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HBO Responds to Backlash About Show Based On Slavery

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Last week, HBO had many folks on edge when they announced an upcoming show that “takes place in an alternate timeline, where the Southern states have successfully seceded from the Union, giving rise to a nation in which slavery remains legal and has evolved into a modern institution.” The show, which is titled Confederate, would […]

HBO Responds to Backlash About Show Based On Slavery

Racists Tried To Make #WhiteLivesMatter Trend But The Hashtag Got Taken Over With Clapbacks

White Lives Matter Trend Gets Shut Down In case you haven’t heard, there was a small White Lives Matter “protest” outside of the NAACP offices in Houston, Texas. Which is odd because they could have just walked in and talked to people but whatevs. Anyway the protest led to “White Lives Matter” trending and it was full of, well, racism. But that didn’t deter sensible people from diving in head first and making the Confederate Flag lovers look silly as hell. Take a look and enjoy the slander…they deserve it.

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South Carolina Lawmaker Hands Out Confederate Flag Christmas Cards With “Memories Of A Happier Time”

SC Legislator Hands Out Confederate Christmas Cards A lawmaker in South Carolina — yes, the same South Carolina where 9 innocent people were killed by a Confederate flag-weilding racist psycho — just handed out Christmas cards to his counterparts featuring the stars and bars waiving high on the grounds of the Statehouse, referencing “memories of a happier time” and chastising his republican counterparts for the “betrayal” they committed by voting to remove the flag from the premises. Via The Charlotte Observer : A South Carolina lawmaker has sent out a Christmas card featuring a photo of the Confederate flag that refers to “memories of a happier time” and suggests those who voted to remove the flag from in front of the Statehouse ask God for forgiveness for their “betrayal.” Rep. Chris Corley said Thursday that he sent the cards to his Republican colleagues as a joke. He says he sent a card with a photo of his children to others. The card displays a photo of the flag when it still flew in front of the Statehouse. Lawmakers voted in July to remove the banner in response to the fatal shooting of nine black parishioners in a Charleston church. The suspect in the shooting was seen in photos posing with the Confederate flag. SMH. So what was the joke exactly?? Because this guy being ignorant and insensitive seems pretty serious to us…

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Fair Or Foul? Confederate Flag-Flying Driver Gets Brutally Beaten By Witnesses After Running Over 4-Year-Old Black Boy

SMH… Confederate Flag Flying Man Beaten For Running Over Child An 18-year-old white man was recently hospitalized after police say he “accidentally” hit a 4-year-old black boy with his truck that had a Confederate flag flying on it. Minnesosta.CBS Local reports: Neighbors say racial tensions likely fueled an attack on a teenager who hit a boy with his truck. The 18-year-old hit 4-year-old Damajae Winn Monday night at an apartment complex in Winona. Police say when he got out to check on the boy, as many as ten people beat him up. Thirteen-year-old Brook Schrumpf was in the truck with her 18-year-old boyfriend when he struck 4-year-old Damajae on Monday. “We didn’t see him until after the fact,” Schrumpf said. “We didn’t see him until he was lying on the ground. He’s like, ‘I’m pretty sure I just hit a kid.’ I’m like, Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.” Faint tire marks show were Schrumpf said her boyfriend slammed on the brakes. Several neighbors witnessed what happened. “His mom was holding him, he was bleeding pretty bad,” Tamara Witherspoon said. She said they got out to see if Damajae was okay when her boyfriend was jumped. “His mom kept screaming at me,” Schrumpf said. “‘You’re a racist b—-‘ and just yelling at me and all these guys were coming at Ryan and hitting him.” He was pushed to the ground, hit and kicked. A Confederate flag that used to stick out the back of the driver’s truck may be what caused tension in the neighborhood. Schrumpf said a few months ago the Confederate flag was stolen and burned.   Uhhhhh…why is the 18-year-old’s girlfriend 13???? What do YOU think about this beating??? Fair or foul???

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Fair Or Foul? Confederate Flag-Flying Driver Gets Brutally Beaten By Witnesses After Running Over 4-Year-Old Black Boy

Yelawolf Is Facing Backlash After Defending The Confederate Flag

Yelawolf defends the Confederate flag. Others, including Talib Kweli, disagree.

