David Merryman, a 56-year-old owner of rental properties in Virginia, is being sued by Virginia’s attorney general in an $8 million housing discrimination lawsuit over his alleged racist and sexist treatment of tenants.
What is it about a noose that makes a white person say: “Hey, this is a great idea!!”
In a past life, when I was still wading through puberty while testing the boundaries of my blossoming independence, my Mom used to look at me like I was fucking stupid and offer some brusque words of encouragement: “You can’t be wrong and strong.”
In this multipart series, HBCU alums share their favorite moments from their alma mater as a testament to what these institutions have meant to them.
When former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd’s neck for over nine minutes last year, racists used their bad faith arguments and deflections to focus on Floyd’s previous 2004 drug conviction.