statues The last time a Frederick Douglass statue was vandalized in Rochester, it was because of drunk college kids Thom Dunn
racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn
tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
police Massachusetts governor proposes a $5000 bonus for cops who undergo anti-racist training Thom Dunn
unions A supposedly progressive vegan food company called No Evil Foods was involved in some evil union busting Thom Dunn
Business T-Mobile hit with cell phone outage, voice and text down for thousands of users throughout U.S. Xeni Jardin
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education After MLK's assassination, this schoolteacher conducted a legendary social experiment to teach kids about racism David Pescovitz
News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin
trump Joe Scarborough in WaPo Op-Ed: The slimy tsunami of bilge spewing from President Trump is hurting innocent people Mark Frauenfelder
tabloids Kim Jong-un is dead, Prince Andrew is broke, and Kobe Bryant killed himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
rights Original "Yesterday" screenwriter says Richard Curtis took more than a one-sentence idea Rob Beschizza