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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Body-Camera Footage of Chicago Police Running Over Black Woman With Car in 2019 Released After Court Order

The Chicago Police Department is notorious for its use of force–especially against Black residents of the city–as well as its frequent habit of trying to keep the public from seeing video footage that proves this practice of brutality.

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New Jersey Karen Arrested and Charged After N-Word-Laced Racist Attack on Black Woman

On Tuesday, The Root reported that a bigoted old white woman was recorded harassing a Black woman in Bayonne, N.J., by following her down the street and calling her the n-word numerous times. The recording was posted to Facebook, and it caught the attention of a New Jersey assemblywoman who called for an investigation…

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Wednesday's Best Deals: Always Pan, PlayStation Plus, Clinique Sets, Weighted Blanket, Naipo Neck and Back Massager, Aukey Wireless Charging Bank, and More

The Always Pan and a PlayStation Plus subscription lead Wednesday’s best deals.

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Here’s Everything You Need to Know About the Electoral College Certification in Congress Today

First thing to know about Wednesday’s Electoral College certification in Congress is that they do a rack of shit with our votes that I never knew happened because before Trump everyone else accepted defeat. Leave it to a failed real estate tycoon to become America’s first presidential squatter forcing us to learn all…

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Raphael Warnock Takes Over Seat Once Held by Senator Who Called for Lynchings of Black Men

Rev. Raphael Warnock became the first Black senator elected out of Georgia, but another senator who once held his seat believed men like him should be lynched. In October of 1922, Rebecca Latimer Felton was appointed to the U.S. Senate out of the state of Georgia for one full day. She was a leading voice for white…

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