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The image above of 16 Black female cadets at the elite US Military Academy known as West Point has sparked controversy and outrage after going viral.
The cadets all pose with raised fists while displaying sabers seemingly in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
While the photo is great for social media fodder,?such actions of political expression are?strictly forbidden at the military academy and is considered a violation of the school’s honor code. Continue Reading…
NEWSFLASH! Prom “proposals’ have been a “thing” for a while now, but apparently there’s a new trend forming that includes watermelons & KFC!
The photo above went viral recently and many were appalled and offended by the racist undertones.
Social media has allowed ‘the world’ to become a part of the latest fad where teens create elaborate proposals for their intended prom date and between the months of April through June, photos related to prom season flood the net… however recently the “cutesy” tone has taken a bizarre turn!
[READ: TN Teen Kicked Out Over Confederate Prom Dress… (PHOTOS)]
Now, among the kids using ornate, theatrical, and thoughtful ways to ask their fellow classmates to prom, several?have chosen to employ racist epithets and offensive cultural stereotypes…. and now they’re all going viral.
More photos + details below… Continue Reading…
Welp… I can strike Joe’s Crab Shack off of my list of restaurants.
The popular seafood chain is under?fire this week after they were discovered using a historic photo of a black man’s execution as?table decor.
Read details about the outrageous incident below… Continue Reading…
A large group of black students attending a Donald Trump rally at Valdosta State University yesterday (February 29, 2016) were escorted out by law enforcement before the event started.
The students were reportedly standing silently in the bleachers when Secret Service told them Trump wanted them removed.
Of course the incident was captured throughout social media.
Detals + video of the incident below… Continue Reading…
Well the State of Georgia’s Department of Transportation has said ‘NO’ and denied the groups attempts to participate in their ‘Adopt-A-Highway’ litter cleanup program.
The application was rejected in 2012 by Georgia’s DOT which claimed the 65-mph speed limit in the area exempted the stretch from the adoption program, but it also stated that the group’s “long-rooted history of civil disturbance would cause a significant public concern.”
[FLASHBACK: Caught on Tape! KKK Rally in Downtown Atlanta (VIDEO)]
A few months later, the KKK chapter filed a lawsuit and are now taking the issue to the Georgia Supreme Court in hopes that they can one day rock their white hooded gear and spread their message of hate while cleaning up Georgia’s highways.
Oddly enough, the Klan has the support of the ACLU in their quest.
Details below… Continue Reading…
The owner of a dry cleaning business in Southwest Atlanta is now officially on blast after being caught in a race-fueled rant on camera.
The video was captured by Andy Foster, who suffered the verbal abuse in front of his 10 year old son, who was riding along with him as he picked up his cleaning. Foster was so shocked by the owner’s behavior that he pressed play on his cell phone.
The fiery exchange occurred at the Ben Hill Custom Cleaners on Fairburn Road in Atlanta and in the video, the store’s owner, Amin Chaudry, can be clearly heard spewing racist rants.
Foster can be heard in the vid, stating ‘You shouldn’t be prejudiced in Black neighborhoods.” And the store owner responds, “you *expletive* are more racist than anybody!”
At one point, when Chaudry is told that he’s on video, he slams the store’s drive-thru window shut while yelling… “Send it to Obama!”
Watch the shocking footage below… Continue Reading…
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