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U.S. civil rights leaders denounce Facebook over hate speech, demand policy changesFacebook keeps telling critics that it is doing everything it can to rid its service of hate, abuse and misinformation. And the company's detractors keep not buying it.WorldJul 7, 2020
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More than 80 brands join movement to pause Facebook advertising — here’s whyAccording to the campaign's website, the movement is a response to Facebook’s 'long history of allowing racist, violent and verifiably false content to run rampant on its platform.'WorldJun 27, 2020
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New York Post sparks outrage with ‘sexist’ cover mocking Kim Kardashian’s meeting with TrumpKim Kardashian's meeting with President Trump may have raised a few eyebrows, but the New York Post's cover page mocking the meeting has sparked full-blown online outrage.EntertainmentMay 31, 2018
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Utah man gets 9 months after calling child the N-word, goes on racist rant in courtMark Porter called a seven-year-old boy the n-word before injuring his father with a stun gun, and going on a racist rant to FBI agents and a U.S. Superior Court judge.CrimeMay 25, 2018
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Rachel Dolezal, who claimed she was black, charged with welfare fraudRachel Dolezal, the former NAACP leader who once pretended to be a black woman, has been charged with welfare fraud in Washington state.CrimeMay 25, 2018
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3 black teens falsely accused of shoplifting at Nordstrom Rack while buying prom clothesOfficials at Nordstrom Rack have apologized to three black shoppers who say they were falsely accused of stealing from a suburban St. Louis store.WorldMay 8, 2018
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Donald Trump speaks at civil rights museum opening; black leaders stay away in protest“To come and somehow give the impression that things are all right, that we’re getting along, was absolutely the wrong message,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson.Dec 9, 2017
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Supporters want Colin Kaepernick hired by NFL season startMore than 1,000 people, many wearing jerseys bearing Kaepernick’s name, crowded the steps outside the NFL’s midtown Manhattan offices.SportsAug 23, 2017
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‘I don’t want you to get shooted’: New video shows girl pleading with mother after Philando Castile shot by policeIn the moments after a Minnesota police officer fatally shot Philando Castile, his handcuffed girlfriend began screaming in the back of a patrol car as her 4-year-old daughter begged her to stop.WorldJun 22, 2017
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New dashcam video shows police officer firing 7 shots into Philando Castile carThe Minnesota police officer who pulled over Philando Castile politely told the driver that his brake lights were out and calmly instructed him not to pull out his handgun before suddenly drawing his own weapon and firing seven rounds into the car, a video released Tuesday showed.WorldJun 20, 2017
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