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Fair Or Too Far? Black Man Storms Into White Woman’s House To Rip Down Confederate Flag Hanging In Her Window

Man Rushes Into Woman’s Home To Remove Her Confederate Flag One Wisconsin man got so fed up with his neighbor’s Confederate Flag hanging in her window in his line of sight that after a heated argument , he pushed her down, stepped over her body into her house, and removed it from the window himself. Via MailOnline : A man in Racine, Wisconsin was arrested last week after shoving a woman to the ground and storming into her home to take down a Confederate Flag she had hanging inside. Tajaun Boatner, 37, has been identified as the man who was arrested for the break in on Friday. The woman who was reportedly assaulted by Boatner called 911 Friday afternoon, after they got into a disagreement at her home on the 1300 block of Center street. In an interview with police, the resident said that Boatner initially asked her to take down the flag, which she had hanging in her kitchen window. She says she agreed and then moved the flag to the bathroom window. But the two somehow got into a yelling match which ended with the resident calling Boatner, who is black, a racial slur. That’s when Boatner allegedly stormed onto the porch, pushed the woman down and then walked into the house to take down the flag himself. Well, had she adjusted her word choice this probably wouldn’t have happened. But at the end of the day… What do you think? Did he take it too far?

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Fair Or Too Far? Black Man Storms Into White Woman’s House To Rip Down Confederate Flag Hanging In Her Window

Twilight Zone: Black Woman Brings Grandkids To Support Atlanta Confederate Rally While White Man Burns Flag!

Confederate Rally In Stone Mountain Brings Supporters And Protesters Hundreds of people showed up at Stone Mountain, Georgia in support and protest of the Confederate Flag. Via 11 Alive : Organizers intended for this to be a calm and respectful rally and, for the most part, it was – though a counter protest caused a few moments of tension where it looked like a fight could break out at any moment. People who came to celebrate their heritage looked hate right in the eye with disgust when an admitted and adamant member of the KKK came to the event. They made it clear that he was not welcome to the crowd’s chants of “Go away KKK”. “Look at your heritage,” one man said while stepping on the confederate flag in front of several flag supporters. “Don’t waste your time with him,” a flag supporter said to other members of the crowd attempting the calm the situation. Some tense and profane moments were shared between the groups with one ant-flag protester calling the crowd racists. Despite the tension, police kept any fights from breaking out and no one was arrested during the events. “[They’re] trying to instigate the crowd – that could cause some problems,” John Bankhead of Stone Mountain Police said. “I hope it settles down soon.” This turmoil was not what organizers wanted to happen – though most of the rally was peaceful. 11Alive spoke to Nick Stewart who came with an open mind and left with this impression: “I was almost expecting to see a lot of white sheets but it hasn’t been like that at all,” Stewart said. “They say it’s about heritage – not hate. It’s been peaceful.” One Black woman even brought her grandchildren to support the flag that was a symbol for racism and slavery… But a white man took a stand against the racist symbol and burned the flag in front of Confederate supporters: And then… Is this the Twilight Zone??? Hit the flip to check out more photos of the rally on Stone Mountain next… Photos via: Chris Compton/AJC

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Twilight Zone: Black Woman Brings Grandkids To Support Atlanta Confederate Rally While White Man Burns Flag!

Did Confederate Flag Supporters Crash Georgia Child’s Birthday Party?

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Racial tensions arose on Saturday in Douglasville, Georgia, when a fleet of vehicles toting the Confederate flag approached a child’s birthday party. Two different bystanders captured…

Did Confederate Flag Supporters Crash Georgia Child’s Birthday Party?

Here’s Why Black South Carolina State Trooper Leroy Smith Helped A White Supremacist

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Black state trooper Leroy Smith was present in Columbia, S.C. when the Confederate rebel flag was removed from the state display to quell tensions between groups who both opposed…

Here’s Why Black South Carolina State Trooper Leroy Smith Helped A White Supremacist

Here’s Why Black South Carolina State Trooper Leroy Smith Helped A White Supremacist

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Black state trooper Leroy Smith was present in Columbia, S.C. when the Confederate rebel flag was removed from the state display to quell tensions between groups who both opposed…

Here’s Why Black South Carolina State Trooper Leroy Smith Helped A White Supremacist