RACISM

And the "Tucker Carlson Tonight" host's segment got a surprise endorsementfrom Trump himself, who shared the clip without comment on Twitter
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Fox News' Ongoing History Of Racist Comments
Fox News hosts have a history of finding themselves under fire for showing their prejudices.
U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in Primghar, Iowa. This is the first of 39 town hall meetings the Iowa congressman plans to hold following his nearly unanimous rebuke by the U.S. House over racist comments he made during a newspaper interview earlier in the month. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Steve King Refuses To Say Whether A White Society Is Better
By Sara Boboltz
"That's so hypothetical," said the nine-term congressman, who has a history of making white nationalist statements.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Roseanne Barr Returns To Stand-Up To Blast ABC For Firing Her
By Ron Dicker
The disgraced comedian made a surprise appearance with Andrew Dice Clay in Las Vegas.
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MEDIA
Tucker Carlson Forgets Own Remarks, Says U.S. Is 'Not A Very Racist Country'
By Lee Moran
The Fox News host has a history of making racist comments, including his claim that immigrants make America "poorer and dirtier.
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BLACK VOICES
Study Finds Racial Bias In Police Traffic Stops And Searches
By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman
Black drivers were about 20 percent more likely than whites to be pulled over, according to an analysis of nearly 100 million cases.
In this image taken from a Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 video provided by SNJTODAY.COM, Buena Regional High School wrestler Andrew Johnson is declared the winner after his match in in Buena, N.J. Before the match a referee told Johnson he would forfeit his bout if he didn't have his dreadlocks cut off. Johnson had his hair cut minutes before the match and a SNJ Today reporter tweeted video of the incident. The state's Interscholastic Athletic Association says they are recommending the referee not be assigned to any event until the matter has been reviewed more thoroughly. (Michael Frankel/SNJTODAY.COM viavAP)
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U.S. NEWS
Referee Who Made Black Wrestler Cut Dreadlocks May Sue For Defamation
By Sanjana Karanth
Alan Maloney was in the spotlight in December after making teen wrestler Andrew Johnson cut his hair, sparking outrage about racism and cultural bias.
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COMEDY
Seth Meyers' Racism Warning To Fox News' Jeanine Pirro Is Loud And Clear
By Lee Moran
"You know when you say something bigoted, you’re supposed to whisper it in private, right?"
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COMEDY
Colbert Finds A Whole New Way To Call Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro A Racist
By Ed Mazza
"Late Show" host calls out one of Trump's favorite Fox News personalities.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Varadkar in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 14, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Young
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POLITICS
Trump Has Touted Debunked Story About U.S. General Killing 49 Muslims To End Terrorism
By Mary Papenfuss
Bullets were "dipped in pig's blood," he claimed, one of his many past comments under new scrutiny following the New Zealand attack.
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BLACK VOICES
19 Black Workers Sue UPS For Encouraging 'Culture Of Racism'
By Hayley Miller
White employees "felt free" to use racial slurs and make jokes about nooses, according to a new lawsuit.
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 13: Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle pose backstage Gallery II in Spring Studios after the Zang Toi runway show during New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Spring Studios on February 13, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Manny Carabel/Getty Images)
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Donald Trump Jr. Gets Roasted Over Ridiculous Hot Take On 'Racist Air'
By Lee Moran
The president's son tried to reduce a scientific study showing environmental racism to a joke. Not funny.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, speaks during South by Southwest on Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Austin, Texas; and President Ronald Reagan. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, AP)
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Ronald Reagan, Racist? Ocasio-Cortez Didn’t Say That — But The Controversy Reveals A Lot About How Americans Discuss Race
By Andrew Romano, Yahoo News
The Reagan flap reveals how the left and the right talk about race today, and why they always seem to be talking past each other.
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POLITICS
Tucker Carlson Continues To Attack Group That Released His Old Racist And Sexist Comments
By Nick Visser
The Fox News host has not apologized for his years-long history of offensive rhetoric on a radio show.
Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat from Minnesota, smiles during a news conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, March 8, 2019. House Democrats are set to approve H.R. 1, a far-reaching elections and ethics bill that would change the way congressional elections are funded, impose new voter-access mandates on states, require groups to publicize donors and force disclosure of presidential candidates' tax returns. Photographer: Alex Edelman/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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POLITICS
Furor Surrounding Ilhan Omar Remarks Intensifies National Debate Over Israel
By David Crary, AP
Activists have been criticizing Israeli policies towards Palestinians long before the Minnesota congresswoman.
Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., joins House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California and newly-elected members at a news conference to discuss their priorities when they assume the majority in the 116th Congress in January, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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POLITICS
No. Ilhan Omar Is Not The Steve King Of The Left.
By Rowaida Abdelaziz
The reaction to Omar’s comments has been unequivocal, but many are concerned that it's unwarranted, saying that she is an easy target as a black Muslim woman.
OXON HILL, MD, UNITED STATES - 2019/02/28: Sebastian Gorka, former Deputy Assistant to President Trump, seen speaking during the American Conservative Union's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, MD. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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POLITICS
At CPAC, Extremists On Stage And Off
By Christopher Mathias
The annual conference served as yet another reminder of how the conservative movement in America is joined at the hip with the white nationalist movement.
The woman at the heart of the incident has been nicknamed Dog Park Diane.
BLACK VOICES
White Woman Calls Police On Black Man After His Dog 'Humps' Her Dog
By Carla Herreria
Critics on the internet dubbed the Massachusetts woman Dog Park Diane after she called the cops at a dog park.
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Alex Jones Says Asian People 'Sync Up And Are Robots' In Fights, Joe Rogan Agrees
By Kimberly Yam
The InfoWars host, who joined the comedian on his podcast this week, also made the racist claim that Native Americans are easier to “mind control."
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POLITICS
Mary Ann Lisanti Censured By Maryland House Of Delegates Over Racial Slur
By Nick Visser
The Democrat has refused to resign over the remarks.
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BLACK VOICES
Don Lemon, Trevor Noah Break Down 'The Worst Black History Month Ever'
By Lee Moran
February was packed with racist controversies.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, left, and his wife Pam, attend the funeral of Virginia State Trooper Lucas B. Dowell at the Chilhowie Christian Church in Chilhowie, Va., Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. Dowell was killed in the line of duty earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)
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Virginia's First Lady Gave Cotton To Black Kids, Asked Them To Imagine Slavery
By David Moye
Pamela Northam said she was trying to illustrate "a painful period of Virginia history."
JJL01. WASHINGTON (ESTADOS UNIDOS), 27/02/2019.-El representante republicano de Carolina del Norte, Mark Meadows, escucha el testimonio de Michael Cohen, exabogado personal del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, en el Comité de Supervisión y Reforma de la Cámara Baja, este miércoles en Washington, DC (EE. UU.). Cohen acusó al mandatario de ser "racista", "estafador" y un "fraude", ante un Congreso dividido entre los ataques republicanos al letrado y el ímpetu de los demócratas en incriminar al inquilino de la Casa Blanca. EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS
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Don't Forget Mark Meadows Made A Racist Birther Joke In 2012
By Lydia O'Connor
The Republican congressman repeatedly said he wanted to send Obama “home to Kenya or wherever it is.”
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) listens to Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) react to her comments about racism during former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen's testimony at a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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POLITICS
Michael Cohen Hearing Erupts In Argument Over Racism
By Sebastian Murdock
Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Mark Meadows sparred over the use of a black woman as "a prop" during the hearing.
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POLITICS
Gaming Company THQ Nordic Hosts AMA On 8Chan, The Racist Gutter Of The Internet
By Sebastian Murdock
The "ask me anything" thread is littered with homophobic, racist and anti-Semitic slurs.
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MEDIA
CNN's Chris Cuomo And Don Lemon Dunk On Donald Trump For Playing Victim Of Racism
By Lee Moran
Lemon cited the dictionary definition of the term "racist" to make his point.
President Donald Trump listens during his meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Donald Trump Calls Spike Lee's Oscars Speech A 'Racist Hit'
By Amy Russo
The Oscar-winning director remembered America's slaveholding past and told voters to get “on the right side of history” in 2020.
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