According to Rodney King’s Autopsy report he was under the influence of SEVERAL substances at the time of his death — including alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and PCP. According to the report, the cause of death is listed as accidental drowning — but the drugs were contributing factors. The PCP is interesting because there was a theory […]
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Nike’s Sexist Design
After Adidas’s racist shoe design now Nike took the spotlight with their sexist t-shirt design. As you all now Nike was the official outfitter of 2012 London Olympics but apparently their design was not showing enough team spirit. The company’s new t-shirt design, which is only avaible to women, is emblazoned with the phrase “Gold Digging”. I […]
Mississippi Church Refuses to Marry Black Couple
Well it is 2012 and we have a black president so the news that you are about to read may be shocking for you. Mississippi church refused to marry a black couple a day before their scheduled wedding date. Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson were to be married at the Mississippi church they frequented, they […]
Lower IQ a factor in Racism
A recent study published Psychological Science and discovered a link between those ranking lower in the intelligence quotient exams to having prejudged ideas and conservative political views. Of those involved in the study the lower ranking subjects tended to be more prejudice than their higher ranking counterparts. What’s more is that many […]
Study: TV May Perpetuate Race Bias
Louisiana newlyweds want justice of peace fired
Two newlyweds are fighting for the dismissal of the justice of the peace who refused them a marriage license because they are of different races. “We’ve retained an attorney, and we’re in the process of taking the next steps in order to make sure that (the justice of the peace) loses his job,” Beth McKay told CNN’s “American Morning” on Monday
Newlywed won’t tolerate ‘overt racism’ by Louisiana official
The woman who was denied a marriage license by a Louisiana justice of the peace because he refused to marry interracial couples said the official should lose his job. Beth McKay said she never could have expected what she heard from Tangipahoa Parish’s 8th Ward Justice of the Peace Keith Bardwell when she called his office a week ago to officiate her marriage to her African-American fiance, Terence.