 Black Protesters in Ferguson with AR- 15’s

Ferguson Oath Keepers are planning an open-carry march with armed, black, non-members of the group in a show of support and solidarity.

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As @deray would day ‘Watch Whiteness work”

 

Police shake the hands of armed White men. Police shoot and kill unarmed Black, Latino and Amerindian men, boys, and women.

 

At the end of the video the policeman says ‘God bless you guys. You be safe.”